Dr. Ramy Magdy, PhD

(1) BASIC INFORMATIONS:
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Name : Ramy Magdy Abdelmonem Ahmed
Date of Birth : October 10th,1990
Email : ramy.ahmed@feps.edu.eg

(2) Positions

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• Assistant Professor,

  PhD (since June 2022),

  Political Science Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

  – appointed as a teaching assistant (since February 2014)

 

• Deputy Secretary General of the Egyptian National Commission for Education, Science and Culture (Since November 2025)

 

• Managing Editor & Associate Editor at “Review of Economics and Political Science (REPS)” Journal

  (since August 2018)

  , published by Emerald Group UK

  ,. ISSN: 2356-9980, URL: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/repshttps://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/reps

 

• Editorial Board Member at “Societal Impacts” Journal,

  published

  by Elsevier

  (since July 2023), ISSN: 2949-6977, URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/societal-impacts

 

• Editor-in-Chief of ‘Elite’ Magazine

  The Official Magazine of Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, (Since November 2018). URL : http://www.feps.edu.eg/enn/elite/index.php

 

• Head of Website and Social Media Content of

  Faculty of Economics and Political Science Website, Cairo University, (Since August 2018) Website: http://www.feps.edu.eg/enn/), FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/fepsOfficial
  
  

IELTS ACADEMIC score 8.0 , TRF Number (20EG000234MAGR001A) June 18, 2020

(3) EDUCATION:

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PhD Degree in Political Science (with distinction) from The Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt (Since February 2020). Thesis title:
“Time and Politics: The Problematic of Speed and The Authority of The Modern State”

Master’s degree (M.Sc) in Political Science from The Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt (July 2017).Thesis title:
“African Political Philosophy: An Ethnophilosophical Comparative Study on The Concept of Justice”

Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc) in Political Science (Major), and Economics ( Minor), GPA: Excellent with honors , from The Faculty of Economics and Political Science , Cairo University, Egypt (September 2009- May 2013). Graduation thesis title:
“Institutional Engineering: Establishing A New Egyptian Presidential Institution”

(4) Academic Publishing & Conference Presentations
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(1) Publications: (a) Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Ramy Magdy, Mai Yasser. "I balance suffering(s): The politics and moralities of humanitarian caseworkers in Egypt as a refugee transit point". Digest of Middle East Studies, Vol.33, No.3 (Summer 2024), pp.265–281, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12330 

Ramy Magdy. Escape into Time: A Virilian Analysis of The Politics of Digital Transformation in Egypt. Wadi Al-Nile Journal for Human, Social, and Educational Studies and Research (Wadī Al-Nīl Lil Dirāsāt wa Al-Buẖūṯ Al-Insāniyyaẗ wa Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ wa Al-Tarbawiyyaẗ), Vol.46, No.46 (April 2025), pp. 1097-1128, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/jwadi.2025.371492.1194

Ramy Magdy, Post-Haskalah and Pre-Aliyah: A Comparative Study of Nationalism and The Role of The Goyim Gentile World in The Modern Zionist Political Thought of Hess, Pinsker, Herzl and Ha’am (Arabic: baʿ̊da ạlhsklạh waqab̊la ạlʿạlyạh: dirāsaẗuⁿ muqāranaẗuⁿ lil̊qaẘmīãẗa waʿālama ạljūyym fī ạl̊fik̊ri ạlsĩyāsīĩ ạlṣĩh̊yūnīĩ ạl̊ḥadytẖi ʿin̊da his̊ wa biⁿnsiⁿkr̊ wa hrtzl wa haʿām̊), Faculty of Politics and Economics((Arabic: majalãẗu ạlsĩyāsaẗi wāl̊ạiq̊tiṣādi).Vol.26, Issue 25, January 2025, pp.58-99, available at: >https://jocu.journals.ekb.eg/article_402555.html>

Ramy Magdy, Genes and Politics: The Political Dilemmas of the Genetic Phenomena and Attempts of Framing (Arabic: ạl̊jīnātu wālsĩyāsaẗu: ạl̊ại̹sẖ̊kālīãạtu ạlsĩyāsīãẗu lilẓãạhiraẗa ạl̊jīnīãẗa wamuḥāwalātiⁿ tạ̉ṭyrhạ), FEPS Journal (Online, ahead of Print), Prospective date Vol.25, No.4, October 2024.

