Dr. Hassan A. Barari
Assistant Professor

Department of Political Science
Arts & Sciences Hall, Room 275 D
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Tel: 402-554-4017
Fax: 402-554-4860
Email: hbarari@unomaha.edu

Fall 2009 Office Hours: by appointment

 

Dr. Barari joined the Political Science department in the fall of 2008. He received his Ph.D. from Durham University in England in September 2001. He received his MA from Leeds University in England in 1995 and his BA from the University of Jordan in 1992. He obtained a diploma in Hebrew language and literature from the Hebrew University in 1998.

Dr. Barari worked as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Jordan from 2001 to 2008. He also served as a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) based in Washington, D.C. for the year 2006-07. Dr. Barari has served as a columnist for the English Jordan Times (2001-2004) and for the Arabic Jordanian Daily, Al-Ghad (2004-present). He also writes for numerous newspapers such as al-Hayat and the Daily Star on an occasional basis. He is also a frequent commentator for key Arab and international TV stations.

Dr. Barari's core area of research is the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Middle East peace process, Israeli domestic and foreign policy, Israel-Jordan relations, regional security and Middle Eastern politics. He has written extensively on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the peace process in Arabic, English, and Hebrew. His most recent books include Israelism, Arab Scholarship on Israel: A Critical Assessment ( London: Ithaca, 2009), Israeli Politics and the Middle East Peace ( New York and London: Routledge, 2004), Israel Jordan Ten Years Later ( Amman: CSS, 2004). He has also contributed numerous scholarly articles to different international journals and participated in scores of international conferences throughout Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.

 

Courses Taught

PSCI 1000: Introduction to Political Science
PSCI 4920/8926: Advanced Topics: Middle East Politics