Moataz Fattah, Ph.D.
Anspach Hall 313A
phone: (989)774-4432
email: Moataz.fattah@cmich.edu
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Moataz A. Fattah is an associate professor of Middle Eastern politics and Islamic studies at Cairo University, Egypt and Central Michigan University, USA.
Dr. Fattah is the recipient of the prestigious Central Michigan University’s Provost's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, 2009.
Education
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University, April 2004
- M.A., Applied Economics, Western Michigan University, April 2003.
- M.A., Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Spring 1996.
- B.A., Cairo University, Cairo, Winter 1993.
Fields of Specialization
- The Political Economy of the Middle East
- Islam and Politics
- History of Islamic Thought
- Quantitative Analysis
Selected Publications
- Books:
- Advanced Empirical Political Research Techniques Using Stata 8.2, Cairo: Cairo University's Center For Political Researches and Studies, Cairo University, 2007.
- Gender Issues in the Minds of Arab Youth: An Extended Focus Group Discussion, Cairo: Arab Women Organization, 2006.
- Democratic Values in the Muslim World, Colorado: Lynn Reinner Publications, 2006.
- The Economic Function of the State. Cairo: The Center for the Study of Developing Countries, 1998.
- Articles and book chapters:
- The Political Orientations of Media and Egyptians toward the Legislative Elections 2005, Cairo University: Center for Political Research and Studies, 2009.
- Saudi Foreign Policy between Contesting Partnerships: The Ulama and United States, (with Bahgat Korany) in Ali E. Dessouki and Bahgat Korany (eds), The Foreign Policies of the Arab States: The Challenge of Change, ed. (Cairo: AUC Press, 2009) & (Colorado: Westview Press), (3rd edition), 2009.
- Stipulating the Concept of 'Islamic Peculiarity': The Five Grand Questions (Book Chapter), in Nadia Mustapha (ed.) The Islamic Culture and Exceptionalism, Cairo: The Program for Civilization Studies and Dialogue of Cultures, 2008.
- The Philosophical and Political Roots of Welfare States (Book Chapter), in: The Welfare State in the Arab World, Beirut: Center for the Study of Arab Unity, 2007.
- Encylopeida of Terrorism (consulting editor) with Patricia D. Netzley (main author), San Diego: Greenhave Press, 2007.
- Turkey and the Search for a Balanced Secularism, Al-Sayssa Al-Dawliya (World Politics), No. 168, July 2007.
- Democracy in the Muslim Mind: Evidence from 33 Countries, Journal of Political Science and Sociology, No. 7, 2007 (English).
- The US Public Diplomacy: Discourse and Impact Analysis (with Dalia Rushdi and Mona Akil), in Moataz A. Fattah (editor), US Public Diplomacy toward the Arab World, Cairo University's Program of Dialogue of Civilizations 2007 (Arabic).
- Muslim Cultural Entrepreneurs and the Democracy Debate, Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 49 - 78 (with Jim Butterfield).
- An Examination of the "Intellectual Invasion" Thesis: The Politics of Foreign Education in Egypt (with Salma al-Bakri) in Ussama Megahed (editor), The Politics of High Education in Egypt, Cairo University: Center for Political Research and Studies, 2006.
- Democratizing the Arab World: The Competitive Authoritarianism Scenario, al-Mustaqbal AlArabi, No. 326, April 2006 and republished in: IslamOnLine.Net.
- Egypt’s Ideological Polarization: A Challenge to Liberal Democracy, The Political Science Research Series, No. 150, Dec. 2005.
- Islam and Democracy, Politics and Ethics, Vol. 18, June 2002, pp. 26-43.
- The Palestinian Approach to Peace and War in the Middle East, in Arnold Stewart (ed.), Is There an End to the Arab Israeli Conflict?, Cairo: American University in Cairo, 1999 (English).
- Development Forum (editor), a quarterly magazine issued by The Center of the Study of Developing Countries, Cairo University (1994-1998).
- The Egyptian Human Development Report, (Co-editor), School of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (1995-1998).
