Saul Newman Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Chair, Department of the Washington Semester Program Government
- Additional Positions at AU
- Department of Government Chair, 2002-2005
- SPA Rank and Tenure Committee, 2008-2009
- Member, University General Education Committee
- Degrees
- PhD, Politics Princeton University -1989
MA, Politics Princeton University -1984
BA, Political Science Columbia University -1982 - Languages Spoken
- Hebrew - Read, speak and write
French - Read, some speaking ability
Italian and German - Read, some limited speaking ability
Spanish - Read - Favorite Spot on Campus
- My Office
- Book Currently Reading
- David D. Laitin, Nations, States and Violence
- Bio
- Saul Newman is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, DC. He received his PhD in 1989 from the Department of Politics, Princeton University. Since then he has taught at American University and at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. His publications include Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies as well as journal articles on nationalism, ethnic politics and terrorism. Presently, he is conducting research on evolving nationalisms in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel and their impact on resolving disputes in each location.
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
His publications include Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies as well as journal articles on nationalism, ethnic politics and terrorism. Presently, he is conducting research on the decline of settler nationalism in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel and its impact on resolving disputes between settler and native nationalist movements.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
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1995: Selected participant in Center for International Educational Exchange, International Faculty Development Seminar,
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1991-1994: Dean's Research Award,
- 1986-1987: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Grant
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Selected Publications
Journal articles
- "Does Modernization Breed Ethnic Political Conflict?" World Politics 43:3 (April 1991): 451-478.
- "The Rise and Decline of the Scottish National Party: Ethnic Politics in a Post-Industrial Environment," Ethnic and Racial Studies 15:1 (January 1992): 1-35.
- "Ethnoregional Parties: A Comparative Perspective," Regional Politics and Policy 4:2 (Summer 1994): 28-66.
- "Losing the Electoral Battles and Winning the Policy Wars: Ethnoregional Conflict in
- "Terror and Tolerance: The Use of Ballots, Bombs and Bullets by Ethnoregional Movements in Advanced Industrial Democracies," Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 2:3 (Fall 1996): 381-414 (with Scott Piroth).
- "Ideological Trends Among Ethnoregional Parties in Post-Industrial Democracies," Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 3:1 (Spring 1997): 28-60.
- "Nationalism in Post-Industrial Societies: Why States Still Matter," Comparative Politics, 33:1 (October 2000): 21-41.
- "Constructing Political Culture Theory: The Political Science of Ronald Inglehart," Politics and Policy, 30:4 (December 2002), 1-27.
- “Between Optimism and Pessimism: Israeli Attitudes Toward Conflict Resolution in the Post-Oslo Era,” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 18:4 (Winter 2012): 476-504.
- “Faith and Fear: Explaining Jewish and Unionist Attitudes Towards Compromise in Israel and Northern Ireland.” Peace and Change 38:1 (Winter 2013-2014): forthcoming.
Books
- Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996).
Book Chapters
- "Nationalism in Quebec," in Joseph R. Rudolph, ed. Twentieth Century Ethnic Conflicts (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2003), 27-36.
- "Scotland," in Karl Cordell and Stefan Wolff, ed. Palgrave Encyclopedia of Ethnoregional Groups in Europe (London: Palgrave, 2003).
Grants and Sponsored Research
- 2005: School of Public Affairs, Outstanding Service to the University Community - Faculty/Administrator
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- 1995: Selected participant in Center for International Educational Exchange, International Faculty Development Seminar, Northern Ireland
- 1991-1994: Dean's Research Award,
- 1986-1987: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Grant
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- 1985: Princeton University Language Study Grant
AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Nationalism; ethnic and religious conflict in Israel, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Canada, South Africa; politics of Europe, Canada, and Israel; fluent in Hebrew
Additional Information
Saul Newman's publications include Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies as well as articles on nationalism, ethnic politics, and terrorism in journals such as World Politics, Comparative Politics, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Regional Politics and Policy, Politics and Policy,and Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. Presently, he is conducting research on the decline of settler nationalism in South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Israel and its impact on resolving disputes between settler and native nationalist movements.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.