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Abdel-Fattah Mady, Ph.D.  

Associate Professor

Dept. of Political Science, Alexandria University       

 

(Cell) Egypt  + 2 0 122 172 4052 

Website: www.abdelfattahmady.net

E-mails: ammady@gmail.com  -   abdelfattah.mady@gmail.com

       
 

Formal Education:

·         Ph. D. in Political Science, Politics and Policy Dept., Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, U.S.A. 2005.  Majors: Comparative Politics - Methodology

·         Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS), Politics and Policy Dept., Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, U.S.A. 2004.

·         Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, Two Extended Pedagogical Courses on the Academic Profession, the School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University, USA, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004.

·         M. Sc. in Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 1997.

·         B. Sc. in Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, May 1991. Major: Political Science. 

Research Interests:

·         Topical Foci: Comparative Politics, Empirical Political Theory, Research Methods, Régime Transition & Democratization, Islam and Politics, Media and Politics.

·         Regional Research Emphasis: Arab countries, Israel, and Third World Politics.

 

Professional/ Occupational Experience:  

. Associate Professor of Political Science,  Dept. of Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. (2010 - present).

. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dept. of Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. (2005 - 2010).

 . UNDP Expert- Bahrain. (Sept. 2007- July 2008).

 . The International Center for Future and Strategic Studies (ICFS) Fellow, Cairo, Egypt (January-April 2006).

 . John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Fellow, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California (2004-2005

. Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, Preparing Future Faculty & Faculty Learning Communities, Claremont Graduate University, California (2003-2004).

. Research Assistant, Politics and Policy Dept., Claremont Graduate University, California, (Fall 2002- Spring 2003).

 . Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (1998- 2005).

. Instructor, Dept. of Political Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (1991-1998).

 Teaching Experience:

·         Democracy and Democratization (graduate - Bahrain Institute for Political Development)

·         Political Systems (Bahrain Institute for Political Development)

·         International Politics and Issues (Bahrain Institute for Political Development)

·         Democracy and Democratization (the London School of Economics and Politics - External Program at Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt)

·         Comparative Politics (undergraduate) (In English) 

·         International Relations (undergraduate and graduate students)

·         Political Development (undergraduate and graduate students)

·         Research Methods (graduate students)

·         Public Opinion and Media

·         Human Rights

·         Introduction to Political Science

Publications:

 Books

·         Abdelfattah Mady, Religion and Politics in Israel: A Study of the Religious Parties and Groups in Israel and their Role in Political Life (Madbouli Library, Cairo: Egypt, 1999). (in Arabic)

Manuscripts under Review

 - Political Systems: An Introduction

-  Muslims and Democracy

Encyclopedia

·         "Government." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity. Jr. Vol.3 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2008. 353-357.

·         "Meir, Golda." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity. Jr. Vol.5 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2008. 70-71.   

 Research Papers

·         "American Foreign Policy and Peace in the Middle East," Contemporary Arab Affairs, Routledge & Center for Arab Unity Studies, Vol. 3, No. 3, July-September 2010. ISSN 1755-0912. pp. 271-296.

·         “The concept of the democratic historical bloc in the Arab countries,” with Dr. Ali Al-Kuwari, Al-Mustaqbal Al-Arabi (Arab Future), Center for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, Lebanon, issue 373, March 2010.    

·         “The 2005 Presidential Elections in Egypt,” the Arab Journal of Political Science,  Center for Arab Unity Studies & Arab Association of Political Science, Beirut, Lebanon, issue 18, Spring 2008.

·         "When can Elections be regarded as truly Democratic," the Arab Journal of Political Science, Center for Arab Unity Studies & Arab Association of Political Science, Beirut, Lebanon, issue 16, October 2007.   

·         "A Critique of Quantitative Measures of the Degree of Democracy in Israel," Democratization, Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 2006), pp. 257-282. With Dean McHenry, Jr. 

·         "Perestroika Movement in American Political Science," Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya (International Politics), Vol. 38, No. 15 (July 2003), Al-Ahram Foundation, Cairo. Egypt. (In Arabic).

·         "Secularism and Moderate Islamists in the Arab Region," The International Center for Future and Strategic Studies (ICFS), Cairo, Egypt, April 2006. (In Arabic).

