Dr. Houman Sadri - U.S. Scholar to Kuwait
Associate Professor of International Relations
Field: Political Science
Home Institution: University of Central Florida
Host Institution: Kuwait University
Grant Dates: September 2002 - February 2003
Prof. Sadri enjoys a meal with Kuwaiti friends.
Houman Sadri made the most of what he called his “extraordinary opportunity to be in Kuwait during the Gulf crisis.” He added, “In fact, my Fulbright Scholar experience was a turning point in my thinking about Kuwait in both regional and global contexts.” He analyzed the local literature and interviewed government, business and academic officials on the impact of globalization. Then he went beyond those goals to conduct “mass surveys in the region, interviewing World Trade Organization officials and making presentations in and out of Kuwait.” At Kuwait University, Sadri mentored social sciences graduate students and suggested revisions to the political science/international relations program. His Fulbright Scholar award also enabled him to research the impact of globalization on Persian Gulf countries. Sadri’s Fulbright experience inspired him in several ways. He is writing an interdisciplinary book on intercultural and international relations. At his home institution in Florida, he used the materials he collected in the Persian Gulf to enhance his international relations courses. He also redesigned an undergraduate course and a graduate seminar, both covering Middle East politics, security relations and political economy.
To the U.S.-Kuwait Fulbright Program