Selected Publications

Dr Philipp O. Amour’s publications rest on theoretical foundation and are rich in empirical inclusion. His scholarly articles and book chapters have appeared in internationally leading peer-reviewed journals and with highly regarded presses.

The articles and reviews appeared in SCI, SCI Exp., SSCI, AHCI, and Emerging SCI are declared in the right column.

Peer-Reviewed Edited Collections
August 8, 2020Amour, Philipp O., ed. The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East. Regional Rivalries and Security Alliances. USA: Palgrave MacMillan, 2020.
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July, 2019Amour, Philipp O., ed. The Middle East Special Issue, Turkish Journal of History (Tarih Dergisi). Vol. 69, 1. Istanbul: Istanbul University Press, 2019.
August 01, 2018Amour, Philipp O., ed. The Middle East Reloaded: Revolutionary Changes, Power Dynamics, and Regional Rivalries since the Arab Spring. St. James’s Studies in World Affairs. Washington, DC: Academica Press, 2018.
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Fall, 2013Amour, Philipp O., ed. The Arab Spring: Comparative Perspectives and Regional Implications. Vol. 12, no. 3. Special Issue, Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations. Yalova: Yalova University Press, 2013.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
August 8, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “Introduction: The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East.” In The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East. Regional Rivalries and Security Alliances, edited by Philipp O. Amour. USA: Palgrave MacMillan, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45465-4_1.
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August 8, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “Regional rivalries and security alliances in the Gulf Region and the Middle East.” In The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East. Regional Rivalries and Security Alliances, edited by Philipp O. Amour. USA: Palgrave MacMillan, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45465-4_14.
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August 01, 2018Amour, Philipp O. “Revolutionary Changes, Power Dynamics, and Regional Rivalries since the Arab Spring: An Introduction.” In The Middle East Reloaded: Revolutionary Changes, Power Dynamics, and Regional Rivalries since the Arab Spring, edited by Philipp O. Amour, 1–21. St. James’s Studies in World Affairs. Washington: Academica Press, 2018.
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August 01, 2018Amour, Philipp O. “The Arab Spring Movement: The Failed Revolution. Preliminary Theoretical and Empirical Deliberation.” In The Middle East Reloaded: Revolutionary Changes, Power Dynamics, and Regional Rivalries since the Arab Spring, edited by Philipp O. Amour, 199–224. St. James’s Studies in World Affairs. Washington: Academica Press, 2018.
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October 01, 2013Amour, Philipp O. “Palestinian Politics in Transition: The Case of the October War.” In The Yom Kippur War: Politics, Legacy, Diplomacy, edited by Asaf Siniver, 137–54. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
October 01, 2013Amour, Philipp O. “Palestinian Politics in Transition: The Case of the October War.” In The October 1973 War: Politics, Diplomacy, Legacy, edited by Asaf Siniver, 137–54. London: Hurst & Company, 2013.

Representative Articles in Peer-Reviewed-Journals
December 19, 2022Amour, Philipp O. (with Aljamal, Yousef M. & Ilise Benshushan Cohen) "COVID-19 in Palestine: Nationalism and sovereignty," Insight Turkey 24, n 4 (December 2022): 105-121.
DOI: 10.25253/99.2022244.7.
Emerging SCI
June 2021Amour, Philipp O. (with Samet Yüci) "Russia is back to the balancing game," Gazi Akademik Bakış 14, no 28 (June 2021): 43-66.Emerging SCI
November 2020Amour, Philipp O. (with Nigusu A. Yimer) "Representation of Somalia in Western Media: The Case of BBC and Piracy," Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences 11, no. 2 (November 2020): 287-297.Emerging SCI
May 01, 2020


