Occupation
Associate Professor
Contact
Secondary Phone: 401-841-2034
686 Cushing Rd
US Naval War College
National Security & Decision Making
Newport
RI
02841
ABOUT
Dr. Alvi teaches the Theater Security and National Security Decision-Making courses: Security Strategies and Policy Analysis. She has served as the Director of International Studies at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA. Dr. Alvi also taught Political Science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (2001-2005), and she has been a Fulbright Fellow in Damascus, Syria (1993-1994).
Dr. Alvi's specializations include International Relations, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Islamic Studies, and Middle East and South Asian Studies. She is proficient in Arabic and Urdu.
She is the co-editor of Case Studies in Policy Making, 12th Edition, edited by Hayat Alvi and Nikolas Gvosdev (Newport: National Security Decision Making, US Naval War College, August 2010): http://www.usnwc.edu/Departments---Colleges/National-Security-Decision-Making/Documents/CaseStudiesInPolicyMaking12thEd.pdf.
Her publications include numerous journal articles and these books: Regional Integration in the Middle East: An Analysis of Inter-Arab Cooperation (Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2007); An Introduction to International Studies: Exploring Frontiers (Deer Park, NY: Linus Publications, 2006); and The Arabian Nights Reader (Deer Park, NY: Linus Publications, 2006). She is currently working on her next book, Nonviolent Activism in Islam: The Message of Abul Kalam Azad (Edwin Mellen Press).
Her personal website is http://hayatalvicom.ipage.com
Her BLOG is: http://hayatalvi.org/ .
She is also on Twitter (@hayatalvi) and Facebook.
Dr. Alvi is a board member for Middle East Institute at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She is also listed as a scholar in Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Arab Studies
Comparative
Conflict Resolution
Development
Gender/Women's Studies
Human Rights
Islamic Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Political Economy
Public Policy
South Asian Studies
Transnationalism
Democratization
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
India
Islamic World
Specialties
Intl Rltns Of ME
Islamic Stds
Pol Econ Of ME
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (elementary)
Persian (elementary)
Urdu (fluent)
Education
PhD
| 2001
| Pol Sci
| Howard U
MA
| 1993
| Near Eastern Studies
| U of Michigan
BA
| 1990
| International Studies & Journalism
| U of South Florida
Abstracts
US-Egyptian Security Cooperation: Counter-Terrorism Operations with the “Frenemy”
The Jasmine Economy: Tunisia’s Post-Revolution Economic Status
Musical Criminology: A Comparative Analysis of Jihadist Nasheeds and Narco Corridos
