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Sociology University Professor, University Center Nour Bachir- El Bayadh.

Dr. Djilali ELMESTARI is a Principal Research Associate at the Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology/ CRASC (Oran, Algeria). He holds a habilitation and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Oran. He held the position of Director of the Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (2017- 2021), and the position of Director General of the National Institute for Research in Education/ INRE, Algeria (2016-2017).
El Mestari’s area of interest includes themes related to religious discourse, education and citizenship, and community issues.
He has participated in several international and national projects, including two ongoingresearch projects conducted by the CRASC: “The Production of Religious Knowledge in Official Religious Institutions: case of the University of Religious Sciences in Constantine” and “Textbooks of School Subjects Related to Social Sciences and Humanities (1963-2020)”.
In the last two years, he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Padua, Italy: The International Master in Religion, Politics and Global Society.
Among his most important and recent scientific production:
- 2022. Coordinator with Khalid Rhazzali and Dafne Accoroni (from Italy) of the 95/96 issues of Insaniyat Journal on "Socioanthropology of Religion in the Mediterranean Region"
- 2022. Co-editor with Soraya Mouloudji of the collective book “Society and the Pandemic”,
Publisher: CRASC.
In addition to three research papers addressing themes of religious and educational discourse in Algeria:
- 2022. Co-author of “Youth and the Discourse of Religious Referents in Algeria. Results of Field Surveys”. Insaniyat, Part 1, No. 95
- 2022. “The Institutionalized Religious Discourse During the First Period of the Pandemic in Algeria”. Society and the Pandemic
- 2021. The Second Generation of Islamic Education Textbooks in Algeria: Contents and Challenges. Published by the Higher Islamic Council

Permanent researcher at the Research Center in Social and Cultural Anthropology, specializing in Arabic literature and the novel.

Permanent Researcher at the CRASC , specializing in Sociology and Anthropology. She is affiliated with the Division of Imaginary and Social Processes , where her work explores the cultural and structural dynamics of social phenomena.

Social science researcher specialising in political sociology. He currently serves as a Research Professor (Maître de recherche B) at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran, Algeria. He is a member of the "Socio-Anthropology of History and Memory" Research Division. His scholarly work focuses primarily on the history and evolution of civil society, associative movements, and citizenship,

Associate Director for Research at the CRASC

Senior Researcher (Maître de recherche "A") and permanent researcher at the Center for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran, Algeria. Embedded within the "Socio-Anthropology of History and Memory" research division, she holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences.Her academic work primarily explores the history of the Algerian press, revolutionary media (such as The Voice of Fighting Algeria radio), historical memory among youth...

Permanent Researcher researcher in the humanities and social sciences, specialising in anthropology and the sociology of education. She serves as associate Professor (Maître de recherche A) at the (CRASC) in Oran, Algeria. Affiliated with the research division on "Anthropology of Education and Training Systems." Her scholarly work primarily explores sociolinguistics, identity, and cultural blending within immigrant families, as well as the representations of textbook materials and educational stakeholders.

Permanent researcher, Anthropology, CRASC Oran

A Research Director at the Center for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran (Algeria), he holds a PhD in philosophy. His research focusing primarily on Sufi discourse and the analysis of cultural and religious transformations in Algeria, with a particular interest in educational issues as well as the content of school curricula in the social sciences and humanities. He has directed and participated in several research projects, including one dedicated to the competency-based approach, and a Dictionary of School Textbooks in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1963-2019). He has also presented numerous scientific papers and published several studies, including: "The Evolution of Themes and Content of Philosophy in Secondary Education," "Philosophy in Educational and University Institutions: Status and Issues," "The Discourse of Citizenship in Algeria through Philosophy Curricula and Textbooks," "The Issue of Algerian Culture between Unity and Plurality," and "Cultural Competence in the Secondary School Philosophy Textbook.

Permanent researcher at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oran. Division: Imaginary and Social Processes . Specialist in philosophy and anthropology. His research explores the fields of social anthropology, philosophy and social processes linked to the imaginary, social rituals and funerary monuments.

Historian, researcher and Research Director at the CRASC (Oran) , ‘Socio-anthropology of History and Memory division, and deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Insaniyat.