Ramy Magdy, The Individual Actor: Transnational Influences in a Networked International Community (Arabic: ạl̊fāʿilu ạl̊faridu: ạltãạ̊̉tẖīrātu ʿābiraẗa ạl̊ḥudwdi fī muj̊tamaʿiⁿ daẘlīiⁿ̃ sẖabakīiⁿ̃), in “Dalal Mahmoud(ed.), Transnational Actors Are Dynamic Networks (Arabic: ạl̊fāʿilūna ạl̊ʿābirūna lil̊ḥudwdi sẖabakātuⁿ dynāmykīãẗuⁿ)”.  (Cairo: The Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies, 2024), pp.196-227) > https://ecss.com.eg/product/transnational-actors-are-dynamic-networks/<

Ramy Magdy, Liberation and Consciousness: Reading Steve Biko’s Struggles Against Inferiority Complex, ASRIC Journal on Social Sciences and Humanities Vol 4(2) (2023) 42-48, > https://www.asric.africa/documents/Journal/Journal%20of%20Social%20Sciences%20and%20Humanities%202023%20Vol.%204%20Issue%202.pdf#page=50<

Ramy Magdy, Mai Yasser . While Carbon Burns: The Debatable Journey of ‘Environmental Refugee’ as a Concept and Legal Dilemma, in “M. Behnassi et al(eds.), The Climate-Conflict-Displacement Nexus from a Human Security Perspective”.  Springer, 2022, pp.(49-70), doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94144-4_4

Ramy Magdy, Maries Mikhael. Yassmine G. Hussein “Imported feminism: problematizing the Westernized image of the feminist in Arab social media ” , Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences , Vol.4, No.4, August 2022  < https://doi.org/10.1108/JHASS-10-2020-0181>

Ramy Magdy. Ad Fontes: The Divergent African Political Aesthetics of Steve Biko, Sédar Senghor and Taha Hussein, in “Siphamandla Zondi (ed.), African Voices:  In Search Of A Decolonial Turn”.  African Institute of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, 2021, pp.(169-189)

Ramy Magdy. “Politics lost in translation: the African concept of time as a method to understand African conflicts ” , Review of Economics and Political Science ,  Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020 <https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/REPS-12-2019-0165/full/html>

Ramy Magdy. “Mythos Politicus: A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Political Myths” , Athens Journal For Mediterranean Studies,  Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2020 – Pages 155-178. < https://www.athensjournals.gr/mediterranean/2019-2966-AJMS-Ahmed-02.pdf>

Ramy Magdy. “Politics lost in translation: the African concept of time as a method to understand African conflicts ” , Review of Economics and Political Science ,  Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020 <https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/REPS-12-2019-0165/full/html>

Ramy Magdy.

“

Mythos Politicus: A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Political Myths” ,

Athens Journal For Mediterranean Studies,  Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2020 – Pages 155-178. < https://www.athensjournals.gr/mediterranean/2019-2966-AJMS-Ahmed-02.pdf>

Ramy Magdy.

“

Political Narrative: The Concept and Roles in International Relations

” ,

Al-Siyassa Al-Dawlia Journal : Theoretical Trends, Vol. 54  No. 216 (April 2019) , pp.5-8

Ramy Magdy.

“

Colonial Legacies as a Stumbling Block to Development in The Works of Steve Biko”,

Democracy Review, Vol.72 (October 2018), pp.10-24

Ramy Magdy.

“A

Reading into Hannah Arendt’s Concepts of Politics and Freedom”

, Democracy Review  , Vol.70 (April 2018) , pp.10-23

Ramy Magdy.

