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Seulgie Lim is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College, specializing in Comparative Politics and International Relations. Her research focuses on gender equality, women’s political movement and participation in West Africa, more specifically in Senegal, as well as African feminisms and the interactions between politics and religion (Islam). She is the representative of the Emerging Scholars Network at the African Studies Association Board of Directors since 2024.

Seulgie received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University with a certificate in African Studies in May 2020, and her M.A. (2012) and B.A. (2008) in International Relations from Seoul National University, South Korea.

At Bates, she teaches courses on politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, human rights, international politics, gender in Africa, and gender politics.

When she is not in her office at PGILL, she enjoys her food and drinks adventures and the occasional outdoors and running.

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Publications:

Lim, Seulgie. 2025. “Redefining gender equality: A Senegalese conversation with Islam.” Africa Spectrum.   

London, Scott and Seulgie Lim. 2024. “Fatou Sow.” In Jipguep-Akhtar M., Khan, N.M. eds, Fifty Key Scholars in Black Social Thought Routledge.

Lim, Seulgie. 2024. “African fiction as a pedagogical tool.” College Teaching.

Lim, Seulgie. 2023. “The absence of secularism in Senegal.” In Laurence, J. eds, Secularism in Comparative Perspective. Springer Link.

Lim, Selgie. 2020. “Islam and Politics in West Africa: Intricacies of the relationship as seen through Mali and Senegal.” In Ngom, F., Kurfi, M.H., Falola, T. eds, The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan.