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Dr. Steven Wright
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Phone
+974 44540517Office location
C.00.013, Ground Floor, Minaretein Building
Dr. Steven Wright
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Educational Qualifications
PhD in International Relations
MA in International Studies
Entity
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Divison
Middle Eastern Studies Department (MESD)
Biography
Dr. Steven Wright is an Associate Professor of International Relations and an Associate Dean for Student Affairs. He previously served as an Associate Dean and the Head of the Department of International Affairs at Qatar University.
His area of research expertise relates to three main areas: US foreign policy toward the Gulf region, Energy Geopolitics, and the International Relations and Political Economy of the Arab Gulf states. He has written widely on these areas, and his work has been published in Arabic, Japanese, French, and Polish. He has also held research fellowships at the London School of Economics, Exeter University, and the University of Durham. He has been invited as a speaker at a wide range of events hosted by leading organizations such as the World Bank, various governments, and several multinational corporations.
He obtained his PhD in International Relations from the University of Durham.
PhD in International Relations
University of Durham (United Kingdom)
2001-2006
MA in International Studies
University of Durham (United Kingdom)
2000-2001
BA (Hons.) in Sociology with Political Science
University of London, Royal Holloway College (United Kingdom)
1997-2000
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar).
2017-Present
Associate Professor of International Relations
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar).
2017-Present
Associate Professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2013-2017
Associate Dean for Planning and Quality Assurance
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2012-2016
Head of Department
Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2011-2012
Acting Head of Department
Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2010-2011
Honorary Research Fellow
Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University (United Kingdom).
2010-13
Research Fellow
(LSE) London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom).
2010
Assistant Professor of International Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2007-2013
Sir William Luce Research Fellow
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2006
Teaching Assistant
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2005-2006
Teaching Assistant
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle (United Kingdom).
2005-2006
College Tutor and Warden
Hatfield College, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2003-2005
- Nakamura, S., & Wright, S. (2023). Japan and the Middle East: Foreign Policies and Interdependence. Palgrave Macmillan.
- The Impact of the Global Energy Transformation on the Middle East’s Relations with the EU and the United States. JIME Center, Institute of Energy Economics Japan.
- “The LNG Sector in Japan’s Relations with the Middle East” in Nakamura, S. and Wright, S. (Eds.) Japan and the Middle East: Foreign Policies and Interdependence, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
- Nakamura, S. and Wright, S. “Introduction: Towards A Conceptualization of Japan’s Relations with the Middle East” in Nakamura, S. and Wright, S. (Eds.) Japan and the Middle East: Foreign Policies and Interdependence, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
- Nakamura, S. and Wright, S. “Empirical and Conceptual Conclusions on Japan’s interdependence with the Middle East” in Nakamura, S. and Wright, S. (Eds.) Japan and the Middle East: Foreign Policies and Interdependence, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
- (2016 – Current) Founding Book Series Co-Editor, Palgrave Macmillan: The Contemporary Gulf.
- (2011) Elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS).
- (2010 – 2012) Assistant Editor, Journal of Arabian Studies (Routledge)
- (2010) Qatar University Teaching Excellence Award.
- (2005) Honorary Life Membership of Hatfield College M.C.R., University of Durham, Hatfield College.
- (2003) Barry Northrop Scholars Prize (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies), University of Durham, Hatfield College.
- (2003 – 2005) Managing Editor, Durham Middle East Papers (University of Durham)
- (2002) Barry Northrop Scholars Prize (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies), University of Durham, Hatfield College.