Part-time professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

Contact Information:

Cell: 613-869-1500
E-mail: rouba.alfattal@uottawa.ca

Preferred Method of Contact:

E-mail

Research Information:

I am a Canadian citizen of Syrian origin. Having lived half of my life in the Middle East and the other half in Canada I gained deep knowledge of both societies. I have been an advocate of cross-cultural diplomacy. Academically, I specialized in comparative foreign policy analysis, comparing Canadian and European Union Foreign policy in the Arab world - particularly democracy promotion and electoral assistance. I have been working as a policy analyst and consultant for more than ten years, then in 2014 I joined the University of Ottawa as a part time professor teaching courses on the Middle East and Arab Politics. However, my passion has always been at the community level which is why I joined the Rotary Club of Ottawa, where I have been championing my #Canadians4Refugees campaign. I published many articles and editorials on Canada's foreign policy in the Middle East and have been a frequent guest on this topic and on the Syrian refugee issue.

Areas of Expertise:

• Democracy and democratization
• European politics
• Immigration
• Middle East

Language Preference:

French and English, Arabic, Dutch and basic Hebrew