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Dr. Steven Wright
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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+974 44540517Office location
C.00.013, Ground Floor, Minaretein Building
Dr. Steven Wright
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Educational Qualifications
PhD in International Relations
MA in International Studies
Entity
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Divison
Middle Eastern Studies Department (MESD)
Biography
Steven Wright is an associate dean for academic affairs and an associate professor of international relations in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU). He is also a research associate at HBKU’s Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR). His research expertise includes global politics, political economy, and global geopolitics.
Dr. Wright has been a keynote speaker at events hosted by organizations such as the World Bank and NATO. He has worked as a consultant and in advisory roles with various governments and multinational corporations. His perspectives on global affairs have been featured in leading international media outlets, including Bloomberg, CGTN, The Economist, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
PhD in International Relations
University of Durham (United Kingdom)
2001-2006
MA in International Studies
University of Durham (United Kingdom)
2000-2001
BA (Hons.) in Sociology with Political Science
University of London, Royal Holloway College (United Kingdom)
1997-2000
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar).
2017-Present
Associate Professor of International Relations
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar).
2017-Present
Associate Professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2013-2017
Associate Dean for Planning and Quality Assurance
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2012-2016
Head of Department
Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2011-2012
Acting Head of Department
Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2010-2011
Honorary Research Fellow
Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University (United Kingdom).
2010-13
Research Fellow
(LSE) London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom).
2010
Assistant Professor of International Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (Qatar).
2007-2013
Sir William Luce Research Fellow
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2006
Teaching Assistant
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2005-2006
Teaching Assistant
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle (United Kingdom).
2005-2006
College Tutor and Warden
Hatfield College, University of Durham (United Kingdom).
2003-2005
Wright, S. (2023). GCC energy imports by Asian powers: Navigating the global energy market and geopolitical challenges. In A. Abdel Ghafar & A. Baabood (Eds.), Asia and the GCC: A new strategic partner. Middle East Council on Global Affairs and Waseda University.
Wright, S. (2023). Qatar's energy sector in the post-COVID era. In N. Kozhanov, K. Young, & J. Qanas (Eds.), GCC hydrocarbon economies and COVID. Palgrave Macmillan.
Wright, S. (2023). The impact of the global energy transformation on the Middle East's relations with the EU and the United States. JIME Center, Institute of Energy Economics Japan.
Wright, S., & Nakamura, S. (Eds.). (2023). Japan and the Middle East: Foreign policies and interdependence. Palgrave Macmillan.
Wright, S. (2022). Qatar's energy policy and the transition toward a renewable and carbon-neutral future. In L. Cochrane & R. AlHababi (Eds.), Sustainable Qatar. Springer.
- (2016 – Current) Founding Book Series Co-Editor, Palgrave Macmillan: The Contemporary Gulf.
- (2011) Elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS).
- (2010 – 2012) Assistant Editor, Journal of Arabian Studies (Routledge)
- (2010) Qatar University Teaching Excellence Award.
- (2005) Honorary Life Membership of Hatfield College M.C.R., University of Durham, Hatfield College.
- (2003) Barry Northrop Scholars Prize (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies), University of Durham, Hatfield College.
- (2003 – 2005) Managing Editor, Durham Middle East Papers (University of Durham)
- (2002) Barry Northrop Scholars Prize (Scholarship in Arabic and Islamic Studies), University of Durham, Hatfield College.