Dan Stoenescu (born November 4, 1980) is a Romanian political scientist, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the Political Science Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books and articles dealing with the Arab World and the Middle East.[1] He has a BA in International Studies from Austin College,[2] Texas (2003) and an MA in Globalization and Development from Warwick University, UK (2005). Dan Stoenescu received a graduate diploma in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo (2006)[3] and a PhD in political science at the University of Bucharest (2008) on Modern Arab Nationalism and Islamic Identity after 1987.[4] He previously lived in Egypt when he worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) offices in Cairo. Stoenescu also worked as a journalist for prestigious newspapers and magazines in Romania,[5] United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, Lebanon[6] and the Republic of Moldova. He was involved in Egypt with non-governmental organizations such as African Hope,[7] in the United States he volunteered for the Center for the Survivors of Torture as well as in Central America for El Salvador’s Siglo XXIII. Among many honors and distinctions he was awarded the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, Ford Foundation scholarship, First Phi Theta Kappa All-California Academic Team, Presbyterian Church USA Samuel Roberson award, and distinctions from California governor Gray Davis, assembly member Wilma Chan, and senator Don Perata.[8]
Stoenescu's main research interests include Arab nationalism, Islamic identity, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood. Dan Stoenescu speaks fluently Spanish, French, Italian, English, Romanian, and basic Arabic.
2009
Dan Stoenescu, Islamic and Arab Perspectives on Machiavelli’s Virtù, Studia Politica, vol IX, nr.1, 2009.
2008
Dan Stoenescu, The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the Road Towards the Ummah“, Studia Politica, vol VIII, nr.3, 2008.
2007
Dan Stoenescu, “Palestinian Nationalism: From Secularism to Islam“,[9] Studia Politica, vol VII, nr.2, 2007, pp. 313–330.
2005
Dan Stoenescu and Dana Pleşa, International Relations and Globalisation in the Middle East, Semne Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005. (ISBN 973-624-310-9)
Dan Stoenescu, “The Concept of Civil Society and the Viability of a Global Civil Society“,[10] Sfera Politicii, nr.116-117/2005, pp. 75–79.
1. Dan Stoenescu, “The impact of globalisation on contemporary sub-state terrorism with particular reference to the Muslim World” in International Relations and Globalisation in the Middle East, Dan Stoenescu and Dana Pleşa, Semne Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005, pp. 32–62, on the American Center for International Policy Studies website.
2. Dan Stoenescu, “Ethnic cleansing in the Middle East before the Second World War“ in International Relations and Globalisation in the Middle East, Dan Stoenescu and Dana Pleşa, Semne Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005, pp. 85–98, on the American Center for International Policy Studies website.
3. Dan Stoenescu, “Modern Arab Nationalism“ in International Relations and Globalisation in the Middle East, Dan Stoenescu and Dana Pleşa, Semne Publishing House,Bucharest, 2005, pp. 110–122, on the American Center for International Policy Studies website.
4. Dan Stoenescu, “Globalising prostitution in the Middle East“ in International Relations and Globalisation in the Middle East, Dan Stoenescu and Dana Pleşa, Semne Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005, pp. 266–283, on the American Center for International Policy Studies website.