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Research Director specializing in Political Philosophy and the Social Sciences at CRASC. He has led several major socio-historical research projects, notably serving as the Principal Investigator for studies on local business elites and their relationship with power, women's political representation in Algeria, and a project (2023–2026) focusing on charities and social work in colonial Oran (1900–1950). His work also includes collaborative research on university systems, social change, and the critical mapping of Algerian history and memory.

Karim Ouaras is a Professor of Sociolinguistics and Discourse analysis at the University of Oran 2. He is also the Associate-Director of the Centre d’Études Maghrébines en Algérie (CEMA),

Specialist in language sciences and Berber studies, he works as a researcher-lecturer, and scientific journal editor, His research and teaching activities were primarily conducted at INALCO and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (MSH) Paris Nord.