DINA JADALLAH, Ph.D.
Irvine, CA 92603
Phone: (703) 314-3027
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EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Ph.D. School of Near Eastern & North African Studies,History Minor, May2014. GPA 4.0.
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science. ABD, 1996, due mainly to two of the three chairs on my committee leaving to teach at other universities, as well as work opportunities. GPA3.7.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS), Political Science concentration, May, 1993. GPA 4.0, Valedictorian, Presented commencement address.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS), International Relations, Middle East concentration, May, 1991. Graduated Cum Laude, GPA 3.7.
Awards:Three College of Social and Behavioral Studies Graduate Tuition Scholarships, University of Arizona 2012 -2013.
ThreeGraduate Thesis/Dissertation Awards, University of Arizona, 2012 -2013.
Jean Labat, French, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, 1991
Michael Hudson Award for Arab Studies,Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, 1991.
Languages: Fluent in Arabic, English, French. Intermediate reading ability in Hebrew.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Dissertation & Forthcoming Book: “United States Economic Aid: Imperfect Hegemony in Egypt.” Defended: February 2014. Ph.D. awardedMay 2014.Book to be published by I.B. Tauris inFall2015 –U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt: Strategies for Democratization and Reform.
The book assesses the narrative framework for U.S. aid to Egypt in the latter half of Mubarak’s rule – to promote democracy and free markets – against the U.S. aim to achieve specific strategic goals in the region, placing the analysis within the context of significant Egyptian discourses regarding the reform processes. I demonstrate that the US interest in making the peace with Israel ‘warm’ or comprehensive (aka ‘normalization’) affected the processes of economically and structurally re-aligning Egypt. A dual strategy of targeting allies and privatization was used to re-orient institutions, businesses, territories, and civil organizations. The dissertation reveals under-reported effects from reforms on macro-economic policies, currency valuations, trade policy institutions and actors, foreign direct investment flows, development of natural gas, the privatization of public sector enterprises, Qualified Industrial Zones, transparency, and governance. Contrary ramifications undercut dominant efforts to achieve societal consensus over policies undertaken under the mantle of aid. Egyptian critical discourses about economic viability, institutionalized corruption, globalization, authoritarianism, citizenship, and foreign policy re-alignment reveal perspectives and political behaviors that are often unexplored in Western academic studies of aid-induced reforms under Mubarak.
Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
“Economic Aid to Egypt: Promoting Progress or Subordination?” Class, Race, andCorporatePower, (Forthcoming in Fall 2015).
“Conflict of Sovereignties in the Urban Space of Jerusalem,” Middle East Journal, Vol. 68(1), (Winter 2014: 77-98).
“State Sovereignty and Citizen Agency: The Nationalist-Islamic Discourse of Shaykh Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din,” Mathal, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013.
"Democracy Promotion and Abstracted Sovereignty," Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34(4), Fall, 2012, pp. 205-229).
Dina Jadallah and Laura el-Khoury, “State Power and the Constitution of the Individual: Racial Profiling of Arab Americans,” Arab Studies Quarterly, Pluto Journals, Vol. 32 , No. 4, (Fall 2010).
Book Reviews in Peer-reviewed Journals
Book review of ZiadFahmy’sOrdinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation through Popular Culture, Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 2, Spring, 2012.
Book review of Albert Memmi’sDecolonization and the Decolonized: “The Shibboleths within Albert Memmi’s Universalism,” Jadaliyya, October 8, 2011,
“The Questionable Nature of Sovereignty in the Arab World,” book review of GokhanBacik’sHybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East: The Cases of Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq (2008), Arab Studies Quarterly, Pluto Press, Vol. 33, No. 2, (Spring 2010).
“Neither One State nor Two State: The Pretense of a Solution,” book review essay of Benny Morris’ One State, Two States: Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict (2009), Arab Studies Quarterly, Pluto Press, Vol. 32, No. 1, (Winter 2010).
“Home: A Palestinian’s Journey,” book review of RandaJarrar’sA Map of Home (2008), Arab Studies Quarterly, Pluto Press, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Fall 2009)
Articles in Non-peer-reviewed Websites (Selection)
“Al-Karama versus Parasitic Symbiosis: Sovereignty in the Middle East,” al-Ahram Weekly, 1/27/2011.
“UNRWA’s Challenges and Mixed Record,” Palestine Chronicle, 12/18/2009.
“Hiding the State: On Exploiting Land and Natural Gas,” Counterpunch, 8/03/2009.
Translated into German by AnjaZuchmantel, “Siedlungs- und Rohstoffpolitik: GeplanterRückzug des
Staates,” and published into German language magazine Inamo, No. 59 (Autumn 2009). Reprinted in
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Academic Conference Presentation
“Democracy Promotion and Abstracted Sovereignty," Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34(4), Fall, 2012, pp. 205-229). Presented at Twelfth Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle East and North African Studies, March 28-30, 2012.
Media and Community Outreach
Interview, “Arab Spring Watched Closely from Tucson,” KUAT TV – Arizona Illustrated, 10 March 2012,
Presentation to Great Decisions Oro Valley Chapter, Tucson, on the Uprisings in Egypt and the Middle East, January 19, 2012.
Presentation to Great Decisions Voyager Chapter, Tucson, on Democracy Promotion and Contested Sovereignty in the Arab World, March 8, 2012.
Arabic Workshop for the “Teach Syria” Educators’ Trip, at University of Arizona (3 sessions), Spring 2011.
Presentation to Great Decisions Oro Valley Chapter, Tucson, on the Recent Changes in Egypt Placed Within a Regional Context, April 7, 2011.
Presentation to Great Decisions Voyager Chapter, Tucson, on Egypt, March 17, 2011.
Radio Interview with MaggyZanger, KXCI (Tucson) Panel honoring International Women’s Day and the Role of Women in the Changing Landscape of the Middle East, March 7, 2011.
Panel Discussant in Conference hosted by SISMEK, Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona; discussing Egypt and the Middle East, “Democracy or Dictatorship? Winds of Change,” February 4, 2011.
YouTube videos: 9 parts. The parts where I speak are below:
Interview on Egypt with KGUN-9 Tucson TV Station, 1/29/2011
Courses Taught
Advanced Arabic (for the Social Sciences), University of Southern California, Fall 2015.
Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East, University of Southern California, Fall 2015.
Modern Arab State and Society: Media and Intellectual Works, University of Southern California, Fall 2015.
First Year Arabic 101, University of Arizona, Fall, 2010.
First Year Arabic 102, University of Arizona, Spring 2011.
Experience
Instructor of Arabic, University of Arizona, August 2010 – May 2011
Taught first year modern standard Arabic. Responsible for all aspects of instruction, including lectures, creation of classroom interactive activities, preparation of multi-media instructional content, writing and administering of exams, and grading. Classes ranged between 28-30 students.
Intern, al-Jazeera, Washington, D.C., January 2010- August 2010
Worked at al-Jazeera as a transitional step while seeking education in the field of my planned career change. I conducted research into potential stories, articles, and proposed topics for shows. I translated and transcribed interviews. I also interviewed guests when needed (to fill in for reporters) and helped with the production of news stories. In a more technical capacity, I edited and scripted news feeds and compiled background roll for (video) editing.
Professional Landscape Artist, Newport Beach, CA, 1998-2009.
Oil-based, plein air and studio painter of landscapes sold through various galleries. Work can be seen at Member of the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA) and American Women Artists.
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