Book Chapters:

·         “Electoral Campaign of the 2010 AlShura Elections,” in The 2010 AlShura Elections (Cairo: Institute for Political and Strategic Studies, 2010) (in Arabic).  

·         “The concept of the democratic historical bloc in the Arab countries,” with Dr. Ali Al-Kuwari, in Towards a Historical Democratic Front in the Arab Countries, ed. Ali Al-Kuwari and Abdelfattah Mady (Beirut: Center for Arab Unity Studies, 2010)

·         “The political ideology of Egypt’s political system,” in Egypt’s Political System after the constitutional amendments, ed. Amr Hashem Rabee (Cairo:  AlAhram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, 2009). (in Arabic)

·         “Modes of Democratic Transition: a Comparative Analysis,” in Arabs and Regime Transitions, ed. Ali Al-Kuwari and Abdel-Fattah Mady (forthcoming, Beirut: 2009). (in Arabic)

·         “The concept of democratic elections,” in Democratic Elections and Elections in the Arab Countries, ed. Ali Al-Kuwari  (Beirut: Centre for Arab Unity Studies, 2009). (in Arabic)

·         “The 2005 presidential elections in Egypt,” in Democratic Elections and Elections in the Arab Countries, ed. Ali Al-Kuwari  (Beirut: Centre for Arab Unity Studies, 2009). (in Arabic)

·         “Academic Freedom in Iraq and the Arab Universities,” in Academic Freedoms in Iraqi Universities, ed. Nizam Assaf (Amman: Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, 2008). (in Arabic)

 

Forthcoming Conferences and Workshops:

• "Salafism and Politics," Salafism: Making the Right Political Outlook, The Geneva-based HD Centre & MADA for Media Development, Feb. 26-27, 2012, Mövenpick Hotel, 6^th of October City, Egypt.

• "Salafies and Politics after the 2011 Revolution in Egypt," Cordoba Foundation of Geneva, Geneva, March 2012.

• "Protest youth movements, revolutions and democratization in globalizing world: the Case of Egypt," the Globalization: The Next Twenty Years symposium, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, April 2012, Bloomington, USA.

• "The 2011-2012 Parliamentary Election in Egypt," the 2012 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 12-15 April 2012, Chicago, IL, USA.  

• "The Arab Spring: the Case of the Egyptian Revolution," the 21st Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., September 2012

 

Selected Conference Papers:

. "Parliaments and Democratization in North Africa Countries," Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla, Algérie, University of Ouargla, Algeria, 15-16 February 2012.  

·         “Electoral Campaign, The 2010 AlShura Elections,” Al Ahram Institute for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, June 30, 2010.  

·         “Citizenship and human rights approach in Arab-Arab Crises symposium, Fondation Nouvelle méditerranée , Casablanca, Morocco, 26-27 June 2010.

·         “The concept of the democratic historical bloc in the Arab countries,” with Dr. Ali Al-Kuwari, the 19th Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, Bernard Sanely Room, St. Cathrine’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., July 25, 2010.

·         Modes of Democratic Transition: a Comparative Analysis, the 18th Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, Bernard Sanely Room, St. Cathrine’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., July 26, 2008.

·         Human Rights, Development and Democracy, Human rights in the countries of the south, Partners in Development for Research, Consulting & Training, Cairo, Egypt, June 28- 29, 2008.

·         “Effectiveness of Democratic Elections,” Credibility and Transparency of Parliamentary Elections in Arab Countries, the 2008 Annual Seminar of the Arab Anticorruption Organization, Beirut, Lebanon, March 11-13, 2008.

·         "Egypt's Presidential Elections," the 17th Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, August 18, 2007.

·         "The Concept of Democratic Elections,"  the 17th Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, (August 18, 2007)

·         "Human Rights Education in Higher Education Institutions & Political Efforts towards Democracy in Egypt", Human Rights Education and Political Reform in Arab Countries, Partners in Development for Research, Consulting & Training, Cairo, Egypt, May 4-7, 2007.

·         "How Can Islam and Democracy Co-exist? Elite Political Attitudes and the Democratization Process in the Arab Region", the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 31-September 3, 2006.

·         "The Concept of Democratic Elections", the 16th Annual Meeting of Project for Democratic Studies in the Arab Countries, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, August 22, 2006.

