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CURRICULUM VITAE
Bader Araj
15 January, 2011
1. Biographical Information
A. Personal
Citizenship: Palestinian and Canadian Address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology Birzeit University P.O. Box 14 Birzeit, West Bank Palestine phone: office: 011-972-2-2982179 cell: 011-972-0597-464675 home: 011-972-2-2986912 e-mail: baderalaraj@hotmail.com
Website: baderaraj.yolasite.com
B. Degrees
PhD Sociology, University of Toronto, 2010. Comprehensive exams in Political Sociology (voting and parties, social policies or social welfare, as well as social movements) and Sociological Theory (modern and classical). MA Master’s in Sociology, University of Toronto, 2006 MEd Master’s in Education (Teaching Methods), al-Quds University, Jerusalem, 1998 BA Major, Sociology; Minor, Psychology, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank, Palestine, 1996
C. PhD dissertation
Suicide Bombing and Harsh State Repression: The Second Intifada, 2000-05 (University of Toronto, 2010). Head of dissertation committee: Robert Brym. Committee members: John Myles, Jack Veugelers, and Elia Zureik.
D. Other Training
Culture Affairs Institute for Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, Egypt. 2000. One-month training program in project planning, evaluation, strategic planning, capacity building and effective management.
National Democratic Institute (NDI), Washington DC, Jerusalem Office. 1998. Six-month training program in time management, dialogue, advocacy, gender, body language, human rights, and conflict resolution.
An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank. The academic year of 1991-1992. Several courses in Economics.
E. Languages
Writing, speaking and reading: English, Arabic
2. Employment
A. Academic
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine, Aug 2010-Present (Modern Sociological Theory, Palestinian Society, Introductory to Sociology).
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2004‑July 2010 (Introductory Sociology, Politics and Society, Work and Occupations, Gender Relations, and Urban Studies).
Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, “Suicide Bombing and the Second Intifada,” 2005‑08 (Principal investigator: Robert Brym)
Interviewer, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, “Four Diasporic Communities of Islamic Cultures from the Middle East,” 2002-03 (Principal investigator: Haideh Moghissi)
Research Assistant, Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine, “Literacy in Public Schools,” 1996 (Principal investigator: Hiam Abu Ghazaleh)
Research Assistant, Palestine Economic Research Institute (MAS), West Bank, Palestine, “Informal Social support in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,” 1996 (Principal investigators: Mujdee al-Malkee and Jameel Hlal)
B. Non-academic
Counselor, The Earth House, East Millstown NJ, USA, 2001-02. Conducted individual and group counseling sessions, engaged in problem solving and mediation, supervised activities of daily living, managed and updated client database and produced periodic reports.
Community Outreach Project Manager, Center for Development Studies, Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine, 1999-2000. In charge of field coordinators, coordinated data collection in 75 locations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, participated in fundraising activities and writing proposal to external donors, managed 15 local development projects, organized needs-based training workshops, led a media campaign to promote local development initiatives, carried out impact assessment study, conducted fieldwork for research on “Institutional Structures in Palestinian Refugee Camps in the West Bank and Gaza Strip”
Civic Action Program Manager, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Washington DC, Jerusalem Office, 1996-98. Supervised a team of civic education moderators, developed a competency-based performance management system, moderated 200 public awareness sessions in democratic and civil rights, conducted training for new moderators, facilitated 20 open panel meetings of community leaders, government officials, and community members to discuss local concerns, conducted training of volunteers in various locations, developed a training manual on dialogue, communication skills, strategic planning, media relations, and human rights.
3. Publications (in referred journals)
1. B. Araj “The Need for a Multivariate Approach to the Study of Suicide Bombing: Evidence from the Palestinian Case” Submitted for publication in the Journal of Palestine Studies (U.S; January, 2011).
2. B. Araj. 2011. “The Motivations of Palestinian Suicide Bombers in the Second Intifada (2000-05).” Submitted for publication in the Social Problems (U.S; December, 2010)
3. B. Araj. 2008. “Harsh State Repression as a Cause of Suicide Bombing: The Case of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 31: 284-303 (U.S).
4. B. Araj and R. Brym. 2010. “Opportunity, Culture, and Agency: Influences on Fatah and Hamas Strategy during the Second Intifada.” International Sociology 25: 842-68 (U.K).
5. R. Brym and B. Araj. 2011. “Are Suicide Bombers Suicidal?” Submitted for publication in the journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (U.S).
6. R. Brym and B. Araj. 2010. “Intifada.” SAGE Reference Encyclopedia of Politics, 2nd ed. (London: Sage, in press). (U.K)
7. R. Brym and B. Araj. 2008. “Palestinian Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Critique of the Outbidding Thesis.” Political Science Quarterly 123: 485-500. (U.S)
8. R. Brym and B. Araj. 2006. “Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction: The Case of the Second Intifada.” Social Forces 84: 1969-86. (U.S)
4. In Preparation
B. Araj “The Welfare State in Less Developed Countries: The Palestinian Case.” Research grant proposal in preparation (to be completed in 2011). (SSHRC; Canada).
5. Participation in Scholarly Meetings
B. Araj and R. Brym “Opportunity, Culture, and Agency: Influences on Fatah and Hamas Strategy during the Second Intifada,” presented at the meetings of the Canadian Sociology Association (Ottawa, Ontario, 2009)
B. Araj “Harsh State Repression as a Cause of Suicide Bombing: The Case of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict,” presented at the meetings of the Canadian Sociology Association (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2007).
6. Invited Lecture
“Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction: The Case of the Second Intifada,” presented at the Department of Sociology, McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada: 2006), with R. Brym.
7. Academic Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarships, 2005-07 ($24,000).
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship Award, 2007-09 ($40,000).
8. References
A. Canada
Professor Robert Brym Professor John Myles Professor Jack Veugelers Department of Sociology Department of Sociology Department of Sociology University of Toronto University of Toronto University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue 725 Spadina Avenue 725 Spadina Avenue Toronto M5S 2J4 Canada Toronto M5S 2J4 Canada Toronto M5S 2J4 Canada rbrym@chass.utoronto.ca john.myles@utoronto.ca jack.veugelers@utoronto.ca
B. Palestine
Dr. Hudeel Quzaz Dr. Nader Said Dr. Mujdee Malkee Cell: 0599-412666 Cell: 0599-204527 Cell: 0597-180007 E:hqazzaz@palnet.com E: nader@awrad.org Office:02-2982179
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