Sam Cherribi
Senior Lecturer
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: 404-727-7909
FAX: 404-727-7909
E-MAIL: scherri@emory.edu
OFFICE: 112A Tarbutton Hall
Degree: Ph.D.,University of Amsterdam., 2000
General Research Area: European Politics & Public Policy, Islam in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Development in Low Income Countries, European Union Governance.
Current Research: ethnicity and political engagement in Europe; media and contested issues in the public space; political elites; European Islam.
Selected Publications:
- Journal Articles
- "From Baghdad to Paris: Al-Jazeera and the Veil" The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 11(2006), 121-138.
- "Olanda (s)velata: intolleranza, populismo e media." Comunicazione politica, IV/2 (2003), pp. 141-165. Translated from my manuscript entitled Outing the Dutch: Intolerance, populism and the media. This is the leading Italian journal for research on political communication.
- Book Chapters
- "Politicians' Perceptions of the Muslim Problem: The Dutch Example in European Context" Thomas Banchoff [ed] Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming.
- "The Council of Europe's Human Rights Perspective on the Media." Diana Papademas [ed] Studies in Communications Volume 6, Human Rights and Media, New York: Elsevier Science Publishers. Forthcoming.
- "The Growing Islamization of Europe." In John L. Esposito & Francois Burgat [eds] Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East. Newark & London: Rutgers University Press & Hurst. 2003. pp.193-214.
- "The Global Aspects of the Internet" In Donald H. Johnston [ed] Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications New York: Academic Press. 2003.
- Magazines
- Contributing Editor, Global Vision. 2000-present
- Contributing Editor, Global Vision Africa, 2005-present
Selected Courses
- Sociology 389 - Immigration & Social Conflict: Comparative Perspectives
- Sociology 247 / AAS 247 Race and Ethnic Relations (from an international perspective)
- Sociology 389/ AFS 329 Economic Development in Africa
- Sociology 729 / Anth 585/ILA 790 Globalization Practicum (graduate course)
Additional Info:
Sam Cherribi (PhD, University of Amsterdam) is senior lecturer in sociology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where he also directs the Emory Development Institute (EDI) which promotes development in low income countries and works with faculty in Emory's Institute of Human Rights. Prior to moving to Emory in 2003, Cherribi was a Member of Parliament in The Netherlands for two consecutive four year terms (1994-2002), during which time he also represented The Netherlands in the Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Assembly of the West European Union. His most recent article on Al-Jazeera in Europe has been published in 2006 in the Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics.
Research Affiliations
Affiliate Board Member, Center for Globalization and Information Technology, Univ. of California-Berkeley 2000-present
Researcher, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), Univ. of Amsterdam. 2002-present