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Caroline Shenaz Hossein is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Africana Development and Feminist Political Economy. Her research interests include Comparative Politics, Development Studies, Public Policy, and Political Economy, focusing on qualitative methodologies, gender development, intersectionality, and Black feminist theory. Hossein has been recognized for her contributions to the field, including receiving the Early Researcher Award from the Ontario government in 2018. She has served on various boards, including the International Association for Feminist Economics and the U.N. Task Force on Social Solidarity Economy. Her publications include the award-winning book 'Politicized Microfinance' and the upcoming 'The Banker Ladies: Vanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks', alongside her scholarly work on Racial Capitalism and Community Economies in the Global South. Before her academic career, she spent nine years in global non-profits and worked as a consultant for organizations like the World Bank Group and USAID.
Department of Sociology