Hi, I'm Dina Osama Lotfy
Assistant Professor of Political Science Cairo UniversityHi, I'm Dina Osama Lotfy
I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Cairo University. I earned my B.Sc. (2018), M.Sc. (2021), and Ph.D. (2024) in Political Science from Cairo University. My research interests focus on autocratic transitions, religion and politics, and terrorism. My Ph.D. dissertation explored religious institutions' different stances towards autocratization in the post–Third Wave period. I was also awarded the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award in the field of political science and African studies from the Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge, Cairo, Egypt.
I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Cairo University. I earned my B.Sc. (2018), M.Sc. (2021), and Ph.D. (2024) in Political Science from Cairo University. My research interests focus on autocratic transitions, religion and politics, and terrorism. My Ph.D. dissertation explored religious institutions' different stances towards autocratization in the post–Third Wave period. I was also awarded the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award in the field of political science and African studies from the Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge, Cairo, Egypt.
I was a 2025–2026 Global Fellow at the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. I have participated in various international conferences and academic programs, including the 2022 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. My publications have appeared in reputable international journals such as Democratization, Government and Opposition, and Politics and Religion.
I was a 2025–2026 Global Fellow at the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. I have participated in various international conferences and academic programs, including the 2022 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. My publications have appeared in reputable international journals such as Democratization, Government and Opposition, and Politics and Religion.
