A native of Morocco, Lahcen Haddad holds a Ph.D. in comparative cultural studies from the University of Indiana. He has been co-academic director of the SIT Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights program since 2000 as well as professor of development and cultural studies at Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco since 1984. For the last twenty years, he has taught at different universities in the US, Europe, Morocco, and the Middle East, and for the last 12 years, he has served as strategic management and policy expert on projects for international development organizations and consultancies in several countries in Europe, the Middle East / North Africa, Africa (South of the Sahara), and Asia. Lahcen Haddad has published five books, half a dozen training manuals, approximately twenty academic articles, and several hundred journal pieces in Arabic, English, and French in the fields of social science, development studies, cultural studies, communication, and management. Lahcen Haddad is a regular guest on Moroccan, Arab, and international television channels, asked to comment on political and economic events in the region and around the world. Very active in civil society organizations, he is president of Boujad for Sustainable Development, one of the founders of Tanmia.org, and a member of the Committee for the Promotion of Girls’ Schooling in Rural Areas. He is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Mouvement Populaire, a center-right Moroccan liberal party. He serves as a King of Morocco appointee member of the National Observatory for Human Development.
Peer-Reviewed Academic Articles
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Security challenges, solutions for Turkey and the Arab world, Daily News and Economic Review (2010)
Major security concerns for the greater Middle East have to do with Iran’s nuclear program,...
Presentations
The Anatomy of Conflict, Fostering Multicultural Competence: an SIT Symposium (2010)
The need for peace in today’s world has become an existential issue for humanity. Without...
Beyond the Idea of “Fortress Europe” or the Challenges of Good Neighbourhood and Integration Policies, Inclusion and Exclusion in and on the Borders of Europe (2008)
While on the one hand the notion of a fortress Europe (especially in relation to...