George Joffé

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Ellis George H. Joffé (* 1940 in Birmingham ) is a British geographer with a focus on North Africa and the Middle East. He currently teaches at King's College London and the Center of International Studies at Cambridge University .

From 1997 to 2000 Joffé was deputy director and director of studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) under Timothy Garden . Previously, from 1990 to 1997, he and Professor KS McLachlan headed the Geopolitics and International Boundaries Research Center at SOAS .

Joffé is a Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute and a member of the Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais (IEEI) in Lisbon.

Publications (selection)

  • Joffé, EGH: North Africa: nation, state and region . Routledge, London 1993.
  • Aliboni R., Joffé G. and Niblock T .: Security challenges in the Mediterranean region . Cass, London 1996.
  • with Schmidt C. and Davar E .: The psychology of political extremism . In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 18, 1 (April 2005) .
  • Joffé, EGH: Politics in the Muslim world: Morocco, Iran and Indonesia . In: Graham LS (Ed.): The politics of governing: a comparative introduction . Congressional Quarterly Publications, Los Angeles 2007.
  • Joffé, EGH: Democracy and the Muslim world . In: Nuno Texeira S. (Ed.): The international politics of democratization: comparative perspectives . Routledge, London 2008.
  • Lifting the sanctions against Iraq? Effects on the Arab World and the West . In: Internationale Politik, 52, 3 . 1997.
  • Uncertain future for Saudi Arabia . In: Internationale Politik, 57, 3 . 2002.
  • Strangled democratization in Iran: the situation after September 11th . In: Internationale Politik, 57, 3 . 2002.
  • Joffé, EGH: Informal networks in North Africa . In: Jones DM, Lane A. and Schulte P. (Eds.): Terrorism, security and the power of informal networks . Edward Elgar, 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Joffé, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joffé, Ellis George H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British geographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham