Steven Wright

Department of International Affairs and Graduate Faculty in the Gulf Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences

Education
Ph.D. in International Relations                                                     University of Durham                                                                           Thesis Title: Analyzing United States Foreign Policy towards the Middle East 1993-2003: Origins and Grand Strategies.	2001-2006
M.A. in International Studies University of Durham Thesis Title: Strategies of Development: An Examination of the Political Economy of Singapore’s Development 1959-2000.	2000-2001
B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology with Political Science                                University of London	1997-2000
Academic Positions
Associate Professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies  Department of International Affairs and (Graduate Faculty) Gulf Studies Program, Qatar University	04/2013– Current
Assistant Professor of International Affairs Department of International Affairs and (Graduate Faculty) Gulf Studies Program, Qatar University	03/2007 – 04/2013
Sir William Luce Research Fellow University of Durham, School of Government and International Affairs	09/2005 – 12/2006
Teaching Assistant (Concurrent)                                                                 University of Durham, School of Government and International Affairs University of Newcastle, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology	09/2005 – 12/2006
College Tutor University of Durham, Hatfield College	09/2002 – 07/2005
Administrative Positions
Associate Dean for Planning and Quality Assurance Qatar University, College of Arts and Sciences	09/2012 – Current
Head of Department Qatar University, Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences	08/2010 – 09/2012
Research Fellowships
Associate Fellow   Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI)	2012 – Current
Fellow                 Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS)	2011 (Elected)
Research Fellow  London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	2010
Honorary Research Fellow   Exeter University, Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies	2010 – Current
Sir William Luce Research Fellow   University of Durham, School of Government and International Affairs	2005
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
University Teaching Excellence Award Qatar University, 2010
Sir William Luce Research Fellowship University of Durham, School of Government and International Affairs, 2005
Honorary Life Member of Hatfield College M.C.R. University of Durham, Hatfield College, 2005
Barry Northrop Scholars Prize, (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies) University of Durham, Hatfield College, 2003
Barry Northrop Scholars Prize, (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies) University of Durham, Hatfield College, 2002
Academic Editorial Experience
Assistant Editor Journal of Arabian Studies (Routledge)	2010 – 2012
Managing Editor Durham Middle East Papers (University of Durham)	2003 – 2005