Gerges, Fawaz A.
Professor Fawaz A. Gerges
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Experience keywords:
historical sociology; Hezbollah; social movements including Islamist and jihadist groups; Hamas; Arab-Israeli conflict; US foreign policy; Arab and Muslim politics; Middle East; Taliban; political Islam
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Professor Gerges' special interests include Islam and the political process, social movements, including mainstream Islamist movements and jihadist groups (like the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda), Arab politics and Muslim politics in the 20th century, the international relations of the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, state and society in the Middle East, American foreign policy towards the Muslim world, the modern history of the Middle East, history of conflict, diplomacy and foreign policy, and historical sociology.
He is writing two books tentatively titled 'The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda: What American and Western Politicians Don’t Want You to Know?' (Oxford University Press, 2011) and 'Obama and the Greater Middle East: Rhetoric versus Reality' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011).
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Sectors and industries to which research relates:
Consultancy; Energy; Law; Policy and Regulatory Bodies
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Countries and regions to which research relates:
Kuwait; Palestine; Sudan; U.A.E.; Afghanistan; Iran; Lebanon; Egypt; Israel; Southeast Asia; Syria; Turkey; Qatar; Iraq; Pakistan; Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; North Africa
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Languages: French [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; Arabic [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]
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Media experience:
Has written for mainstream press; Radio; TV
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Publications list to come.
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In this concise, fascinating book, Fawaz A Gerges argues that Al-Qaeda has degenerated into a fractured, marginal body kept alive largely by the self-serving anti-terrorist bureaucracy it helped to spawn.
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Professor Gerges has been the recipient of a MacArthur, Fullbright and Carnegie Fellowships. He was recently a Carnegie Scholar, who has just returned from the Middle East after completing a fifteen-month field study in the region. The Washington Post selected 'The Far Enemy' as one of the best 15 books published in the field. 'Journey of the Jihadist' was on the best-selling list of Barnes and Nobles and 'Foreign Affairs' magazine for several months.
In the last decade, Professor Gerges has spent almost five years residing in the greater Middle East conducting field research and interviews with hundreds of activists, civil society leaders, clerics, dissidents and officials.
He is Director of LSE's Middle East Centre, which opened in October 2010.
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