Ibrahim Sharqieh, ICAR Ph.D. Alumnus

ICAR graduate Ibrahim Sharqieh has been named a Fellow and Deputy Director of the Brookings Institution’s Doha Center. Born and raised in the West Bank, Sharqieh received his undergraduate and Masters degrees from Birzeit University and a one-year diploma in comparative politics from the University of Amsterdam. Sharqieh received his Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from ICAR in 2006. His dissertation was entitled “Ripe for Violence: Public Perception as an Early Warning Indicate” and was based on primary field research in Kosovo and Palestine. The dissertation sheds light on key questions of the timing of conflict and how subjective public perceptions may complement conflict early warning systems.  Terrence Lyons chaired the dissertation committee that included Dennis Sandole and Peter Mandaville. “Ibrahim wrote an excellent dissertation and has a long history working for peace and education in the Middle East,” said Lyons.
After graduation Sharqieh, worked with the Academy for Education Development in Yemen, with the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative civic education project, and taught at George Mason University and George Washington University.

The Brookings Doha Center, based in Qatar, is a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Washington DC-based think tank, the Brookings Institution. The Doha Center was established in 2007 and emphasizes research on regional governance, human development, and international affairs. It is directed by Salman Shaikh, former United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process.