{"id":14538,"date":"2021-11-11T05:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/staff\/omar-el-masri\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:28:43","slug":"omar-el-masri","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/profile\/omar-el-masri\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar El Masri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"lead--3227\" class=\"acf-block acf-block--lead align    \">\n<style>\n\t#lead--3227::before,#lead--3227::after{background-color:!important;}\n<\/style>\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" version=\"1.2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" overflow=\"visible\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 117.99999 146\" width=\"117.99999\" height=\"146\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 9.298117831235686e-16) rotate(0)\"><path fill=\"\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" style=\"stroke-width: 0; stroke-linecap: butt; stroke-linejoin: miter;\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/g><defs><path id=\"path-1677255449551573141\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/defs><\/g><\/svg>\n\t<div class=\"columns is-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-paddingless\">\n\t\t\tOmar is a Lebanese and a US American political sociologist and conflict and peacebuilding scholar whose work examines the intersections of power, identity, culture, and arts-based practices in deeply divided societies and contested spaces. \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With lived experience across three continents, his research engages critically with issues such as state and non-state harm, neoliberal urban development, ethnonational violence, and the decolonisation of academic curricula in Criminology and Sociology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar&#8217;s academic interests explore the intersection of power, identity, culture, and arts-based practices in deeply divided societies and spaces. His work delves into issues such as state (state co-offending) and non-state harm, neoliberal urban development, ethnonational violence, and decolonising the curriculum within Criminology and Sociology. He is particularly interested in using participatory methodologies to foster collaboration and address epistemic injustices and the impact of coloniality on knowledge production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar&#8217;s research has been published in academic journals, book chapters and websites, presented at prestigious conferences like the British Sociological Association, European Criminological Society, and British International Studies Association, and featured in documentaries such as WonderWalls on RTE, highlighting his dedication to bridging academic scholarship with broader societal impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">PhD, \u201cRe-Imagining Spaces for Representation in the Divided City: The Cases of Urban Street Art in \u2018Post\u2019-Conflict Cities of Beirut and Belfast\u201d, Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">MPhil in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">MSc in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">BS Economics, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">BA Political Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Teaching &amp; research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">NS4404 Global Challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">NS5501 Crime and Society: Theorising Crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">NS6414: Space, Place, and Communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">NS7529: Post-Conflict Societies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">1. Power and Identity in Divided Societies \u2013 Exploring how power dynamics and identity shape conflicts and social divisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2. Culture and Arts-Based Practices \u2013 Investigating the role of cultural and artistic expressions in peacebuilding and community transformation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">3. State and Non-State Harm \u2013 Analysing harm perpetrated by governmental and non-governmental actors, particularly in conflict and post-conflict contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">4. Neoliberal Urban Development \u2013 Examining neoliberal urban policies\u2019 social and political impacts, particularly in divided or contested spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">5. Ethnonational Violence \u2013 Studying the causes and consequences of violence rooted in ethnic and national identities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">6. Decolonising the Curriculum \u2013 Engaging with efforts to challenge and transform colonial and Eurocentric legacies in academic disciplines, especially Criminology and Sociology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">7. Participatory Methodologies \u2013 Utilising collaborative and inclusive research methods to address epistemic injustices and promote equitable knowledge production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">8. Colonial and Neocolonial Legacies \u2013 Critically assessing colonialism and neocolonialism\u2019s historical and contemporary influences on conflict, human rights, and social justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More Publications from Omar El Masri can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/eprints.glos.ac.uk\/view\/creators\/10229.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar is a Lebanese and a US American political sociologist and conflict and peacebuilding scholar whose work examines the intersections of power, identity, culture, and arts-based practices in deeply divided societies and contested spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":129000008562,"parent":0,"template":"","schools":[101],"subject_area":[],"staff_tag":[52],"class_list":["post-14538","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","schools-business-computing-social-sciences","staff_tag-environmental-dynamics-and-governance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/14538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"schools","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools?post=14538"},{"taxonomy":"subject_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject_area?post=14538"},{"taxonomy":"staff_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_tag?post=14538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}