Nadim Rouhana

In addition to research and writing on conflict studies and international negotiation, Dr. Rouhana’s research includes work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli and Palestinian societies, the dynamics of protracted social conflict, collective identity and democratic citizenship in multi-ethnic states, settler colonialism, and questions of reconciliation and transitional justice. His most recent books include "Israel and its Palestinian Citizens: Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State," (Cambridge University Press, 2017); and "The Palestinians in Israel: Readings in history, politics, and society," (Mada al-Carmel, 2015). Dr. Rouhana is currently working on a book proposing a new paradigm for conflict resolution. Prior to joining The Fletcher School, Dr. Rouhana was the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He was a co-founder of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, where he co-chaired the Center’s seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution from 1992-2001. Dr. Rouhana is an Affiliate Faculty at the Harvard Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He is also Founding Director at the Mada al-Carmel—Arab Center for Applied Social Research in Haifa.

Research/Areas of Interest:

• New paradigms of conflict analysis and resolution
• The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Citizenship and democracy in multiethnic states
• Settler colonialism and political transformation
• Religion, nationalism, and conflict dynamics

Education

• BA, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, 1972
• MA, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 1979
• PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit, United States, 1985

Tufts University Appointments

• Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1 Jan 2009 - present
• Visiting Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1 Sep 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
• Visiting Associate Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 16 Jan 2004 - 15 May 2004

Academic Positions

• Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
  George Mason University, Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution, USA 2004 - 2008
• Director
  Point of View, Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution, George Mason University, USA 2004 - 2008
• Senior Visiting Research Fellow
  Belfer Center for Science Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government and International Affairs, USA 2004 - present
• Associate Professor
  Tel Aviv University, Israel 2001 - 2004
• Visiting Associate Professor
  Tel Aviv University, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Israel 1999 - present
• Associate Professor
  University of Massachusetts-Boston, Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution, United States 1997 - 2000
• Seminar Co-Chair
  Harvard University, Seminar on International Conflict, Center for International Affairs, United States 1992 - 2001
• Chair of Academic Programs
  Harvard University, Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Center for International Affairs, United States 1992 - 2000
• Associate
  Harvard University, Center for International Affairs, United States 1992 - 2000