PERSONAL
INFORMATION
SANAA EL-BANNA
25 Sabbah Abdul-Mon’em Al-Sherbini- Nasr City, Seventh District, Cairo, Egypt.
(+2) 010 9 25 25 017
Sanaa.albanna@feps.edu.eg
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Political Ideologies, Islamism, Social Movements, Normative political theory.
WORK EXPERIENCE
12 Nov 2013–Present
19 Mar 2009-12 Nov 2013
Assistant Lecturer- Department of Political Science
Cairo University, Giza (Egypt)
Teaching Assistant- Department of Political Science
Cairo University, Giza (Egypt)
COURSES TAUGHT
Political Theory I, II, Political Thought I, II – Faculty of
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
EDUCATION
TRAINING
AND
1 Oct 2010–1 Jul 2012
Master in Political Science
The American University in Cairo, Department of Political Science, Cairo (Egypt)
1 Oct 2010–1 Jul 2012
1 Oct 2010–21 Jul 2011
17 Sep 2004–20 Jun 2008
GPA: 3.845
Diploma of Public Administration
The American University in Cairo, School of Public Policy and Administration,
Cairo (Egypt)
Master of Philosophy, Modern Society and Global Transformations
University of Cambridge Sociology Department, United Kingdom
Bachelor Degree of Political Science
Cairo University Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo (Egypt)
Excellent with honours
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RECOGNITION
GRANTS
PUBLICATIONS
POSSIBLE
PUBLICATIOS
Recipient of BP Cambridge Scholarship For Egypt 2010-2011
Recipient of “Next Generation of Scholars Fellowship program, AUC, 2010-2012.
Recipient of the ‘Opportunity Initiative’ grant, Amid East, 2009.
El-Banna, Sanaa. 2013 (2014). Resource Mobilization in Gulen-inspired Hizmet: A
New Type of Social Movement. Istanbul: Blue Dome Press.
ISBN: 978935295440
------------------. 2012. Divided, they win? A case study of the new political
generation in Egypt after 25th January 2011. Unpublished thesis. The American
University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. The Arab world cannot revolt? In partial fulfilment of a
master degree in political science, the American University in Cairo.
………………. 2011. Would They Let it Go? In partial fulfilment of a master
degree in political science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. The governmental policy towards sectarian tension in Egypt.
In partial fulfilment of a diploma in public policy and administration, the American
University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2010. The impact of modern preaching and virtual public spheres
on individual revivalism among young Egyptians. In partial fulfilment of master
degree in sociology, program of Modern Society and Global Transformations, the
University of Cambridge.
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING
▪ Foundations of Qualitative Methods: Introduction and Overview, by Dr D.T.
Weinberg, University of Cambridge, 18 October 2010.
▪ Skills Analysis One-to-One (Humanities and Social Sciences & Arts and
Humanities), by Matthew Lane, Personal and Professional Development Centre
(PPD), 21 Oct. 2010.
▪ SPSS: Introduction for Beginners, University Information Services, by Dr D.C.
Orton, Mark Sheppard, 10 Nov. 2010.
▪ Selected Anthropological methods, by prof. H. L. Moore, Social Sciences
Research Methods Centre, University of Cambridge 02 Feb. 2011.
▪ Ethics and Practical Constraints, Social Sciences Research Methods Centre,
University of Cambridge, 03 Feb 2011.
▪ Speed Reading, by Matthew lane. Personal and Professional Development
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Centre, University of Cambridge, 07 Feb. 2011.
▪ Doing Qualitative Interviews, by Sarah Radcliffe, Social Sciences Research
Methods Centre, University of Cambridge, 16 Feb. 2011.
▪ Zotero: Introduction to a Reference Management Program (Self-paced) by
trainer Rosemary Rodd, University Information Services, Cambridge, 22 Feb.
2011.
▪ Effective Communication, by Dr Geraint Wyn Story, Personal and Professional
Development Centre, University of Cambridge, 04 Mar. 2011.
▪ End Note Web for Bibliographies: Introduction (Self-paced), Trained by:
Rosemary Rodd. University of Cambridge (UCS) Training centre, 10 Mar. 2011.
