Nathan J. Brown

Nathan J. Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of four well-received books on Arab politics.  As Nonresdient Senior Associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brown brings his special expertise on Palestinian reform and Arab constitutionalism. His research interests also include Egyptian and Palestinian politics, legal reform in the modern Middle East, as well as democratization.  Brown's most recent book, Resuming Arab Palestine, presents research on Palestinian society and governance after the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.

Brown was previously a scholar in residence at the Middle East Institute. He has recently been a member of the international advisory committee on drafting the Palestinian constitution and consultant to the UNDP's program on governance in the Arab world.