Dr. Hassan A. Barari

Assistant Professor

Faculty of International Studies

University of Jordan

Queen Rania Street

Amman, 11942, Jordan

Telephone:(+962) 6 5355000 ext. 24845

Fax: (+962) 6 5300563

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Education

  • PhD in International Relations from University of Durham in England in 2001.
  • MA in International Relations from Leeds University in England in 1995.
  • BA in English and Politics from University of Jordan in 1992.

professional/ occupation expereince

  • Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Jordan, 2009- present.
  • Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2008-2009.
  • Researcher at Center for Strategic Studies (CSS)/ University of Jordan 2007-2008.
  • Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, 2006-2008.
  • Researcher, Center for Strategic Studies (CSS)/ University of Jordan, Amman, September 2001- July 2006.
  • Academic Director, World Learning/School for International Training, USA, January-June 2005.
  • Columnist. Al Rai Daily, Amman (2008-present).
  • Columnist, Jordan Times, Amman (2002- present).
  • Columnist, Al Ghad Daily, Amman, 2004-2008.
  • Training Diplomats, Institute for Diplomacy/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jordan, 2004-2006.

Publications

  1. Books
  • Israelism: Arab Scholarship on Israel: Critical Assessment (London: Ithaca Press, 2009).
  • The Middle East- Peace by Piece: The Quest for a Solution to the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Amman: Fredrick Ebert Stiftung, 2009).
  • Jordan and Israel: Ten Years Later(Amman: Center for Strategic Studies, 2004).
  • Israeli Politics and the Middle East Peace Process, 1988-2002(London and New York: Routledge, 2004).
  • Israel and the Decline of the Peace Process, 1996-2003(UAE: ECSR, 2003).
  1. Articles
  • “The Pragmatic and the Radical: Syria and Iran and war by proxy,” in Clive Jones and Sergio Catignani (eds.), Israel and Hizbollah(London and New York: Routledge, 2010), pp.109-123.
  • “Four Decades after Black September: A Jordanian Perspective” Civil wars, vol.10, no.3 September 2008 (London: A Frank Cass Journal, autumn 2008), pp.231-243.
  • “The Lebanon War: The American and Iranian Competing Strategies,” Jordan Journal of International Affairs, vol.1, no.1 (summer 2007) (in Arabic)
  • “Israel's Security: Another Perspective,” Dirasat, Human and Social Science, vol.33, no.3 (October 2006), pp.629-639.
  • “The Intifada as Seen in Egypt," in Clive Jones and Ami Pedahzur (eds.), Between Terrorism and Civil War: Al-Aqsa Intifada(London and New York: Routledge, 2005), pp.86-106.
  • "The Agadir Declaration, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, and Potential to Foster Arab Economic Integration, Dirasat, Human and Social Science, Vol.32, no.3 (October, 2005), pp.659-670.
  • "Israel's Security in a Changing World," Dirasat, Human and Social Science, vol.31, no.2 (June 2004), pp.478-488.
  • “The Intifada as Seen in Egypt”, Civil Wars, vol.6, no.3 (London: A Frank Cass Journal, autumn 2003), pp.86-106.
  • "The Swinging Pendulum of Israeli Politics," Defensor Pacis, issue no.10 (January 2002), pp.45-54.
  • "The Impact of the Intifada on Public Opinion in Israel”, in Emad Gad (ed.), Al-Aqsa Intifada: the Ambition of the Idea and the Crisis in Management(Cairo: Al-Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies, 2002), pp.131-162. (in Arabic)

Core Competencies

  • Political Islam
  • America Foreign Policy toward the Middle East
  • Israeli domestic and foreign policy
  • The Arab Israeli conflict and the Middle East peace process
  • International Politics of the Middle East
  • Theories of Conflict

Teaching

  • International Relations of the Middle East
  • International Relations Theory
  • Political Islam
  • The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Middle East Peace Process

Awards, Fellowships and Grants

  • The JenningsRandolph Fellowship, United States 2006-2007
  • The British Council Chevening Scholarship 2001 (scholarship for PhD at DurhamUniversity)
  • The Center for Strategic Studies – University of Jordan 1999-2000 (grant for PhD at Durham University)
  • The British Council Chevening Scholarship 1994-1995 (for MA at Leeds University)

languages

  • Fluent in three languages: Arabic, English, and Hebrew

Memberships and other Activities

  • Board of Directors of the Institute for Diplomacy/ Ministry of

Foreign Affairs – Jordan, 2006-2008

  • Board of Directors of the Jordanian Commission of Youth Democracy, 2007- present

Conferences:

  • “Germany’s Role in the Arab Israeli-Conflict,” German-Arab Relations after Twenty years of German Unity, in Cairo, November 7, 2010.
  • “The Arab Peace Initiative” at Chatham House in London, April 27, 2010.
  • “The Arab-Turkish Relations,” in Amman, April 11-15, 2010.
  • “NATO-Jordan Dialogue,” in Belgium, November 18-21, 2009.
  • “Munich Security Conference,” Germany, February, 5-8, 2010.
  • “Middle East Studies Association,” Washington, D.C, November 20-24, 2008.
  • “Promoting Peace through Dialogue,” University of United Nations in Amman, and organized by Global Majority at Monterey, July, 2008.
  • “Deliberative Democracy Workshop,”University of Ohio and organized by the Kettering Foundation, July 2-4, 2008.
  • “Regional Security Meeting,” Greece, and organized by University of California, Los Angeles, December 2007.
  • “Israel 2006: The New Challenges,” France, and organized by IFRI, June 26, 2006.
  • “Dual Dilemmas: U.S. Policy Options for the Israeli-Palestinian Predicament,” Washington D.C, and organized by Brookings Institution, April 24-27, 2006.
  • “EuroMeSCo Annual Conference,” Malta, April, 2005.
  • “Regional Security,” Cairo, June 24-26, 2004
  • “EuroMeSCo Annual Conference,” Spain, March 25-29, 2004.
  • “Dialogue Between Civilizations,” Denmark, August, 2002.
  • “Euro- Mediterranean Study Commission,” Amman December 2002.
  • “The Status of Israeli Studies in the Arab World,” Amman, and organized by the Center for Strategic Studies, December 2002.