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Dr. Sally Khalifa Isaac Atwan
Kolleg-Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe"
Post-doctoral Fellow
Ihnestr. 26
14195
Berlin
Tel.:
+49-(0)30-838 57025
E-Mail: sally.isaac@feps.edu.eg
Short CV
Oct. 2011-Sept. 2012: Visiting Researcher, KFG, Freie Universitaet Berlin.
2007-Present: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Political Science Department, Cairo University, Egypt.
Sept.-Dec. 2010: Research Fellow, Research Division, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy.
Apr.-May 2010: Lecturer, Staff and Command College (Egyptian Armed Forces College), Cairo, Egypt.
2009-2010: Reviewer, Committee on Grant Proposals in the field of Political Science, DAAD, Cairo.
May 2008-Feb.2010: Policy Research Coordinator, Egyptian Decentralization Initiative, USAID, Egypt.
2009: Adjunct Faculty, Political Science Department, American University in Cairo, Egypt.
2007-2009: Adjunct Faculty, Political Science Department, Future University in Egypt.
Oct. 2007-Mar. 2008: Coordinator of e-forum on the Arab Human Development Report 2009, UNDP.
2007: Academic Coordinator, “Master in Euro-Mediterranean Affairs”, MAEM-MEMA Association, Italy.
2006: Obtained the Ph.D. Degree in International History, University of Milan, Italy.
Oct. 2004-Jan. 2005: Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science, University of Padua, Italy.
2002-2003: Teaching Assistant, Political Science Department, Cairo University, Egypt.
2001-2003: Program Assistant, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Cairo Office, Egypt.
2001: Obtained the B.Sc. Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
Teaching
International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Politics in the 19th and the 20th Centuries, Comparative Regional Integration, Research Methodologies in Political Science, and Research Seminar.
Main Fields of Interest
Security and Strategic Studies in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Gulf.
KFG Research Project
Revisiting Euro-Arab Relations in the Aftermath of Sweeping Revolutionary Changes across the Arab Region.
Publications
RESEARCH PAPERS
(Forthcoming, 2012). The Transatlantic Partnership and the AU: A Concerted Effort for Peace and Security in Africa?, Rome: NATO Defense College.
(March 2011). "NATO and MENA Security: Prospects for Burden Sharing", Forum Paper, NATO Defense College (NDC), Rome. Accessible online at: http://www.ndc.nato.int/download/downloads.php?icode=275 (In English)
"Globalization and Decentralization: International Determinants for the Move towards Decentralization", In: Ali El-Dean Dessouky and Samir Abdel Wahab (Eds.). (2011). Decentralization and the Empowerment of Local Communities: International and Egyptian Experiences. Cairo: Supreme Council of Culture-Political Science Committee. (In Arabic)
"العولمة واللامركزية: الأبعاد الدولية للتحول نحو اللامركزية"، فى: على الدين هلال دسوقى وسمير عبد الوهاب (محرر) (2011). اللامركزية وتمكين المجتمعات المحلية: خبرات دولية ومصرية. القاهرة: المجلس الأعلى للثقافة-لجنة العلوم السياسية.
(September 2010). "The Quest for Inter-Cultural Dialogue In the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Opportunities and Challenges", Florence: European University Institute (EUI) Working Paper - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), 2010/74. Accessible online at: http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/14624/RSCAS_2010_74.pdf, last retrieved: September 2010. (In English)
(March 2010). "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Egypt's Regional Role From Nasser to Mubarak", In: Conference: Egypt and the Faculty of Economics and Political Science in an Era of Change 1960-2010. Cairo: Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (In Arabic) (coauthored)
(مارس 2010). "تقييم فعالية الدور الإقليمى المصرى من عبد الناصر إلى مبارك". فى: مؤتمر: مصر وكلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية فى عهد من التغيير 1960-2010. القاهرة: كلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية، جامعة القاهرة. (بحث مشترك)
(October 2009). "The Evolution of the Relationship between Religion and State in Europe: Case Studies of Christian Democratic Parties in Germany and Italy. Al-Mustakbal Al Araby Journal (Center for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut) No. 368. (in Arabic)
(أكتوبر 2009). " تطور العلاقة بين الدين والسياسة فى أوروبا: دراسة حالة الأحزاب الديمقراطية المسيحية: إيطاليا وألمانيا نموذجاً". مجلة المستقبل العربى (بيروت: مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية)، عدد 368.
