Areas of Interest:

• Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
• Socioeconomics of Muslim-majority countries
• Islamic Constitutionalism
• Economics of Crime and Terrorism

Education:

• Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, Doctorate (Dr. rer. Pol.), Economics, 04/2009 - 03/2014
• Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, United Kingdom Edinburgh Business School (in collaboration with American University in Cairo) Master of Business Administration (MBA) 09/2003 - 07/2006
• Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Euro-Mediterranean Studies Program Master’s Degree Coursework, 03/2004 - 05/2005
• Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Faculty of Commerce (English Section) B.A. in Commerce, 09/1995 - 06/1999

Experience:

• Associate Professor of Middle East Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Seoul, South Korea, Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS). March 2020-Present
• Assistant Professor of Middle East Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Seoul, South Korea, Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS). Sep. 2014-Feb. 2020
• Assistant Lecturer - Department of International Business, German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt. Jun. 2007-Feb. 2009
• Assistant Lecturer - Department of Business and Economics, Misr International University (MIU), Cairo, Egypt 02/2007 - 06/2007

Latest Publications:

• Gouda, M., & Hanafy, S. (Forthcoming). Islamic Constitutions and Democracy. Political Research Quarterly.
• Gouda, M., & Gutmann, J. (2019). Islamic Constitutions and Religious Minorities. Public Choice.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-019-00748-7.
• Gouda, M., & Marktanner, M. (2019). Muslim Youth Unemployment and Expat Jihadism – Bored to Death? Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 24(10), 878-897.