Education:
2008 Ph.D. in International and Public Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.

Dissertation title: Networking for Power and Change: Muslim Women Activism and the Transformation of Muslim Public Sphere

2003 M.A. in International Relations and Comparative Politics, Northeastern University Boston, MA, USA.

1998 B.A. in Political Science, School of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Research Interest:
international relations and global governance, feminism, Egypt and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Recent Publications:
1-Bahi,R. Islamic and Secular Feminisms: Two Discourses Mobilized for Gender Justice, European Research Meeting, Florence, Italy, EUI RSCAS; 2011/25; Mediterranean Programme Series, April 2011.

2- Bahi, R. Iran Relations Post-Nuclear Deal: Pitfalls and Promises, Review of Economics and Political Science , vol. 1, issue 2, pp. 87-107, 2016.

3-Bahi, R . Egypt as a Leading Nation: Regional Imperatives and Domestic Constraints,  in Diplomatic Strategies of Leading Nations in the Global South, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

4-Bahi, R . Regionalism in Hard Times: Brexit and the Limits of Hegemonic Regionalism”, Review of Economics and Political Science, January 2017.

5-Bahi, R . Iran, GCC and the Implications of the Nuclear Dear: Rivalry Versus Engagement, International Spectator, June 2017.

6-Bahi, R . Iran-Saudi Rivalry in Africa: Implications for Regional Security. Middle East Policy. Vol XXV, No.4, Winter 2018.