Dana El Kurd holds a Ph.D. in government with concentrations in comparative politics and international relations, and has focused her work on authoritarian regimes in the Arab world, state-society relations in these countries, and the impact of international intervention.
She has published in peer-reviewed journals such as PS Political Science & Politics, Journal of Global Security Studies, Middle East Law and Governance, Siyasat Arabiya (an Arabic peer-reviewed journal), Contemporary Arab Affairs, Parameters, and more. Her book titled Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine was published in 2020 with Oxford University Press.
Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine. Oxford University Press. 2020
peer reviewed
Dana El Kurd. (2022). "Mixed Methods Research" in Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations edited by R Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (Edward Elgar Publishing).
Dana El Kurd. (2022) "Gateway to dissent: the role of pro-Palestine activism in opposition to authoritarianism," Democratization, DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567.
Omar Ashour and Dana El Kurd. (2021). "The 'Arab Spring' and the Challenges of Security Sector Reform," in Decentering Democratic Transition: The Transition Paradigm after the Arab Earthquake, ed. Abdelwahab El-Affendi and Khalil Al Anani. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
non-peer reviewed
Dana El Kurd. (2022, April). "Key Messages from the Oppressed." Arab Center Washington. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/key-messages-from-the-oppressed/
Dana El Kurd. (2022, February). “Pro-Palestine solidarity in the UAE: A view from Emirati activists.” Middle East Institute. https://www.mei.edu/publications/pro-palestine-solidarity-uae-view-emirati-activists
Dana El Kurd. (2022, January). "For the sake of Palestine, we need to talk about the infighting eating away at pro-Palestine activism.” The New Arab. https://english.alaraby.co.uk/opinion/we-need-talk-about-infighting-pro-palestine-activism
Dana El Kurd. (2022, Spring). “The Unity Intifada; Assessments & Predictions.” Arab Studies Journal.
Dana El Kurd. (2021, October). “The Strengthening of Palestinian Civil Society Part I & II,” Newlines Institute. https://newlinesinstitute.org/palestine/the-strengthening-of-palestinian-civil-society-activism/ & https://newlinesinstitute.org/civil-society/the-strengthening-of-palestinian-civil-society-activism-part-ii/
Dana El Kurd. (2022). “Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited: Capital and State Building in the West Bank. Kareem Rabie.” International Journal of Middle East Studies 54, no. 1: 208–9. doi:10.1017/S0020743821001306.
Dana El Kurd. (2021, July). “Do Palestinians really want a South African solution? Review of Neither Settler nor Native by Mahmood Mamdani.” +972 Mag. https://www.972mag.com/mamdani-settler-native-book-review/
Dana El Kurd. (2021, June). “Book Review of Promoting Democracy by Manal Jamal.” Perspectives on Politics, 19, no. 2: 661–62. doi:10.1017/S1537592721000244.