"Managing Civil Service Under Decentralization: Experiences of South Africa, Philippines and Hungary", in: Ali El-Sawi (Ed.) (2009). Proceedings of the Conference on Decentralization in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges. Cairo: El Karnak. (In Arabic) (Co-authored)
"إدارة الخدمة المدنية فى ظل اللامركزية: تجارب جنوب أفريقيا والفلبين والمجر"، فى: على الصاوى (محرر)، (2009). أعمال مؤتمر اللامركزية فى مصر: الفرص والتحديات. القاهرة: الكرنك. (بحث مشترك).
U.N. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Co-author of Chapter 16 "A Vision for Youth 2020", Egypt Human Development Report (EHDR) 2010: Youth in Egypt: Building Our Future, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (In English and Arabic)
ARTICLES AND POLICY BRIEFS
(Forthcoming, 2012). NATO's Intervention in Libya: Assessment and Implications, IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2012, Barcelona: European Institute of the Mediterranean.
(January 25, 2012). "Where is Egypt Heading? Reasons Why No One Really Knows", Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/Commentary_Isaac_25.01.2012.pdf
(2012) "Strategic Europe: Thinking Global", In: Jan Techau (ed.). Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe-Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, accessible online at: http://carnegieendowment.org/files/strategic_europe.pdf
(July 2011). Six Months After the Egyptian Revolution: Prospects in the Struggle to Change the Unchanged, Analysis No. 66, Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/Analysis_65_2011.pdf, last retrieved: July 2011. (In English).
(يوليو 2011). "تحذير تاريخى: التقديرات المسجلة لنهايات "سلاسل الثورات" فى الخبرة الدولية"، السياسة الدولية، عدد 185،
(July 2011). History Tells: Lessons learned of "Waves of Revolutions" in International Experience, Al-Siyassa Al-Dawleya, No. 185. Accessible online at: http://www.siyassa.org.eg/NewsContent/3/110/1506/من-المجلة/كيف-يفكر-العرب-؟/تحذير-تاريخي-.aspx, last retrieved: August 2011. (In Arabic).
Christoph Heinlein. (Editor). (April 15, 2011). Ägypten «Die Revolution ist noch nicht zu Ende», Interview, News.de, Accessible online at: http://www.news.de/politik/855158367/die-revolution-ist-noch-nicht-zu-ende/1/, last retrieved: August 2011. (In German).
(April 1, 2011). Mehr Demokratie wagen in Ägypten? Von der Änderung der Verfassung profitieren alte Kräfte und die Islamisten", Internationale Politik, Berlin. Accessible online at: http://www.internationalepolitik.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3-2011_Khalifa2.pdf, last retrieved: April 2011. (In German)
(March 17, 2011). "Von Versöhnung keine Spur: Die Euphorie ist verflogen: In Ägypten droht eine Welle religiös motivierter Gewalt", Internationale Politik, Berlin. Accessible online at: http://www.internationalepolitik.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3_2011_Khalifa.pdf, last retrieved: March 2011. (In German)
(February 25, 2011|). "Enthusiastich ins Ungewisse: Was kommt nach Hosni Mubarak?", Internationale Politik, Berlin, Ausgabe März/April 2011, accessible online at: http://www.internationalepolitik.de/2011/02/25/enthusiastisch-ins-ungewisse/, last retrieved: February 2011. (In German)
(February 24, 2011). "Much Ambiguity Overshadow Egypt's Future Route After Mubarak", Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/Commentary_Isaac_24.02.2011.pdf, last retrieved: February 2011. (In English)
(February 11, 2011). "Revolutionary Change Blows Through Egypt: But What Will Follow?", Internationale Politik-Global (IP-GE), Berlin, accessible online at: http://www.ip-global.org/2011/02/11/revolutionary-winds-of-change-blow-through-egypt/, last retrieved: February 2011. (In English)
(November 15, 2010). "Also Arab NATO Partners Await the Release of the Alliance New Strategic Concept", Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/Commentary_Isaac_15.11.2010.pdf, last retrieved: November 2010. (In English).
(July 8, 2010). "The Quest for Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Med Region: Opportunities and Challenges". Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/Commentary_Isaac_8.7.10.pdf, last retrieved: July 2010. (In English)
(April 2010). "Egypt's Search for Saving Face: Domestic Politics and Regional Role", Policy Brief No. 181, Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Accessible online at: http://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/PB_181_2010.pdf, last retrieved: April 2010. (In English) (Co-authored)
(March 29, 2007). Il referendum e gli emendamenti costituzionali: una valutazione critica dei risultati, La Voce d’Italia, Year II, No. 88. (In Italian)
(March 3, 2007). L’Egitto tra il "religioso" e il "secolare": il governo prepara emendamenti costituzionali, La Voce d’Italia, Year II, No. 63. (In Italian)