Sam Cherribi

Adjunct director Center for the Study of Public Scolarship/CSPS; Assistant to the Provost, Office of the Provost, Emory University / Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Emory University. Aug. 2003-present

Cherribi at Emory University

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Political Science Association


• American Sociological Association


• International Communication Association


• Middle East Studies Association


• Maison Descartes, French Cultural Association


• Parliamentarians for Global Action, a United Nations NGO


• Amsterdamse Kring (involves key business executives, politicians, and public intellectuals)

Previous Experience

Member of Dutch Parliament 1994-2002

Portfolio included Foreign Affairs, Africa and Europe, Technology, Interior Affairs, Education, Welfare and Health. Policy expertise includes all aspects of information and computer technology; development, environmental and conservation issues in Africa and European policy towards Africa; domestic and European issues of education, culture and science, welfare and health, small business and entrepreneurs, ethnic groups and youth.

As a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Liberal Party (VVD), I also served as a delegate and Member of the Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE)

The CoE meets several times a year in Strasbourg. It is a large non-governmental organization involving dozens of countries from around the world and plays a major role in political bargaining with nations particularly on human rights issues. The Assembly scrutinizes the decisions of the Council of Ministers. I served on its Committee on Culture, Science and Education, and Committee on Agriculture & Environment, as well as the North-South Institute, which aims to bring aid from Europe to Africa and Asia. I have also served as rapporteur for a number of CoE policy documents.

Member of the Assembly of the West European Union (WEU)

The WEU meets regularly in Paris and conducts parliamentary scrutiny for decisions made by European countries and associate member countries such as Turkey and Ukraine in the area of defence and security. I served on the Political Committee, which makes strategic decisions, as well as the Committee on Aerospace, Administration & Budget.

Official Observer, United Nations, New York

I worked with the Dutch UN delegation in New York. Observed UN committee meetings, sessions, and met with various delegations, over two months. December 1998. November 2001.

Key Public Service Activities and Initiatives as a MP:

Founded Den Haag-Online with Global Vision. 2000-present

International magazine edited by CNN’s Richard Wilson, aimed at business executives and government officials. Topics of my articles/interviews have included: Kofi Anan (UN), Gerrit Zalm (Minister of Finance), Jo Ritzen (World Bank).

Contributor and Reviewer for French academic magazine Liber, edited by Pierre Bourdieu (1991-1994)

Wrote brief French reviews of Dutch and English academic publications, such as J. Goudsblom’s book Fire and Civilization (Penguin), and co-authored a longer French article with the Dutch Politician & Political Scientist B.Y. Cadat on ‘Citizenship and Migrants in The Netherlands.’

Public Policy Documents (Rapporteur)

• O’Hara, John & Cherribi, Oussama. 2002. Developing a European Space Observation Capability to meet Europe’s Security Requirements. Western European Union.
• Valleix, Jean & Cherribi, Oussama. 2001. AntiMissile Defence: The Implications for European Industry. Western European Union.
• Cherribi, Oussama. 2001. Overcoming obstacles to E-business. Council of Europe.
• Cherribi, Oussama. 1997. Internet and Information Society. Council of Europe.

Academic Publications

“The Growing Islamization of Europe.” In John L. Esposito & Francois Burgat [eds] Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East. Newark & London: Rutgers University Press & Hurst. 2003. pp.193-214.

“The Global Aspects of the Internet” In Donald H. Johnston [ed] Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications New York: Academic Press. 2003, in press.

“The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Perspective on the Media.” Diana Papademas [ed] Studies in Communications Volume 6, Human Rights and Media, New York: Elsevier Science Publishers. 2003, in press.

ACADEMIC INTERNATIONAL EVENTS/CONFERENCES (Since 2000)

• “Ethnicity and Political Engagement in Europe: Populism, Imagined Communities, and Political
• Mobilization” Paper prepared for presentation at the Political Communication Division pre-conference of the American Political Science Association, co-sponsored by the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, August 2003.
• “Observing European Islam: Imams and the Internet “ Paper prepared for presentation at the American Political Science Association meetings, Philadelphia, PA. August 2003.
• “Outing the Dutch: (In)tolerance, Populism and the Media” Paper prepared for presentation at a panel on ‘Mass Media and Populism in International Comparison’ at the International Communication Association meetings, San Diego. May 2003.
• Key speaker in a Thematic Conversation Roundtable on “September 11 and the Muslim Public Sphere” Middle East Studies Association. Washington, D.C. November. 2002.
• “Framing Islam: What European Elites Think Before and After 9/11” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association meetings, Boston, MA. August. 2002
• Discussant for the panel entitled “The Extreme Right in Western Europe” American Political Science Association meetings, Boston, MA. August. 2002
• Keynote speaker at the Workshop on Muslim Identities and the Public Sphere. Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. August. Invited by Prof. Dale Eickelman. 2002
• Moderator of a discussion on “Islam after 9/11” with Mohammed Arkoun and others. Felix Meritus (Amsterdam’s International Cultural Center), Amsterdam. April. 2002
• “Muslims in Europe: The Dutch Case” Keynote speaker at a conference on “Islam in Europe & North America” at the University of Laval & Goethe Institute Montreal, March. 2002
• “New Chinatown: Social Capital and the Effects of Space” Paper presented at American Sociological Association meetings, Anaheim, CA. August. 2001
• “The Imam, the Mosque and the City” Spoke on this topic in an informal roundtable discussion, and also served as chair/facilitator of the roundtable, American Sociological Association meetings, Anaheim, CA. August. 2001
• “Stigmatization and Mobilization: Recent Developments in The Netherlands” Invited lecture for Humboldt Foundation sponsored workshop on Muslim Identities and the Public Sphere, Berlin. July. Invited by Prof. Dale Eickelman. 2001
• “Imams and Issues: The Politics of Islam in European Public Space.” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association meetings, San Francisco, CA. September. 2001
• “Immigration and Citizenship: The Politics of Right Wing Extremism in Europe” Panel chair, American Political Science Association meetings, San Francisco, CA. September. 2001
• “The Configuration of the Religious Field: Islamic Leadership in Amsterdam” Paper presented at the American Sociological Association meetings, Washington, D.C. August. 2000
• Moderator of a discussion on Islam with Olivier Roy. Felix Meritus House (Amesterdam’s International Cultural Center). Amsterdam. October. 2000