Dr. Ahmad Omar Bali

Dr. Ahmed Omar Bali

ROLE:
Head of Diplomacy and Public Relations Department

SCHOOL:
Law and Politics

WORKPLACE:
University of Human Development

TELEPHONE:
+44 (0)20 8411 575

EMAIL:
[email protected]

Biography & Qualifications

BIOGRAPHY 

Dr. Ahmed Omar Bali earned his Ph.D. in media and communication from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. He is the head of the Diplomacy and Public Relations Department and a lecturer at the University of Human Development; he is a visiting lecturer at Sulaimani Polytechnic University in Iraqi Kurdistan. He teaches on Public Diplomacy, Principle of Public Relations, Media, and Public Opinion, Methodology. He has worked as a radio presenter and a news and programme manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D. in Political Communication from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK in 2016.
    MA in Media Studies 2010 from the Research Institute and Arab Studies – League of Arab States in Cairo.
  • Graduate Diploma in Media Studies 2008 from the Research Institute and Arab Studies – League of Arab States in Cairo.
  • Bachelor in Media studies 2006 from the University of Sulaimani – Iraqi Kurdistan.

HIS RESEARCH GATE LINK: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed_Omar_Bali/contributions

Learning & Teaching Interests

TEACHING UNIVERSITY COURSES MODELS:

  1. Public Diplomacy in Diplomacy and Public Relations Department. University of Human Development (UHD).
  2. Survey Method in Diplomacy and Public Relations Department. UHD.
  3. The principle of Public Relations a visiting lecturer in Public Relations and Marketing Department at Sulaimani Polytechnic
  4. English for Diplomacy Purpose (2014-2016)
  5. English for Public Relations Purpose (2014-2016)
  6. Political Communication and Public Opinion
  7. Fundamentals of Public Relations (2014-2017)
  8. Teaching Methodology for Law in 2010 and 2014.
  9. Teaching Methodology of Political Science in 2010
  10. Teaching Public Relations for Political Science in 2010 and 2014
  11. Teaching Political Communication in Department of Political Science (a visiting Lecture – the University of Sulaimani in 2010.

Research Outputs & Interests

PUBLICATION:

        A. BOOK

        B. BOOK CHAPTER

  • Bali, A. O., & Zarea, H. (2018). The Challenges of Firms in Iraqi Kurdistan Economy in the Light of Strategic Acquisition Theory. In Competitiveness in Emerging Markets (pp. 245-262). Springer, Cham.

        C. JOURNAL PAPER

  • Bali, A. O., Karim, M. S., & Rached, K. (2018). Public Diplomacy Effort Across Facebook: A Comparative Analysis of the US Consulate in Erbil and the Kurdistan Representation in Washington. SAGE Open, 8(1), 2158244018758835.

      (Indexed by Thomson Reuters)

  • Bali, A. O., & Cere, R. (2018) Reporting the crisis in Iraq: media coverage of the humanitarian aid effort in Kurdistan. Journal of South Asia and Middle East . Vilanova University. 41 (2),pp85-107.
  • Bali, A. O., & Abdullah, K. H. (2017). The consequence of an economic boom on the perception of democracy, government performance and public service: Iraqi Kurdistan as a case study. International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, 11(3), 221-234.

     (Indexed by Scopus).

  • Rached, K. & Bali, A, O (2017) The Six-Day War and Its Impact on Arab and Israeli Conflict. Journal of History Research – https://www.davidpublisher.com/Public/uploa 
  • Bali, A, O (2016). Political Development in Kurdistan. Inter. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 4 (6), 208-215

 

  • Bali, A. O., Karim, M. S., & Rached, K. (2018). The Contribution of Communication Tools to Fight Bureaucratic Corruption, Iraqi Kurdistan as a case study. (It is due to publish).
  • Bali, A, O., (2018). The roots of clientelism in Iraqi Kurdistan and the efforts to fight it. (It is due to publish).
  • Bali, A, O (2018) The Perception of Media Professionals about Freedom of Information Access and the Coverage of Political Issues in Iraqi Kurdistan. (It is due to publish).

 

أحمد عمربلي  (2018) واقع المرأة العراقية وتحدياتها المستقبلية.  مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية (برلين: كركز الديمقراطي العربي). العدد الثالث فبراير، ص ص70-82.

أحمد عمربلي و يحيى ريشاوي (2018)  النمو الاقتصادي وأثره في تصورات الشباب نحو الديمقراطية وأداء الحكومة

أحمد عمربلي و يحيى ريشاوي (2018) العلاقة بين النمو الاقتصادي والديموقراطية و اثرها على الحراك السياسي للشباب: دراسة حالة إقليم كوردستان – العراق. مجلة اتجاهات سياسية. (برلين: كركز الديمقراطي العربي). العدد الثاني يناير، ص52-58.

يحيى ريشاوي و احمد عمربلي (2017) اتجاهات النخبة الكوردية نحو الخطاب الاعلام العربي فضائية الجزيرة نموذجاً، مجلة جامعة التنمية البشرية، مجلد 3 العدد : ص ص 47-77.

أحمد عمربلي (2017) دور تكنولوجيا الإتصال في محاربة البيروقراطية الإدارية، مجلة جامعة التنمية البشرية، مجلد 3 العدد : ص 292-309 . 

Engagement & Impact

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Political Communication; Public Diplomacy; Media Management; Government and Politics; Public Relations and Marketing; Film Studies