Brief Biography
Bassam Haddad is Founding Director of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program and Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is the author of Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience (Stanford University Press, 2011) and co-editor of A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East (Stanford University Press, 2021). Bassam is Co-Founder/Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine and Executive Director of the Arab Studies Institute. He serves as Founding Editor of the Arab Studies Journal and the Knowledge Production Project. He is co-producer/director of the award-winning documentary film, About Baghdad, and director of the acclaimed three-part documentary series Arabs and Terrorism. Bassam served on the Board of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences and is Executive Producer of Status Audio-Visual Podcast. He is also the is the Executive Editor of the Knowledge Production Project and Director of the Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI). He received MESA's Jere L. Bacharach Service Award in 2017 for his service to the profession. Currently, Bassam is working on his second Syria book titled Understanding The Syrian Tragedy: Regime, Opposition, Outsiders (forthcoming, Stanford University Press)
Academic Institution-Building
AcademiaMiddle East and Islamic Studies MA and BA/Minor Programs at GMU
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Arab Studies InstituteA non-profit, multifaceted umbrella for five organizations that produce knowlede
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JadaliyyaAn online publication providing daily analysis on the Middle East and beyond
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Arab Studies JournalPeer-reviewed research Journal intended for scholars and researchers
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Forum on Arab and Muslim AffairsA research organization that houses multiple independent projects
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Middle East Pedagogy InitiativeA curated platform of resources for teachers, researchers, and students.
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Publishing and Documentary/Film/Podcast Organizations
Quilting Point ProductionResearch-based documentary production collective intended for general audiences
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Tadween PublishingA publishing house that redefines the notion and function of academic publishing
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Status Audio-Visual PodcastAn audio-visual podcast featuring interviews, lectures, and reports
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Knowledge Production Organizations
Political Economy ProjectAn organization that develops critical approaches to political economy
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Knowledge Production ProjectA dynamic, open-access archive, search tool, and data visualization platform
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Arab Uprising ProjectA comprehensive resource and archive portal on the Arab Uprisings since 2010
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BOOKS
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Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience
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Recipient of the Middle East Studies Association's Jerry L. Bacharach Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession
"As an assertive and ambitious visionary, he [Bassam Haddad] has created numerous collaborations, networks, and projects among people, young and old, across the many fields and communities of Middle East studies resulting in: the Arab Studies Journal, Quilting Point, Jadaliyya, JadMag, Tadween Publishing with its Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative, and the audio production, Status. All these have broadened and diversified the audiences accessing analyses and appreciations of contemporary events and cultures in the region and provided educators with a rich array of discerning and hip new materials for the classroom"
About Bassam Haddad
Bassam Haddad is Founding Director of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program and Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is the author of Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience (Stanford University Press, 2011) and co-editor of A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East (Stanford University Press, 2021). Bassam is Co-Founder/Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine and Executive Director of the Arab Studies Institute. He serves as Founding Editor of the Arab Studies Journal and the Knowledge Production Project. He is co-producer/director of the award-winning documentary film, About Baghdad, and director of the acclaimed three-part documentary series Arabs and Terrorism. Bassam served on the Board of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences and is Executive Producer of Status Audio-Visual Podcast. He is also the is the Executive Editor of the Knowledge Production Project and Director of the Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI). He received MESA's Jere L. Bacharach Service Award in 2017 for his service to the profession. Currently, Bassam is working on his second Syria book titled Understanding The Syrian Tragedy: Regime, Opposition, Outsiders (forthcoming, Stanford University Press)