“

Cogito Politicus: The Political and Its Margin in Descartes’ Discourse

, Review of Economics & Political Science , Vol.2, No.3 , July 2017 , pp.86-119

Ramy Magdy.

“

The Concept of Civility Versus Barbarity in The Philosophy of The Hausa Natio

n, Journal of African Vision , Vol. 1, No. 2 , March 2017 . pp.147-172

Ramy Magdy.

“

Deserts of Oblivion: Reviewing Hannah Arendt’s The Promise of Politics (2005), Jerome Kohn (ed.) with introduction”,

Review of Economics & Political Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 2016 

Ramy Magdy.

entitled

“Death and Resistance In Political Philosophy

” Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Vol. 2, 2015, pp. 225-232, DOI: 10.17501/ icoah 2015-1130

(1) Publications: (b) Theses, Dissertations and Articles

Ramy Magdy ‘The Right to Clean Environment: Theoretical and Political Controversies’. Climate Prospects Journal. Vol.1,No.3, May 2023, (ahead of print), available at: https://www.idsc.gov.eg/Publication/details/8613

Ramy Magdy ‘Limits of Democracy: Regime Type and Climate Change’. Climate Prospects Journal. Vol.1,No.2, February 2023 ,pp.221-230, available at: https://idsc.gov.eg/Upload/DocumentLibrary/Attachment_E/8280/Limits%20of%20Democracy%20Regime%20Type%20and%20Climate%20Change%20Dr.%20Ramy%20Magdy%20.pdf

Ramy Magdy. Discourses of Climate Justice: the Unsaid in the Noble Cause. Climate Prospects Journal. Vol.1,No.1, November 2022 ,pp.121-128, available at: https://idsc.gov.eg/COP-27/pdf/articles/english/Discourses%20of%20Climate%20Justice%20The%20Unsaid%20in%20the%20Noble%20Cause.pdf

Ramy Magdy.

“Time and Politics: The Problematic of Speed and The Authority of the Modern State”

  PhD Dissertation (Cairo: Faculty of Economics and Political Science, .Cairo University, Egypt, April 2022)

Ramy Magdy.

“African Political Philosophy: A Comparative Ethnophilosophical Study on The Concept of Justice”

  Master’s Thesis (Cairo: Faculty of Economics and Political Science, .Cairo University, Egypt, July 2017)

(2) Conference Presentations

Presented paper entitled “

The Overexposed City: A Virilian Analysis of The Politics of Digital

 Transformation in Egypt”

at

the African Humanities Association Inaugural Conference: 26-29 November 2023

hosted by the Centre for African Studies (CAS) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa URL: https://africanhumanitiesassociation.org/call-papers

Presented paper entitled “

The Overexposed City: A Virilian Analysis of The Politics of Digital

 Transformation in Egypt”

at Africa Drive for Democracy 2023 Conference, organized and held at MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS TCDC), Arusha, Tanzania,  from 19 to 21 July 2023, URL: https://www.africadrivefordemocracy.com/

Co-authored a presented paper (with Mai Yasser) entitled “

I Balance Suffering(s): Politics and Psychology of Humanitarian Caseworkers as Gatekeepers and Suffering Balancers at an Egyptian Transit Point”

, at The University of Chicago Wesissbourd 2019 Conference : In Search of Asylum , Organized by The University of Chicago USA  (4-5 April 2019).

Presented paper entitled “

To Whom We Belong? The Question of Identity During Liberation and Nation-Building Moments

  “at Sustainable Cultural Development and Human Building Conference, organized and held at The Supreme Council of Culture , Cairo, Egypt, Sweden,  from 20 to 23 January 2019

Presented paper entitled “

White Angels and Black Hell: Revisiting Steve Biko’s Struggle for Liberating Black Consciousness from Whiteness Complex

 “   at The 2018 Development Research Conference, held at University of Gothenburg (Sweden) , School of Global Studies, Gothenburg, Sweden,  from 22 to 23 August 2018

Co-authored a presented paper (with Monica Mina Tawadros) entitled “

Om El-Donia: Egypt Female Idealizations and The Cult of Egyptian Manhood in Nationalistic Songs"

, at Women's Spring Conference: Feminism, Nationalism and Civil Disobedience Organized by University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (22-23 June,2018),.”