Amour, Philipp O. (with Aljamal, Yousef M.) “Palestinian Diaspora Communities in Latin America and Palestinian Statehood,” Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies 19, no. 1 (May 2020): 101–20.
https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2020.0230.
AHCI & Scopus
Palestinian Diaspora Communities in Latin America and Palestinian Statehood
February, 2019Amour, Philipp O. “The evolution and implementation of a national curriculum under conditions of resistance: The case of the Palestinians (1970-1982).” International Journal of Middle East Studies 51, no. 01 (February 2019): 87-107.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743818001137.
International Journal of Middle East Studies
SSCI
June 30,
2018
Amour, Philipp O. “Did a Palestine Spring Take Place? The Lost Decade in Palestine.” Turkish Journal of History 67, no. 1 (June 2018): 151–76.
https://doi.org/10.26650/TurkJHist.2018.384983.
Emerging SCI
April 28,
2018
Amour, Philipp O. “Islamophobia and the Brand of Osama: What’s in a Name? What’s in an Image?” Journal of Politics, Economics and Management 6, no. 2 (April 28, 2018): 63–74.
https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2147-7035.2018.6.2.05.
April 13,
2018
Amour, Philipp O. “Hamas-PLO/Fatah Reconciliation and Rapprochement within the Unfolding Regional Order in the Middle East since 2010: Neorealist and Neoclassical Realist Perspectives.” Journal of Social Sciences of Mus Alparslan University 6, no. 5 (April 13, 2018): 621–31.
https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.384773.
July 03, 2017Amour, Philipp O. “Israel, the Arab Spring, and the Unfolding Regional Order in the Middle East: A Strategic Assessment.” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 44, no. 3 (July 3, 2017): 293–309.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2016.1185696.
SSCI & AHCI
July 01, 2012Amour, Philipp O. “Practical, Theoretical, and Methodological Challenges of Field Research in the Middle East.” Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History 45, no. 3 (July 1, 2012): 143–49.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01615440.2012.670099.
SSCI & AHCI

Article Reviews in Peer-Reviewed-Journals
May 31, 2018Amour, Philipp O. “Yusif Sayigh: Personal Account of the Palestinian National Movement.” Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies 17, no. 1 (May 2018): 141–45. https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2018.0184.AHCI & Scopus
June 19, 2012Amour, Philipp O. “The History and International Relations of the Gulf Region Reconsidered: The History and International Relations of the Gulf Region Reconsidered.” International Studies Review 14, no. 2 (June 2012): 314–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2012.01113.xSSCI & AHCI

Book Reviews in Peer-Reviewed-Journals
Summer-Autumn,
2017
Amour, Philipp O. “Book Review of Contemporary Politics in the Middle East by Beverley Milton-Edwards.” Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs XXII, no. 2–3 (Summer-Autumn 2017): 157–58.
2013Amour, Philipp O. “Editor’s Note: The End of the Arab Spring?” Edited by Philipp O. Amour. The Arab Spring: Comparative Perspectives and Regional Implications, Special issue, Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, 12, no. 3 (Fall 2013): I–IV.
Fall, 2012Amour, Philipp O. “Soft Power in Evolution. Book Review of ‘Nation Branding: Concepts, Issues, Practice, by Keith Dinnie (Ed.).” Journal of International Relations (Uluslararası İlişkiler) 9, no. 35 (2012): 131–34.SSCI
December, 2011Amour, Philipp O. “Anis Sayegh ‘n Anis Sayegh.” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 38, no. 3 (December 2011): 455–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2011.621720.SSCI & AHCI

Encyclopedia Entries
March 31, 2020Amour, Philipp O., and et al. “Corruption.” In Conflict in the Modern Middle East: An Encyclopedia of Civil War, Revolutions, and Regime Change, edited by Jonathan K. Zartman. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
March 31, 2020Amour, Philipp O., and et al. “Dr. Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi.” In Conflict in the Modern Middle East: An Encyclopedia of Civil War, Revolutions, and Regime Change, edited by Jonathan K. Zartman. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
March 31, 2020Amour, Philipp O., and et al. “The Gulf Cooperation Council.” In Conflict in the Modern Middle East: An Encyclopedia of Civil War, Revolutions, and Regime Change, edited by Jonathan K. Zartman. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
February 07, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “Dr. Saeb Erekat.” In Conflict in the Holy Land: From Ancient Times to the Arab-Israeli Conflicts, edited by Robert C. DiPrizio. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
February 07, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “Khaled Mash‘Al.” In Conflict in the Holy Land: From Ancient Times to the Arab-Israeli Conflicts, edited by Robert C. DiPrizio. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
February 07, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement.” In Conflict in the Holy Land: From Ancient Times to the Arab-Israeli Conflicts, edited by Robert C. DiPrizio. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
February 07, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence.” In Conflict in the Holy Land: From Ancient Times to the Arab-Israeli Conflicts, edited by Robert C. DiPrizio. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.
February 07, 2020Amour, Philipp O. “The Middle East Quartet.” In Conflict in the Holy Land: From Ancient Times to the Arab-Israeli Conflicts, edited by Robert C. DiPrizio. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2020.