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Dr. James E. Sowerwine
Professor
Department of History
Lytle 144
Phone: 610-683-4395
Fields
Middle East History
International Relations
Courses Taught
HIS 155 History of the Middle East I
HIS 225 A History of Jewish People in Modern Times
HIS 256 History of the Middle East II
HIS 378 Junior Seminar in Historical Methodology
Selected Publications
James E. Sowerwine, "Caliph and Caliphate." in Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009).
James E. Sowerwine, "The Turkish Press and Its Impact on Foreign Policy." Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies vol. 23, no. 4 (Summer 2000).
James E. Sowerwine, "Turkey and Iran: The Challenge of Good Neighborly Relations." Association of Third World Studies 1998 Annual Meeting Proceedings (1999)
"Nation-Building in Central Asia: The Turkish Connection," Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 18, No. 4, 1995.
"Conflict on Cyprus: The Turkish Dimension," Peacekeeping and the Challenge of Civil Conflict Resolution. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1994.
Honors/Memberships
President, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, April 2009-2011
Vice-President and President-Elect, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, 2008-2009
Member of Executive Board of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, 2005-present
Member of Executive Board of the World Affairs Council of Berks County, 2001-present
Member of Executive Committee of the Association of Third World Studies, 2000-2003
Scholar-in-Residence, Kenyatta University Lectureships Program, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003 and 2009
Scholar-in-Residence, Russian Diplomatic Academy Lectureships Program, Moscow, Russia, 1996 and 2005
Leadership Mission to Lebanon, World Affairs Councils of America, 2004
Scholar-in-Residence, Yantai University, Yantai, China, 2002
Scholar-in-Residence, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China, 2002
Advisor of the Year Award 1997-1998 (International Student Organization), Kutztown University, 1998
Manuscript reviewer, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1995-2001
Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Third World Studies, 1995-96
Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Fellowship, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, 1978-1979
Andrew Arnold, Ph.D
Associate Professor and Chair
Lytle 115
Phone: 610-683-4385
arnold@kutztown.edu