Presented paper entitled “

Cogito Politicus: The Political and Its Margin in Descartes’ Discourse

“   at The 6th Annual Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Early Modern Women Writers’ Colloquium, held at CVAR- Nicosia,  25 to 27 March 2018.

Presented paper entitled “

Gadaa: The African Heritage of Democracy” ,

paper presented at The Third International Conference on the Interactions of African Cultures ,Organized By Egyptian Supreme Council of Culture, Aswan, Egypt , 13^th-16^th November , 2017

Second Best Research

in The Conference for Youth Researchers: Egypt in the Vision of her Youth, Organized By Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, March 7^th, 2017 By My Paper

Egypt : The Crisis of Foundation Narrative and The Future of The State

Presented paper entitled “

Egypt : The Crisis of Foundation Narrative and The Future of The State” ,

Paper presented at The Conference for Youth Researchers : Egypt in the Vision of her Youth ,Organized By Faculty of Economics and Political Science , Cairo University, March 7^th, 2017

Presented  paper entitled “

Politics Lost In Translation: African Political Metaphysics And The Accusation Of Backwardness And Conflict

” at Africa N’ko Conference , Organized by CODESRIA, Goethe Frankfurt University, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Held at  University of Cheick Anta Diop, 3-6 December 2015 , Dakar , Senegal

Presented   Paper

entitled “Death And Resistance In Political Philosophy”

at the 2^nd annual international conference on social sciences, convened in Athens, Greece, 27-30 July, 2015, organized by Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)

Erasmus International Teaching Mobility, Delivering 3 Lectures

at the Post Gradute Program in the Department of Political Science and History,

Panteion University, Athens- Greece

, from 1/May/2023-7/May 2023.

A one-day training on

“Multiculturalism and The Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” in the Framework of “Dialogue on the Document on Human Fraternity- Fourth Edition”

Organized by The Mediterranean Youth Foundation,

Funded by the European Union

, (9 May 2023)

 

A three-day training on

“Writing Policy Briefs on Climate Change”

given to participants at The Mediterranean Climate Initiative (MCI), Organized by The Mediterranean Youth Foundation,

Funded by the European Union

, (1/9/2022-3/9/2022

 

A three-day training on

“The Methodology of Future Studies”

given to researchers at Information & Decision Support Center (IDSC) affiliated with the Egyptian Cabinet, Orgainzed by IDSC (12/6/2022-14/6/2022)

 

A one-day training on

“Political Thought and The History of The Question of Politics”

given to religious scholars and social science scholars, organized by Tabah Foundation ,Cairo (21/6/2021)

A one-day training on

“African Philosophy and its Worldview”

given to interested public, organised by Marefa NGO, held at Benaa Company for Research and Development, Cairo, (20/8/2016)

 (6) Consultancies

Research Associate Analyst on 

“Diasporas, Humanitarian Aid and Climate Change

” at 

Nurai

 

Globa

l based in 

Duba

i, UAE for Client 

DEMAC

 - Diaspora Emergency Action & Coordination based in 

Copenhagen Denmark

 (20 August-20 September, 2023)

Academic Consultant to “

The Model of The Conference of Parties of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (MCOP)”,

Organized by The Economic Governance Project & USAID Egypt (from July 2022 to November 2022)

Academic Consultant to “

Model Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (MCOSP)”,

Organized by The Economic Governance Project & USAID Egypt (from March 2023 to June 2023)

Academic Consultant to “

The Model of The American Congress (MAC)”,

Organized by Cairo University & FEPS (from September 2023)

Foreign Affairs Consultant

to MP. Mohamed Elgarhy, Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives (from March 2021 to December 2021)

 

• Academic Member at “ The International Publication Committee”,

  at Cairo University, Egypt (Since October 2023)

 

• Academic Member at “Academic Courses Equivalency” Committee

  at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science- Cairo University- Egypt (Since October 2023)