▪ Editing your Academic Writing (Humanities and Social Sciences & Arts and
Humanities), by Matthew Lane, University of Cambridge, 16 Mar. 2011.
▪ Presentation Skills - with one to one feedback (Arts and Humanities &
Humanities and Social Sciences), by Matthew lane, Researcher Development
Program, University of Cambridge, 10 Jun. 2011.
Research Skills Development, Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies,
July &August 2007.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
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Arabic, Turkish
Other Language(s)
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English- fluent, C1 level, IELTS 7.5
Communication skills
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During a seven-year of experience in teaching and academic research, I have
obtained efficient written and verbal communication skills, with proven
capability of networking ideas in real life.
Organisational/managerial
skills
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I am an ambitious, flexible and reliable person, who values the power of
knowledge and public relations as means to enhance work output.
I can design and follow the implementation of projects and efficiently connect
ideas, networks, and institutions in areas of shared concerns/ benefit.
I have sufficient administrative and organisational skills and am highly
committed to professional values.
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Job-related skills
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I undertake research projects on extensive period of time.
I have professional skills of information gathering, writing, reporting,
analysing, conveying information to academic circles and public through
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Computer skills
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media channels.
I also maintain a network of contacts for updates about, and coordination for,
events and develop solutions for current and potential dilemmas.
Experienced in Research Software including Microsoft and Mac Word,
PowerPoint and online research engines.
Acquired knowledge of SPSS analytical tools.
Obtained Ms Office Certificate from Computek Training Centre, 15th Jun.- 31
Jul. 2005.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Workshops
▪ Advanced Workshop on ‘How to Write a Research Proposal’, by Dr. Suad Joseph,
Arab Family Workshop Group- AUC, Flamenco Hotel, 1-3 Oct. 2015.
▪ How to Write a Research Proposal, by Dr. Suad Joseph, Cairo University, Faculty
of Economic and Political Science 16-19 Feb. 2015.
▪ Getting Published Successfully (Humanities and Social Sciences & Arts and
Humanities), by Anthony Haynes, Researcher Development Program (RDP),
University of Cambridge, 15th Jun 2011.
Research Activity
▪ A regular attendant of monthly seminars at Cairo University, Faculty of Economic
and Political Science.
▪ Attended the 17th DGAP New Faces Conference "Pluralism in Egypt and
Tunisia– How the Political Opening is Changing Islamist Forces", The American
University in Cairo, 4-7 Oct. 2012.
▪ Participated in the “Citizens for Peace and Justice Program”, organised by the
Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Stockholm, , 22-24 Aug. 2012.
▪ Presentation in the ‘Arab Spring and Women Rights’ forum, Istanbul-Basaksehir,
7-8 March, 2012.
▪ Ethnographic fieldwork on emergent youth movements in Egypt, 2012. These
were: the 6th of April, the Egyptian Current Party, the Ultras Ahlawy Football
Community, the Salafyo Costa movement and We Are All Khaled Saed Facebook
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▪ Attended 'The Future of the Arab Spring' hosted by Georgetown University and
the Turkish Ministerial House, Istanbul, 6-7 Oct. 2011.
▪ Two field trips in Istanbul and London on 11-21 December 1st-20 April 2011, to
research the Gulen Inspired Hizmet movement, in partial fulfilment of a master
degree in sociology, the University of Cambridge.
Conferences
▪ Co-organized the Arab Turkish Conference of Social Sciences (ATCOSS–
Istanbul) 10-12 Dec. 2010.
▪ Co-organized an international IMOIC conference in cooperation with the ICYF–
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OIC, Istanbul, 2010.
Research Papers
-----------------. 2014. Political Anthropology. [Review of an article, Anthropology
and state terrorism, by Jeffrey Sluka, 2002). In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in
political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. Youthfulness. [Review of a chapter, Reclaiming Youthfulness,
in Life as Politics by A. Bayat, 2010]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in
political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. The relationship between political and social violence. In
partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. New Approaches to International Law. [Translation of an
article. International law and international relations theory twenty years later, by A.
