Ibrahim Awad
Professor
Department of Public Policy and Administration
The American University in Cairo
Egypt
Biography
Ibrahim Awad is a political scientist and political economist. At present, he is a professor of global affairs and the director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo. He holds a BA in political science from Cairo University and a PhD in political science from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has worked for the League of Arab States, the United Nations and the International Labour Organization, holding positions such as secretary of the commission, UN-ESCWA; director, ILO Sub-Regional Office for North Africa; and director, ILO International Migration Programme. His research interests encompass international migration, employment, human and labor rights, development, politics and political transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, international relations and global governance.
Research Interest
political transitions, human and labor rights
Publications
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“Population Movements in the Aftermath of the Arab Awakening: The Syrian Refugee Crisis between Regional Factors and State Interest,†in Migration in the Mediterranean (University of Malta 2014)
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"Labour Migration Governance in Times of Political Transition: A Comparative Analysis of Egypt and Tunisia," Migration and Development, published online on September 30, 2015
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“The Making and Unmaking of the 2012 Constitution in Egyptâ€, in North Africa: from Status Quo to (R)evolution, edited by Yahia Zoubir and Greg While (Routldge, 2015)