 

• The General Coordinator for the “Academic Writing Course” the Pre-requisite for all post-graduate students

  at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science- Cairo University- Egypt (Since December 2020)

 

• Member of the American Political Science Association (APSA),

  since December 2023

 

• Review Board Member at “ The Academic Seminar Committee for Political Theory and Political Thought Graduate Research Proposals”

  (Since September 2023)

 

• President of the Council for Pre-Doc Teaching Assistants and Assistant Lecturers at

   The Faculty of Economics and Political Science Website, Cairo University, (February 2020-August 2022)

 

• Member at the Research Unit “ Politics and International Relations”

  at ATINER

  (Athens Institute for Education and Research)

  Since July 2015

 

 

(1)                    Academic Journals’ Management Trainings

 

A Training webinar on

“Publons Reviewer Connect tool”

, organized by “ Emerald Publishing Group, (17/02/2021)

 

A Training webinar on

“Scopus Abstract and Citation database Admission Criteria” 

organized by “ Emerald Publishing Group, (20/8/2020)

 

A Training webinar on “

’Ithenticate Tool for Plagiarism and Similarity Check

” organized by “ Emerald Publishing Group, (1/06/2020)

 

A Training Session on “

Using Scholar One  System from The Editor’s Perspective

” organized by “ Emerald Publishing Group, (28/9/2018)

 

(2)                    Research and Academic Skills Courses

 

Workshop on “

Quantitative Methods in Political Science: Regression Analysis

” held at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

,

and

Organized by (APSA) The American Political Science Association,

from 6-10 December 2023.

 

A Summer Institute on

“Qualitative and Multi-Method Research”,

held at

Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry, Syracuse University-New York (USA), and Organized by  (APSA)

The American Political Science Association, from 20-30 June 2023.

 

A Training course on

“Essentials of Integrated Education”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (2/11/2020-3/11/2020)

 

A Training course on

“Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) and Searching For Sources ”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (19/10/2020-20/10/2020)

 

A Workshop on

“New Approaches to Teaching Political Science” , organized by  (APSA)

The American Political Science Association, held at The American University in Cairo” (28-29 September, 2019)

 

A Summer School on “Comparative Political Theory” , organized by  (APSA)

The American Political Science Association, held at The American University in Cairo” (16-26 June, 2019)

 

A Training course on

“The Credit Hour System”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (18&19/02/2019)

 

An academic module on “

Research Processes: Overview and Principles”

, organized by

DAAD Kairo Akademie

, DAAD Cairo Office , 6^th May 2018

 

American Political Science Association Research Methods Graduate Workshop

, organized by American Political Science Association (APSA), Held at The American University in Cairo (AUC) (28-30 April, 2018)

 

Training course on

“Managing Research Teams”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (23&24/08/2017)

 

A Training course on

“Use of Technology in Teaching”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (16&17/08/2017)

 

A Training course on

“International Publishing of Scientific Research”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (2&3/08/2017)

 

A Training course on

“Exams and Students Evaluation Systems”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (26&27/07/2017)

 

A Training course on

“University Code of Ethics”

, organized by “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University (24&25/07/2017)

 

A Training Course entitled “

International Publishing

” , organized by DAAD Kairo Akademie , (September 7th, 2016)

 

A Training Course entitled “

How to Present Scientific Papers

” , organized by DAAD Kairo Akademie , (July 30^th, 2016)

 

Master’s Program Seminar Coordinator

at The Political Science Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University , Egypt (Spring Semester,2017)

 

Coordinator and member of the academic group responsible for ‘Updating and Advancing Political Theory &  Political Thought Courses’

, Political Science Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University , Egypt (Spring-Summer 2016)

 

A Workshop on Research Methods in Social Sciences and Writing Proposals

, Held By AFWG Arab Families Working Group, 1-3 Oct. ,2015 ,Cairo, Egypt

 

Academic Member in Politics & International Relations Research Unit

, Social Sciences Division, at Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece, since August 5^th,2015