Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Editor, Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition
University of Ottawa Academic Representative for the Canadian School of Communication, Canadian International College (CIC), Cairo, Egypt
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and thereby authorized to supervise theses.
Office: 202, 558 King Edward Avenue
Telephone: 613-562-5800, ext. 3841
Fax: 613-562-5240
E-mail: meid@uOttawa.ca
Website: www.MahmoudEid.ca
University Degrees
2004: PhD in Communication, Carleton University
1997: MA in International Communication, Cairo University
1991: BA in Public Relations and Advertising, Cairo University
Fields of Interest
- International Communication
- Crisis Management, Conflict Resolution, War/Peace Studies, and Terrorism Control
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Political Communication, Decision-Making, and International Relations
- Arabic and Middle East Politics and Islamic Culture
- Race/Ethnicity and Diaspora
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Communication and Media Studies
Ongoing Research
My current research aims at developing rational choices and strategies for Canadian communication decision-makers to use when faced with various potential transnational and internal terrorist situations. The high level of stress experienced during times of terrorist attacks makes the study of policy decision-making very important for assessing the effects of that stress on policy decision-makers and for determining whether or not they can act effectively.
Latest Publications
Books
Eid, M. (Ed.). (2011). Research methods in communication. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Eid, M. & Dakroury, A. (Eds.). (2010). Communication and media studies: An introduction. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Dakroury, A., Eid, M. & Kamalipour, Y. R. (Eds.). (2009). The Right to Communicate: Historical hopes, global debates and future premises. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
Eid, M. (2008). Interweavement: International media ethics and rational decision-making. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Book Chapters
Eid, M. & Dakroury, A. (2010). The Canadian media-framing of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. In Yahya R. Kamalipour (Ed.), Media, power, and politics in the digital age: The 2009 presidential election uprising in Iran (pp. 15-40). New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Eid, M. (2008). The two faces of Osama Bin Laden: Mass media representations as a force for evil and Arabic hero. In Susan J. Drucker and Gary Gumpert (Eds.), Heroes in a global world (pp. 151-183). New Jersey: Hampton Press.
Eid, M. (2007). Engendering the Arabic Internet: Modern challenges in the information society. In Sandra C. Duhé (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (pp. 247-268). New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
Eid, M. (2007). The media as players in the game of War on Iraq: Reflections on Arab-Canadian relations and peacekeeping policy. In Tami Amanda Jacoby and Ayla Kiliç (Eds.), Maple Sands: Canada-Middle East Relations during the Chrétien Era (pp. 67-87). Bison Paper 10. Winnipeg, Canada: Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba.
Journal Articles
Eid, M. (2010). Cyber-terrorism and ethical journalism: A need for rationalism. International Journal of Technoethics, 1(4), 1-19.
Eid, M. & Fyfe, T. (2009). Globalisation and crisis communication: Competencies for decision-making in the Government of Canada. The Journal of International Communication, 15(2), 7-27.
Eid, M. & Nahon-Serfaty, I. (2008). Transparency in direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing: Crucial ethical standards. IMC Review: Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications, 7(1), 6-14.Eid, M. (2007). CanWest Global: A multi-media conglomerate amid perilous landscape. Corporate Ownership and Control, 5(1), 330-337.
Conference Presentations
Eid, M. (2011). “Canadian perceptions of national security, terrorism, and immigration policies”. Canadian Communication Association / Annual Conference (June 1 - 3, 2011). University of New Brunswick & St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada: Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Eid, M. (2010). “Magazine advertising as a rationalization of modern power: The Canadian culture and rhetoric in Maclean’s”. The International Conference on Media, Culture and Education (November 23 - 25, 2010). Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
Eid, M. (2009). “Transnational Arab-Canadian media and foreign policy: Resistance vs. social cohesion during crises”. Re-Presenting Canadian-Arabs in a Globalized World: Racialization, Media, and Public Policy (January 23-24, 2009). Centre for International Governance and Innovation, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Eid, Mahmoud. (2008). “The game between investigative reporters and policymakers in wars and crises”. Journalism Research and Education Section. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 26th World Congress (July 20-25, 2008). Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eid, Mahmoud. (2007). “The rational linkage between communication and mathematics”. The Future of Communication Studies: Toward a Critical Remapping of the Field, The Annual Conference of the Communication Graduate Caucus of Carleton University (March 15-16, 2007). Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada: School of Journalism and Communication.
