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American Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy
Intersections with American Interests
Series: - Global Perspectives on Higher Education, Volume: 54
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The drive to promote American-style higher education is among the most longstanding and enduring features of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Since its earliest engagements in the region, the U.S. government has looked to American universities to promote Washingtonâs interests and values. This book analyzes how American universities in the Middle East relate to U.S. foreign policy and how this relationship has evolved amid shifting U.S. priorities through two world wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terrorism. American Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy focuses on four sets of case studies: (1) The American University of Beirut; (2) The American University in Cairo; (3) American universities in Afghanistan and Iraq; and (4) Education City in Qatar.
At a time when policymakers are litigating core tenets of U.S. Middle East policy and new actors are entering the regionâs higher education space, this book provides a resource to understand the geopolitical role of American universities in the Middle East.
At a time when policymakers are litigating core tenets of U.S. Middle East policy and new actors are entering the regionâs higher education space, this book provides a resource to understand the geopolitical role of American universities in the Middle East.
Pratik Chougule, J.D. (2014), Yale Law School, was a researcher at Boston Collegeâs Center for International Higher Education while writing this book.
Preface
Series Editorsâ Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 American Universities and the Evolution of U.S. Middle East Policy
â1 American Universities in the Middle East before World War I
â2 American Inroads during the European Colonial Era
â3 World War II and the Rise of Cultural Relations
â4 Modernization Theory and Foreign Assistance
â5 Westernization and Islamist Backlash in Middle East Higher Education
â6 Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction
â7 Fallout of the Arab Uprisings
â8 International Branch Campuses
â9 Conclusion
2 U.S. Middle East Strategy and the American University of Beirut
â1 The Syrian Protestant College before World War I
â2 The Eastern Question and Arab Self-Determination
â3 AUBâs Ascendance under the French Mandate
â4 U.S. Government Support for AUB
â5 The U.S.-Israel Alliance
â6 War against Terrorism
â7 Lebanization
â8 U.S. Interests
â9 Conclusion
3 The American University in Cairo and the U.S.-Egypt Partnership
â1 Political Neutrality before World War II
â2 World War II and AUCâs Evolving Relationship with Washington
â3 Navigating Egyptian Nationalism
â4 Impact of the Six Day War
â5 Anwar Sadat and a New Era of U.S.-Egypt Relations
â6 Stability under Hosni Mubarak
â7 Compromises on Academic Freedom
â8 The 2011 Egyptian Revolution
â9 The Role of U.S. Officials
â10 U.S. Interests
â11 Conclusion
4 Nation-Building and American Universities in Afghanistan and Iraq
â1 Return of the Exiles
â2 Early Reluctance
â3 Accelerating Success
â4 Constitutional Mandates
â5 National Institutions versus an American University
â6 Womenâs Rights
â7 Security
â8 American Withdrawal
â9 Conclusion
5 Branch Campuses in Qatar
â1 Qatari Investment in International Branch Campuses
â2 The Appeal of American Universities
â3 Qatarâs National Development Strategy
â4 Qatari Elites
â5 American University Administrators
â6 Role of the U.S. Government
â7 Education City and U.S. Foreign Policy Interests
â8 Conclusion
6 Assessments, Conclusions, and Future Prospects
â1 The Relation between American-Style Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy
â2 Assessments on the Impact of American Universities on U.S. Foreign Policy
â3 A More Global Higher Education Landscape
Index
Series Editorsâ Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 American Universities and the Evolution of U.S. Middle East Policy
â1 American Universities in the Middle East before World War I
â2 American Inroads during the European Colonial Era
â3 World War II and the Rise of Cultural Relations
â4 Modernization Theory and Foreign Assistance
â5 Westernization and Islamist Backlash in Middle East Higher Education
â6 Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction
â7 Fallout of the Arab Uprisings
â8 International Branch Campuses
â9 Conclusion
2 U.S. Middle East Strategy and the American University of Beirut
â1 The Syrian Protestant College before World War I
â2 The Eastern Question and Arab Self-Determination
â3 AUBâs Ascendance under the French Mandate
â4 U.S. Government Support for AUB
â5 The U.S.-Israel Alliance
â6 War against Terrorism
â7 Lebanization
â8 U.S. Interests
â9 Conclusion
3 The American University in Cairo and the U.S.-Egypt Partnership
â1 Political Neutrality before World War II
â2 World War II and AUCâs Evolving Relationship with Washington
â3 Navigating Egyptian Nationalism
â4 Impact of the Six Day War
â5 Anwar Sadat and a New Era of U.S.-Egypt Relations
â6 Stability under Hosni Mubarak
â7 Compromises on Academic Freedom
â8 The 2011 Egyptian Revolution
â9 The Role of U.S. Officials
â10 U.S. Interests
â11 Conclusion
4 Nation-Building and American Universities in Afghanistan and Iraq
â1 Return of the Exiles
â2 Early Reluctance
â3 Accelerating Success
â4 Constitutional Mandates
â5 National Institutions versus an American University
â6 Womenâs Rights
â7 Security
â8 American Withdrawal
â9 Conclusion
5 Branch Campuses in Qatar
â1 Qatari Investment in International Branch Campuses
â2 The Appeal of American Universities
â3 Qatarâs National Development Strategy
â4 Qatari Elites
â5 American University Administrators
â6 Role of the U.S. Government
â7 Education City and U.S. Foreign Policy Interests
â8 Conclusion
6 Assessments, Conclusions, and Future Prospects
â1 The Relation between American-Style Universities in the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy
â2 Assessments on the Impact of American Universities on U.S. Foreign Policy
â3 A More Global Higher Education Landscape
Index
Academics and policymakers interested in the geopolitical role of American universities in the Middle East.