Zaynab El Bernoussi

Zaynab El Bernoussi is a distinguished scholar specializing in dignity politics, international relations, and the international political economy. She holds a Master in Finance (MiF) from Instituto de Empresa, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain. Before assuming her current role as Associate Professor of Political Science at The Africa Institute, she held various academic positions. Notably, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). El Bernoussi also held roles as an Assistant Professor and Program Director at Al Akhawayn University and Sciences Po Rabat. In addition, she conducted research as a visiting scholar at esteemed institutions like Smith College and Harvard University. Her work focuses on the politicization of dignity when looking at South-South cooperation, bioethical issues, and human and economic development programs. She is the author of several articles, including “Postcolonial Politics of Dignity,” which won the 2015 Arab Prize of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS). In 2017, she was a Visiting Scholar at Smith College and at Harvard University. Z is the author of the book, Dignity in the Egyptian Revolution, Demands and Protests, Cambridge University Press, 2021. Her website is: drzelb.wordpress.com