Dr Seevan Saeed is Associate Professor in the Middle East Studies, Turkish Studies in the Centre for Black Sea Studies at Shaanxi Normal University- China. He has received his BA degree in Sociology; High Diploma and MA in Social Policy at the University of Wolverhampton-UK, in 2003- 2008. He gained PhD in the Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter in 2015. Seevan delivered lecturers in Domestic and International Universities including Exeter University-UK 2015-2017 and Shaanxi Normal University-China since October 2017. He serves as an active member for the areas of Middle East Studies including Kurdish Studies, Turkish Studies and Belt and Road Studies. He is a Co-editor of Chines-Turkish journal. Dr Saeed has a record of publishing articles and scientific works in the peer reviewed international journals. He is able to fluently speak, read and write six widely used languages in the Middle East.

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PARTICULARS

(a) Field of Specialisation:

History and International Relations

Fine Fields of Specialisation

Theories of International Relations, Middle East History,

Gender Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Conflict Studies.

(b) Academic Qualifications

PhD, Middle East Politics, University of Exeter, United Kingdom,

Masters Degree, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

BSc, Sociology, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

(c) Academic Honours and Awards/Recognitions

- PhD Scholarship, University of Exeter- UK, 2011-2014

- Research Fellow and Lecturer award, University of Exeter 2015-2016

(d) Membership of Professional Bodies

- Co-Editor in Chief of the journal of Chinese-Turkish studies- China October 2018

- Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Member, October 2016

- British Academic Association (BAA), Member, October 2016

(e) Language Proficiency

English: Full Professional Proficiency

Arabic: Full Professional Proficiency

Kurdish: Full Professional Proficiency

Persian: Full Professional Proficiency

Turkish: Competent  Working Proficiency

Dari: Competent Working Proficiency

Tajik: Competent Working Proficiency

Chinese: Competent Working Proficiency

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

(a) Books

Saeed, S (2017) Kurdish Politics in Turkey: From the PKK to the KCK, London and NewYork; Routledge.

Saeed, S (2018) Transformation of the Kurdish National Movement, Iraq- Xezelnus Print House.

Saeed, S (2020) Kurdish National Movements; Challenges and Changes, Iran ;Markaz Publisher.

(b) Book Chapters (peer-reviewed)

Saeed, S (2022), The Kurdish Struggle In Turkey; The risk of peace and Surrender New York; Routledge

Saeed, S (2021), “Comprehending Political Impact of the Kurds in the Middle East”, Athens, Plato Print house.

Saeed, S (2018), “Sociology or marginalised groups: Minorities condition in the Middle East”. Erbil-Iraq; Mukriyani Publish house.

(c) Journal Articles (international peer-reviewed)

Saeed, S (2023) “Producing Knowledge in the War Zones: Challenges and Risks of Academia in Rojava,” Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. DOI: 10.1080/25765949.2023.2273702

Saeed, S (2023) “The Prolong Dilemma in the Middle East: Analysing an attempt to Suggest an Alternative” Journal Of Area Studied, Tsinghua University- China.

Saeed, S (2023) “An Illusory Unity: Understanding the Construction of Kurdish Political Identity” journal of Al-Muntaqa, Vol 6, No 1, Doha- Qatar..

Saeed, S (2022) “The Fragmented Identity: Comprehension of Kurdish Political Identity Construction”. Journal of Omran for Social and Political Studies, Doha- Qatar 40 (10),1 21-134.

Saeed, S (2022) Promoting Terror by the Turkish State: The Case of the Turkistan Islamic Party. The Commentaries Journal: Vol 2. No1 (2022).

Saeed, S (2021) “Divide and Rule Policy: the Impact of British Mandate on Iraq”. Journal of West Asia and North African Studies, Beijing- China.

Saeed, S (2020) “The Kurds in The Middle Eastern Politics: A Historical Survey”, Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; Routledge.

Saeed, S (2019) “The Claim of Openness: Turkey’s Approach to the Peace Process”. Asian Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies 13 (1), 65-78

Saeed, S (2019) “Demographic Engineering of the State, The state exchange of the minorities within Iran”. Journal of Turkish-Chinese Studies. Xi’an- China.

Saeed, S (2018) “The Dilemma of the Kurdish Struggle in Turkey”, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies 21 (3), 274-285.

Saeed, S (2018) “Turkey, From Negotiation to War”, Journal of University of Human Development 4 (3), 65-78.