Slaughter, in Interdisciplinary perspectives on international law and international
relations, by J. Dunoff, 2012]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political
science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. Public Policy. [Translation of chapters: Agenda setting in
Public policy by T. Birkland , and Theories of policy learning: Agency, structure, and
change by J. Grin and A. Loeber. In Handbook of public policy analysis: Theory,
politics and methods by F. Fischer, G. Miller, and M. Sidney (ed.s), 2007]. In partial
fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. The Salafi current: Common challenges and fragment
structures. Unpublished paper. Cairo.
-----------------. 2014. History of racism [Translation of a chapter from The souls of
Black folk, by W. Dubois, 1903]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political
science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. The impact of political change on the political participation of
youth in Cairo University: A research proposal. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree
in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2014. Power and politics. [Review of a chapter, Changing definitions
of politics and power, in Contemporary political sociology: Globalization, politics
and power, by K. Nash, 2010]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political
science, Cairo University.
A. Abdel-latif, A. Al-Hariry, N. Soliman, and S. EL-Banna. 2013. In partial
fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science, Cairo University.
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-----------------. 2013. The structural approach to revolutions: A critical review of
Theda Skocpol’s theory of reasons behind the eruption of revolution. In partial
fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2013. Revolutions. [Review of a chapter, The past and future of
revolutions, by O. Wilde, in Taking power: On the origins of third world revolutions,
by J. Foran 2005]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science, Cairo
University.
-----------------. 2013. The politics of revolutions. [Review of an article, Revolutions
in Bad Times, by A. Bayat]. In partial fulfilment of a PhD degree in political science,
Cairo University.
Sanaa El-Banna. 2012. Divided, they win? A case study of the new political
generation in Egypt after 25th January 2011. Unpublished thesis. The American
University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2012. Revolution and Punishment. Conference proceedings at The
Arab Spring and Women Rights Forum, Istanbul, 7-8 March.
-----------------. 2011. The Arab world cannot revolt? In partial fulfilment of a master
degree in political science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. Researching the first principles. [Review of The politics of
modernization by D. Apter 1965]. In partial fulfilment of a master degree in political
science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. The economics of the revolution. In partial fulfilment of a
diploma in public policy and administration, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. The governmental policy towards sectarian tension in Egypt. In
partial fulfilment of a diploma in public policy and administration, the American
University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2011. The resource mobilization approach to social movement: A
case study of Hizmet organizations in London. In partial fulfilment of master degree
in sociology, program of Modern Society and Global Transformations, the
University of Cambridge.
-----------------. 2011. Turkish food in Cambridge: A cultural biography. In partial
fulfilment of master degree in sociology, program of Modern Society and Global
Transformations, the University of Cambridge.
-----------------. 2010. The impact of modern preaching and virtual public spheres on
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individual revivalism among young Egyptians. In partial fulfilment of master degree
in sociology, program of Modern Society and Global Transformations, the
University of Cambridge.
-----------------. 2010. On the study of engineering and radical Islamism. In partial
fulfilment of master degree in sociology, program of Modern Society and Global
Transformations, the University of Cambridge.
-----------------. 2010. Islamic social movements and the nation-state: comparison
between Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt and the Gulen Community of Turkey. In
partial fulfilment of a master degree in political science, the American University in
Cairo.
D. Samir, S. EL-Banna and S. Metwalli. 2010. Egyptian perceptions of Turkish
foreign policy towards the Arab world: A Comparative analysis of intellectuals vs.
middle class citizens. In partial fulfilment of a master degree in political science, the
American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2010. Islam and Politics. [Review of a book Islam, Politics, and
Social Movements, by E. Burke and I. Lapidus]. In partial fulfilment of a master
degree in political science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2010. Resource mobilization approach to Islamic social movements
(ISMs) since 2005: A comparative study of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Gulen
Community in Egypt. In partial fulfilment of a master degree in political science, the
American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2010. The impact of the QIZ protocol on normalizing EgyptianIsraeli relationships. In partial fulfilment of a master degree in political science, the
American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2010. Analyzing Ibn Khaldoun. In partial fulfilment of a master
degree in political science. Cairo University.
-----------------. 2010. Political parties in liberal political theory. In partial fulfilment
of a master degree in political science. Cairo University.
