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FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES -- Hamid Mowlana

Hamid Mowlana
M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
B.A., The University of Teheran and
Northwestern University
E-mail: mowlana@american.edu
Phone: (202) 885-1621
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Hamid Mowlana is Professor of International Relations and International Communication at the School of International Service, American University. He served as the Founding Director of the International Communication Program from 1968-2005.

Professor Mowlana has been a visiting professor at universities in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa and has worked for UNESCO in Paris. He has written extensively on international communication, cultural and psychological aspects of international relations, and worldwide socio-economic development. Among his many books are Defeat or Victory?: Essays on the American Invasion of Iraq (2003); Civil Society: A Critique (2002); The Pattern (Model) of Islamic Press and Media (2002); The Rise and Fall of Modernity (2000); Global Information and World Communication: New Frontiers in International Relations (1968, 1997); Global Communication in Transition: The End of Diversity? (Sage, 1996); The Passing of Modernity: Communication and the Transformation of Society (Longman, 1990); The Global Media Debate: Its Rise, Fall, and Renewal (Ablex Publications, 1993); Communication Technology and Development: International Flow of News (UNESCO, 1988); Triumph of the Image: The Media’s War in the Persian Gulf (Westview, 1992); and Invisible Crises: What Conglomerate Control of Media Means for America and the World (Westview, 1996). A number of these books have been published in other languages.

Professor Mowlana serves on the editorial board of numerous scholarly journals. He was president of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR/AIERI/AIICS) from 1994-1998 and is now honorary president of this association. He has won numerous national and international awards for outstanding scholarship, research, and other professional contributions. He is the recipient of the International Studies Association’s (ISA) “Distinguished Senior Scholar Award.” Professor Mowlana received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

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