Dr. Asef Bayat

Professor

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Biography

Asef Bayat is the Catherine Bruce Bastian Professor of Global Transnational Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Illinois, Bayat taught at the American University Cairo and held various visiting positions at institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Oxford, and Brown University. His research primarily focuses on Political Sociology, Collective Behavior, Social Movements, Sociology of Religion, Community and Urban Sociology, Global Transnational Sociology, and Comparative Historical Sociology. Bayat's recent work centers on understanding Arab revolutions, particularly the roles played by popular classes during these upheavals, as explored in his latest book that narrates the stories of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions from the perspective of subordinate classes. Asef Bayat is currently writing a sociological memoir that delves into themes of modernity, migration, and melancholy.

Research Interests

Awards

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Guggenheim Fellow

2001-01-01
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Ford Foundation Fellow

2002-01-01
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MacArthur Fellow

2003-01-01
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Open Society Fellow

2004-01-01
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Wissenschaftskolleg Fellow

2005-01-01
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Chair Islam Modern World

2006-01-01
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Board UN Research Institute Social Development

2007-01-01
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Inaugural Agha Khan Chair

2008-01-01
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Bastian Professor Global Transnational Studies

2009-01-01

Courses

Soc. 563--Global Social Movements Soc. 564--Global Religion Politics Soc. 565--Megacities Global South Soc. 470--Social Movements Soc. 471--Collective Action Revolution Soc. 483--Middle Eastern Societies Cultures Soc. 396--Topics Sociology- Religion Society

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

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