-----------------. 2009. The Turkish governmental, political and civil reaction to 2009
Israeli offense on Gaza. Conference proceedings, The War on Gaza: The
Civilizational Aspects & Meanings of the War. Center for Civilization Studies and
Dialogue among Cultures, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2009. Islamic movements in transition. [Review of the book The
Future Of Islamic Movements after 9/11, by R. Al-Sayyid and A. Al- Shoubky].
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Unpublished papers. Cairo University.
-----------------. 2009. Re-thinking the concepts of ‘human beings’, ‘authenticity &
modernism’ and ‘mission-hood’. In The Dictionary of Islamic Political Concepts.
The Center of Civilization for Political Studies, Cairo.
-----------------. 2009. Justifying the use of military power in international relations: A
comparative study of Islamic and liberal perspectives. In partial fulfilment of a
master degree in political science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2009. A comparative study of the concept of power in the literature of
M. Focault and Ibn Khaldoun. In partial fulfilment of a master degree in political
science, the American University in Cairo.
-----------------. 2008. The Arab Israeli conflict: Review of the literature of Hamed
Rabi’. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2008. Humanitarian intervention: the concept and the practice. In
partial fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2008. Democracy and civil liberties in Jordan: Analysis of the legal
framework. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo
University.
-----------------. 2007. The decision making approach to foreign policy analysis: a
study of president Sadat’s Peace Initiative in 1977. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc.
degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2007. South Africa and the economic globalization. In partial
fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2007. Local administration in Italy. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc.
degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2007. The US policy of democratizing the Middle East. In partial
fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2007. Racial stereotypes in South Africa. In partial fulfilment of a
B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2007. The self and the other. [Review of a film “The Other” by
Yousef Shahin]. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo
University.
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-----------------. 2006. The political thought of Tariq Al-Bishry. [Review of a book:
Authenticity and Modernism, by T. Al-Bishry, 2007]. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc.
degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2006. The Islamic movement in Uzbekistan. In partial fulfilment of a
B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
-----------------. 2006. The Jewish state. [Review of book The Jewish State, By T.
Herzl]. In partial fulfilment of a B.Sc. degree in political science, Cairo University.
Continuing Education and
Certifications
▪ Civilizational Awareness Course- Program for Civilization Studies and Dialogue
of Cultures, 2-6 September 2007.
▪ Soliya Connect Program, Program for Civilization Studies and Dialogue of
Cultures, fall 2007.
▪ "How to Present Islam" co-organized by the Bridges Foundation and the Egyptian
Youth Ministry, 2007.
▪ Civilizational Awareness Course - Program for Civilization Studies and Dialogue
of Cultures, 3-6 September 2006.
▪ Time Management and Public Speaking under Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI)
by Vodafone & Alashanek Ya Balady, February to April 2006.
▪ Program of Parties Youth Leaders- Faculty of Economics and Political Science,
21-23 March, 2006.
Student Activities
▪ I joined the delegation teams of the Model American Congress (MAC) and Model
United Nation (ALMUN) in Cairo University on 2005 and 2006.
▪ I also joined the Model Egyptian Parliament (MEP) at the American University in
Cairo, on 2005.
▪ I held an Academic Secretary Position in MEP on 2006, and joined Model
Organisation of Islamic Conference (MOIC) on 2007.
▪ I headed the Research and Development Committee in MOIC on 2008.
▪ I co-founded the Youth Cultural Forum under the Program of Civilization Studies
and Dialogue of Cultures, Cairo University, 2007 - 2008.
▪ I joined the "American-Egyptian Youth Dialogue on US Policy", held in
collaboration between Americans for Informed Democracy (Aid), Project on
Middle East Democracy (POMED) and the Model Egyptian Parliament (MEP) at
the American University in Cairo, May 2007.
▪ I joined the Danish Egyptian Dialogue under Program for Civilization Studies and
Dialogue of Cultures, 2007.
▪ My student profile proves having an organised, self-motivated and hard-working
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character.
▪ My duties were: preparing academic papers, leading group discussions, providing
oral and multi-media presentations, team work research, developing editorial
skills- e.g., reporting and proof-reading.
References furnished upon request
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