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About the Department

Department of Sociology
Emory University
1555 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-7510
Fax: 404-727-7532

Department Administration

Chair of Sociology
 Karen
 Hegtvedt

Director of Graduate Studies
 Cathryn
 Johnson


Director of Graduate Recruitment
 Richard
 Rubinson


Director of Undergraduate Studies
 Tracy Scott

Sam Cherribi

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

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

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

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.

http://www.cherribi.nl/

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