EXPERTISE

Geographic Areas
Middle East
United States
Europe

Issues
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Islamic Religion
Culture and Law
Terrorism
Strategic and Security Issues

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Karim Mezran
Adjunct professor of Middle East Studies
Director, Center for American Studies, Rome

Background and Education
Assistant professor of political science, John Cabot University, Rome; professorial lecturer, SAIS Washington (Fall 2000); visiting professor, Libera Università per gli Studi Sociali (LUISS) Rome (2002); Ph.D. in international relations, SAIS; J.D. in comparative law University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy); L.L.M. in Comparative Law from George Washington University (U.S.); M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University (U.S.); B.A. in management, Hiram College (U.S.)

Publications
L'Africa mediterranea: storia e futuro, with Silvia Colombo and Saskia van Genugten (2011); The Other Islam with Ahmad Gianpiero Vincenzo (2011); I Fratelli Musulmani nel mondo contemporaneo, with Massimo Campanini (2010); Panorama 2010 su scenari internazionali e di crisi with Nicola Pedde and Valter Cassar (2009); Islam Archipelago: Tradition, Reform and Militancy in the Present Day with Massimo Campanini (2007); Negotiation and Construction of National Identities (2007); Negotiating National Identity: the Case of North Africa (2002); "Between Europe and Islam: the Libyan legal system" in Legal Systems of the World; numerous book reviews, working papers and articles in foreign and Italian journals on Middle East and North African foreign policy

Languages
Italian
English
French
Arabic

Classes
Political Islam and Change in the Middle East