Dr. Sirhan D. Alotaibi
Associate Professor
Political Science Dept.
College of Law and Political Science
Vice Dean for Development & Quality
Acting Dean since February 25th 2009
King Saud University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
sirhan@ksu.edu.sa
drsotaibi@gmail.com
Office: 966 1 4674333 - 4674450
Fax: 966-1-4670539
Mobile: 966 505258760
Marital Status: Married, two daughters and four boys.
Education:
Ph.D., Political Science (1991) University of Exeter, U.K
M.S., Political Science (1981) Utah State University, UT, USA
B.A., Political Science (1977) King Saud University (with honour degree)
Academic Appointments
Vice Dean for Development & Quality, Faculty of Law & Political Science
Associate Professor. 2007-Present. Political Science Dept. King Saud University, KSA.
Assistant Professor. 1991-2007. Political Science Dept. King Saud University, KSA.
Instructor. 1977-1991. Political Science Dept. King Saud University, KSA.
Areas of Interest
Comparative Politics
Political Violence
Middle Eastern Politics
East Asia Studies
Profile
Dr. Sirhan ALOtaibi received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Exeter (UK) in 1991. He is now an associate professor of political science at King Saud University, where he teaches comparative politics and Middle Eastern and East Asian courses. His research focuses on political issues relating to political violence, Saudi Foreign Policy (especially toward China, Japan and Korea), and Arabian Peninsula States, with a specific emphasis on the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). Recent research projects have focused on Saudi-Chinese-Japanese relations. For Dr. Alotaibi, the defining questions of our time are how will presence of Western military affect the GCC states' decision making, (especially regarding the foreign policy), and how will this lead to the Gulf region stability.
Publications
Book:
Ahmad Audah, Talal Dhahy, Sirhan Alotaibi. Introduction to Quantitative political Analysis (Arabic) Riyadh, (1425/2004)
Articles:
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. "Political Violence Phenomnon In Algeria:1976-1988" Journal of the Social Sciences, (Kuwait University) Vol. 28, No. 4, Winter 2000.
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. "Yemen Unity: Its bases, directions and future 1990-2004". Journal of Social Affairs, (Sharjah, UAE). Vol. 21, No. 82, (Summer 2004):9-57
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. "Globalization, Legitimacy, and Welfare states: the Case of GCC States." AL-Nahda, (Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University), Vol.6, No.2, (April 2005): 65-102
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. "The Saudi-Chinese relations: Its Facts and Future". Journal of Faculty of Commerce & Economics (Sanaa University, Yemen), Vol. 25, (March 2006): 145-192
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. Talal M. Dhahy. "The World Attitude toward the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Statistical study", Journal of the Faculty of Commerce for Scientific Research. (Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University), Vol. 45, No. 2 (September 2000): 155-189
Sirhan D. Alotaibi. Saudi-Korean Relations (unpublished)
The Purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review of the history of Korean and Middle East relations, particularly the development of the Saudi-Korean bilateral relation since 1970s for the aim of understanding aspects and factors relying behind the encouragement of the continuity of the Korean significant contribution in the development of the Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure, and the technological construction companies.