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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Dalal Saeb Mohammad Erekat (born 17 May 1982 in Jerusalem ) is a Palestinian scholar of diplomacy and state-building and an associate professor at the Arab American University in Palestine. She also served as Vice President for International Relations at the Arab American University (Palestine) and has been a weekly columnist for Al-Quds newspaper since 2016. She is a founding member of the Middle East Women Mediators Network and the founding chair of the International Federation of Women’s Business and Professional Women’s Network Palestine. She is a board member of PADICO Holding 2023 and served as a senior advisor for strategic communications in the Prime Minister’s Office. Dalal Erekat is the first Palestinian from outside the business world to be named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2021.
Her upbringing and academic achievement
Born on May 17, 1982 in Jerusalem , Erekat received her school education in Jericho schools , and obtained her high school diploma in 2000. She then obtained a BA in Political Science from the University of Jordan in 2003. In 2006, she obtained a diploma in French from the University of Paris , and in 2004 she obtained a master's degree in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster . In 2011, she obtained a PhD from the University of Paris in Political Science/Public Administration, with highest honors.
Her published works
Books
Arab Israeli Conflict, Is there a Possibility for a Two States Solution?
Building a Palestinian State
Articles
Legacy of the British Mandate: Eliminating The Palestinian Right to Self-Determination
Settler Colonialism as a Reinforcement of Patriarchy: A Focus on Palestine
Paradiplomacy for Non-recognized States: Case of Palestine. International Relations and Diplomacy
Building a border-city university in occupied Palestine: Developing a cross-border “resistance economy” in practice
Nakba Continued
75 Years of Ongoing Nakba
Coercive Diplomacy: Camp David 2000, From Clinton to Trump
Rubber Bullet Eye Injury During COVID-19 Pandemic and the Situation in Palestine
Israeli Politics During COVID-19 and the Impact on Palestine, shedding on Annexation
The “Deal of the Century” from a Palestinian Perspective
MEPP Mediation in the 21st Century
Palestinian Nation Branding via Public Diplomacy
Book chapters
Diplomacy for Democracy in Palestine Post-Oslo: Success or Failure?
The Double Lockdown: Palestine under Occupation and COVID-19
Steal of the Century
Conference papers
Diplomacy in the Perspective of Peace Building: From Coercion to Dictation
Technical reports
Gaza: The Caged Context
The One Thing Biden Needs to Know About the Palestinians
Why Is Israel Dictating America’s Mideast Policy?
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