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Beshara Doumani is the inaugural Mahmoud Darwish Professor of Palestinian Studies at Brown University, an endowed chair he assumed following his tenure as the Joukowsky Family Distinguished Professor of Modern Middle East History from 2012 to 2020. Doumani previously served as President of Birzeit University in Palestine from 2021 to 2023 and was the founding director of Brown's Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) from 2012 to 2018. His research interests include social, economic, and legal history in the Eastern Mediterranean, with a focus on groups and places often marginalized in mainstream scholarship. He has published several significant works, including 'Rediscovering Palestine: Merchants and Peasants of Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900' and 'Family Life in the Ottoman Mediterranean: A Social History'. He is also the editor of the book series Palestinian Studies published by University of California Press and has contributed to various academic publications. Doumani has had a distinguished academic career with fellowships at prestigious institutions such as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. His recent research investigates the social life of Palestinians and influences on family structures within the context of modern Middle Eastern history.
Department: Department of Economics