Instructor Biography

Dr Mobarak Hossain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. With a DPhil (PhD) in Social Policy from the University of Oxford, Mobarak was previously a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, where he remains an associate member. He is affiliated with Young Lives at the Oxford Department of International Development, Oxford Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and the International Inequalities Institute at LSE.

Mobarak’s research focuses on social and educational inequalities, social mobility, the sociology of education, comparative education policy, and cross-border policy diffusion, with a special emphasis on emerging and developing economies. His research has appeared in journals such as Sociology of Education, American Educational Research Journal, British Journal of Sociology, Journal of Development Studies, and International Journal of Educational Development, among other outlets. His research has received awards from organizations such as the American Sociological Association and the Eastern Sociological Society. An updated list of his publications is available at www.mobarakhossain.net. He has also provided consultancy services for platforms including UNESCO’s education sector.

Mobarak’s teaching philosophy is rooted in the principles of participatory and student-focused learning. He believes that education should empower students to actively engage with ideas, think critically, and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. Rather than delivering knowledge in a one-directional manner, he strives to create a collaborative learning environment where students feel encouraged to voice their perspectives, question assumptions, and co-construct knowledge. He has taught courses on comparative education policy, global social and public policy, and quantitative methods at both LSE and the University of Oxford.

Mobarak serves as an Associate Editor for European Societies and is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Sociology of Education. He also sits on the Emerging Scholar Advisory Board of Global Public Policy and Governance. In addition, he co-organizes the seminar series Education Policy and Research in International Perspective, hosted by EduHub at LSE Social Policy. You can sign up to participate in the online seminars here.

Mobarak has organized sessions and presented his research on global platforms such as the American Sociological Association, the International Sociological Association: Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility, the Population Association of America, and the Comparative and International Education Society, among others.