Abdelmahdi Alsoudi
PhD. and MA in Political Sociology from Keele University, Professor of Political Sociology & Middle East Studies at Jordan University since 2009.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Leadership, Management |
| Groups: | Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Keele University, University of Jordan |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Jordan University |
| Position: | Professor |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Employer: | Jordan Policy Center |
| Position: | Professor, Director |
| Time period: | January 2005 - Present |
| Employer: | Denver University, USA |
| Position: | Professor, Middle East Studies |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Employer: | Princes Rahma University College, Jordan |
| Position: | Associate Prof. |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2004 |
| Employer: | United Arab Emirates University |
| Position: | Associate Prof. |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2002 |
| Employer: | Center of Strategic Studies, Jordan University |
| Position: | Senior Researcher |
| Time period: | January 1986 - December 1988 |
| Employer: | Georgetown University |
| Position: | Visiting scholar |
| Time period: | December 2005 |
| Employer: | ZEF, Bonn University, Germany |
| Position: | Research Fellow |
| Time period: | December 2004 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Keele University |
| Time period: | 1986 |
| Degree: | Political Sociology, PhD |
| University: | Keele University |
| Time period: | 1983 |
| Degree: | Political Sociology, MA |
| University: | University of Jordan |
| Time period: | 1978 |
| Degree: | Psychology, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | The Impact of US policy on democracy and political reform in the Arab World,
policy paper, International Policy Fellowship 2005-2006, see www.policy.hu/alsoudi 2. Causes of Anti-Americanism in the Arab World published by Middle East Review of International Affairs, vol, 7, no, 4, December, 2003. (English) 3. Obstacles to democratization in the Arab World, Published by the Annals of the faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, vol. 31, 2003 (Arabic) 4. Islam and Democracy in the Arab World, Paper presented at The International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Rhodes, 2-5 July, 2003. (English) and published in the: International Journal of the Humanities, 2005. 5. The Development of Jordan’s Parliament and its role in legislation and political reform, Paper presented at the International Annual conference: Parliamentary Reform, Sponsored by Konrad Adenaurer and the Parliamentary Program, Cairo Un. July, 15-17, 2003 (English) 6. Women Political Participation in the Parliamentary Elections in Jordan: A Socio-political Study in Greater Amman Area. published in English, Dirasat, Jordan University, 2006. 7. Examining Democratic and religious Beliefs Among university Students: A comparative Study between Jordan and Turkey, published by Dirastat Journal, vol, 28, 2001, Jordan University, (English) 8. Parliament oversight on government’s actions: comparative study between theory and practice, paper presented at the second Conference on Parliamentary Reform, Sponsored by Konrad Adenaurer and the Parliamentary Program Cairo Un., 2004. (Arabic) 9. The impact of parliament candidates' messages on Jordanians' voters behavior, Published by Journal of education, Almustenseryah University, no,2, 1997, (Arabic 10. Social Change in United Arab Emirates during the last three decades: Analytical Study in the field of Development and Social Services, published by the Journal of Arts and Human Sciences, Vol, 49, July 2003, Almenya University, (Arabic). 11. Housework Division among married couples: Master Status and Gender, comparative Study, Paper presented at the International Conference "Gender, Work and organization, Keele University, UK, 25th-27th June 2003. and published by Dirasat Journal, vol, 31, no, 2, 2004, Jordan university, (English). |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | 2006-Now. Member of the Board of Trustee, Amman Arab University for
Higher Education. 2004-2005. Member of the higher council of Jordan University Director: Jordan Policy Center 2005-2006. Member of the Research Council at Jordan University |
