Education
Ph.D., Political Science,
Western Michigan University, April 2004.
Dissertation topic: "ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY: AN EMPIRICAL
EXAMINATION OF MUSLIMS' POLITICAL CULTURE"-- Recipient of the
University's Dissertation of the Year Award in 2004.
May 2001, passed the comprehensive exams on Comparative Politics and
Political Theory with the grade of “high pass.”
M.A., Economics, Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, April 2003.
M.A., Political Economy, School of
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Spring 1996.
A thesis on “The Economic Function of the State” has been recommended to
be exchanged with other Arab and foreign universities and to be
published as one of the university publications.
B.A., Highest Honors in Political Science;
School of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Winter
1993. The top of Political Science Department for three years and
graduated with the degree of “Excellent with honors”.
Publications
Books:
1- Moataz A. Fattah,
The Economic Function of the State.
Cairo: The Center for the Study of Developing Countries, 1998 (Arabic).
2- Moataz A. Fattah,
Democratic Values in the Muslim World, Colorado: Lynn
Reinner Publications, 2006 (English).
3- Gender Issues in the Minds of Arab Youth: An Extended Focus Group
Discussion, Cairo: Arab Women Organization, 2006 (Arabic).
Articles and
Chapters in Edited Books:
1. Development
Forum (editor), a quarterly magazine issued by The Center of the
Study of Developing Countries, Cairo University (1994-1998) (Arabic).
2. The
Egyptian Human Development Report, (Co-editor), School of Economics
and Political Science, Cairo University (1995-1998) (Arabic)
3. 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).
4. Islam
and Democracy, Politics and Ethics, Vol. 18, June 2002, pp. 26-43
(English).
5. Democratizing
the Arab World: The Competitive Authoritarianism Scenario, al-Mustaqbal
AlArabi, No. 326, April 2006 and
IslamOnLine.Net (Arabic).
6. Muslim
Cultural Entrepreneurs and the Democracy Debate,
Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies,
Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 49 - 78 (with Jim Butterfield)
(English).
7. Egypt’s
Ideological Polarization: A Challenge to Liberal Democracy,
The Political Science Research Series, No. 150, Dec. 2005 (English).
8. The
Political Orientations of Media and Egyptians toward the Legislative
Elections 2005, Cairo University: Center for
Political Research and Studies, Under Review (Arabic).
9. 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 (Arabic).
Work in
Progress or Under Review
Books:
1.
Empirical Methods in Closed Societies, work in
progress, (Arabic).
2.
In Allah's Name: Ulama's Discourse Regarding
Gender Issues, work in progress, (Arabic).
Articles and Chapters in Edited Books:
1. Moataz
A. Fattah,
The Political Orientations of Media and Egyptians toward the Legislative
Elections 2005,
Cairo University's The Political Science Research Center, Under
Review (Arabic).
2. The
US Public Diplomacy: Discourse and Impact Analysis,
Cairo University's Program of Dialogue of Civilizations (with
Dalia Rushdi and Mona Akil), Under Review, (Arabic).
3. Saudi
Foreign Policy between Contesting Partnerships: The Ulama and United
States, (with Bahgat Korany) in Ali
E. Dessouki and Bahgat Korany (eds), The Foreign Policy of Arab
Countries (3rd edition), Westview Press, Forthcoming,
(English).
4. The
Developmental State Model: A Comparative Study of Egypt and Tunisia
(with Neveen al-Hussainin), work in progress (English).
5. The
Clash of Civilizations Dynamics in American and Arab Media. work in
progress, (With Greg Schroeder and Eric Nelsson) (English).
Current
Positions
1.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, CMU
(on leave till Fall 2007).
2.
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Cairo University.
3.
Part-time Professor of Political Science, the
American University in Cairo.
4.
The Scientific Director of the
Arab Electronic Library.
5.
Assistant to the Director of the
Program of Dialogue among Civilizations, Cairo University.
6.
A Research Fellow
at
Partners in Development Think Tank.
7.
An Information Consultant and the Youth Unit
Moderator at the
Arab League's Arab Women Organization.
Some Recent
Media Activities
1- Dream TV Interviews (Arabic): on
Prospects of Arab Democratization, on Emerging Islamic Radicalism, on
Lebanon-Israel Conflict.
2- Nile TV Interviews: on the
Organization of Islamic Conference Meeting, on North Korean Crisis, On
Israel/Lebanon war, On Arab Affairs.
3- BBC Interviews: on Civil Society in
the Arab World, on Iraqi Affairs, on the Prospects of Peace in the
Middle East, on Lebanon Crisis (1,2).
4- Tanweer TV Interviews: on the History
of US Democracy, on the Compatibility of Islam and Liberalism.
5- Canadian TV Interview: On 2005
Egyptian Legislative Elections.
6- French Radio Interview: On 2005
Egyptian Legislative Elections.
7- Nile Culture TV: on Arab Women's
Problems.