·         "Religious Reform: From Thought to Practice," The Centre d'étude et de documentation économique, juridíque et sociale (CEDEJ) in Cairo, in corporation with Tariq Ibn Zyad Center in Medlit/Morocco and Partners in Development For Research, Consulting and Training in Cairo, Medlit, Morocco, March  17-19, 2006.

·         "Academic Freedom in Iraq and the Arab Universities", Iraqi Academics Union in Cooperation with Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Amman, Jordan, February 12, 2006.

·         "Islam and Democracy: A Conceptual and Comparative Analysis", The International Studies Association-West (ISA) conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, October 1-2, 2004.

·         "Islam, Justice and Democracy", The 5th Annual Conference of Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, May 28-29, 2004, Washington, D.C. USA.

·         "U.S. Foreign Policy and Peace Efforts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories", the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 2003.

·         Book Review. "Democratization in the Middle East: Dilemmas and Perspectives", Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 17, Number 4 / October 2006.        

Major Professional Activities:

·    Referee: The Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES)- Wiley/Blackwell & the Policy Studies Organization (PSO), Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions - Routledge.

.    Reviewer: The National Priorities Research Program, Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar Foundation.

.    Invited Speaker. The American Government: Freedom and Power, Book Discussion, American Center, Alexandria, Oct. 28, 2008.

·         Invited Participant. Peace Studies in the Middle East – Contextualizing and Globalizing, The Swedish Institute in Alexandria & the Life & Peace Institute (LPI), Uppsala, Sweden. (Alexandria: 23-24 April, 2007).

·         Member. Higher Education Committee for the Strategic Development, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Alexandria University 2006-2007

·         Member. Higher Education Committee for the Development of Graduate Programs in Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, 2006-2007.

·         Member. Committee for the Development of Undergraduate Program in Faculty of Commerce – English Section, Alexandria University, 2007.

·         Participant and Session Leader. Youth cultural program: Symposium on “Youth and Issues of the National Unity", the International Center for Future and Strategic Studies (ICFS), Alexandria, August, 10, 2006.

·         Participant and Session Leader. A Seminar on Human Rights Education in Egyptian Universities, Partners in Development For Research, Consulting and Training & American University in Cairo, Cairo, March 25, 2006.

·         Invited Speaker. The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Book Discussion, American Center, Alexandria, May 1, 2006.

·         Invited speaker. Women Social and Political Empowerment, the Alexandria Association for Home Economics and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Alexandria, December 12, 2005.

·         Invited Speaker. Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections, Alexandria TV Channel, Alexandria, 13 November 2005. 

·         Invited Speaker. Citizenship in the Modern State, Youth and Reform Conference, Arab Reform Forum, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, 24 September 2005.

 Other Experience

·         Member of Islamic Center of Claremont, Cultural Affairs Committee, California, (2003-2004).

·         Media Affairs Officer, the Egyptian Student Association in North America (ESANA) (2003-2004).

·         President of the Egyptian Student Association in North America at Claremont Graduate University (2003-2004).

Research in Progress: 

·         Democratic Transition in the Arab Region.

·         Perestroika Movement in American Political Science: A Study on Methodology and Profession.

·         Women Empowerment in the Third World Countries: Goals and Means

·         Technology, Internet and Political Science: How Can We Use Web-based Pedagogy in Learning and Teaching Politics in the Middle East

Honors:

·         University Award for Scientific Encouragement in 2007, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, June-July 2007.  

·         John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Fellowship, the John Randolph Haynes Foundation, California, USA, 2004-2005.

·         The Higher Education Ministry Scholarship, the Ministry of Higher Education, Cairo, Egypt, (2000-2004). 

·         Swiss Channel Bank Award for Academic Distinction, Cairo, Egypt, 1991. The Syndicate of Commerce Graduates Award for Academic Distinction, Alexandria, Egypt, 1991.

·         Financial Grant for Academic Distinction, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, 1987–1988 & 1989–1990.

 

Membership:

·         Arab Association of Political Science

·         American Political Science Association (APSA), USA.

·         The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Washington, DC. USA.

·         Council on Islamic-American Relations, USA (CAIR)

Copyright 2007-2012© Abdel-Fattah Mady. All rights reserved

 

 

 

  last update: Feb. 2012