Dr. Curtis Ryan
- Assistant
Professor of
Political
Science
- Joined ASU in Fall
2002
- Ph.D. (1995)
Political
Science,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M.A. (1991)
Political
Science,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A. (1986) Drew
University,
Madison, NJ.
Office
hours (Spring 2004): MW 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., W 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., and by
appointment
Spring 2004 Courses:
Political
Science 2120-101 International Politics and Foreign Policy, MW
3:30-4:45
Wh 150
Political
Science 4744-101 (Undergraduate) and PS 5744-101 (Graduate)
Government
and Politics of the Middle East, M 6:00-9:00 p.m., Wh 150
Areas of
Specialization:
- International
relations, comparative
politics, Middle East politics, alliances, democratization, gender
politics
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to
Political Science
- Comparative
Politics
- International
Relations and
Foreign Policy
- Theories of
International Relations
- Politics of
Developing
Countries
- Politics of the
Middle
East
and North Africa
- The Arab-Israeli
Conflict
- Gender, Society,
and
Development
- Women, Islam, and
Politics
Teaching Awards:
- Richard Palmieri
Memorial Outstanding
Professor of the Year Award (1998). Mary Washington College.
- John Patrick Hagan
Teaching
Award (1992). UNC-Chapel Hill.
Research Awards:
- Fulbright Scholar
(1992-1993).
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Guest Researcher at the Centre for
Strategic
Studies, University of Jordan, Amman.
- Peace Scholar
(1992-
93, 1993-94).
Jennings-Randolph Program for International Peace, United States
Institute
of Peace.
Publications:
BOOK:
Ryan, Curt (2002). Jordan
in Transition: From Hussein to Abdullah.
Lynne Rienner Press. Go to: http://www.rienner.com
or to http://www.rienner.com/viewbook.cfm?BOOKID=1296&search=ryan
This book examines four
major transitions in modern Jordanian politics: the IMF-initiated
program
of economic adjustment (since 1989); the process of democratization
(also
since 1989); the external realignment from alliance with Iraq to peace
with Israel (1994); and finally the transition within the monarchy
itself
from King Hussein to King Abdullah II (1999).
ARTICLES:
- Ryan, Curtis
(2003).
"Political
Liberalization and Monarchical Succession in Jordan," Israel Affairs
9 (3): 129-140.
- Ryan, Curtis
(2001). “Political
Strategies and Regime Survival: The Case of Egypt,” Journal of
Third
World Studies 18 (2): 25-46.
- Ryan, Curtis
(2000). “Between
Iraq and a Hard Place: Jordan’s Relations with Iraq,” Middle East
Report
Summer: 40-42.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1998). “Elections
and Parliamentary Democratization in Jordan,” Democratization 5
(4): 194-214.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1998). “Peace,
Bread, and Riots: Jordan and the International Monetary Fund,” Middle
East Policy 6 (2): 54-66.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1998). "Jordan
and the Rise and Fall of the Arab Cooperation Council,” The Middle
East
Journal 52 (3): 386-401.
- Ryan, Curtis and
David
L. Downie
(1993). "From Crisis to War: Origins and Aftermath Effects of the
1990-91 Persian Gulf Crisis," Southeastern Political Review
21 (3): 491-510.
BOOK CHAPTERS/ESSAYS:
- Ryan, Curtis.
Entries
for "Arab
Legion," "Islamic Action Front," "Queen Noor al-Hussein," "Queen Rania
al-Abdullah," "Tujan al-Faysal," and "Jordan River," (forthcoming 2004)
in Philip Mattar, ed., Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and
North
Africa, Macmillan Reference.
- Ryan, Curtis
(2003). “Jordan:
The Politics of Alliance and Foreign Policy.” Chapter in Jeanne A. K.
Hey,
ed., Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy
Behavior,
Lynne Rienner Press.
- Ryan, Curtis
(2002). "Syrian
Arab Republic" and "Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan" in David Long and
Bernard
Reich, eds., Government
and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa 4th edition.
Boulder, CO: Westview, pp. 225-245, 246-266.
- Ryan, Curtis
(2000). "Jordan's
Changing Relations," Middle East Insight 15 (6): 83-87.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1999). "The
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan." Chapter in George E. Delury and Deborah
A.
Kaple, eds., World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties.
New York: Facts on File Publicationspp. 599-604.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1999). "Socialist
People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya." (revised and updated from Ronald
Bruce
St.
John) and "Kuwait."
(revised
and updated from Jill Crystal and Ghassan Salame) Chapters in George E.
Delury and Deborah A. Kaple, eds., World Encyclopedia of Political
Systems
and Parties. New York: Facts on File Publications, pp.
632-636
and 670-677.
- Ryan, Curtis
(1997). "Jordan
in the Middle East Peace Process: From War to Peace with Israel," in
Ilan
Peleg, ed., The Middle East Peace Process: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives.
Albany: State University of New York Press.
Previous Experience:
- Associate
Professor of
Political
Science, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 2001-2002
(tenured
March 2001).
- Assistant
Professor of
Political
Science, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, 1995-2001.
- Visiting
Assistant
Professor
of Political Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk,
Virginia, 1994-95.
- Instructor,
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989-94.
- Teaching
Assistant,
University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988-89.
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