Arda Arsenian Ekmekji

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Arda Arsenian Ekmekji
Born1951
NationalityPalestinian Armenian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Scholar, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Haigazian University
Employer Haigazian University
Known forResearch on electoral reform, Prehistoric Armenia, and the Kingdom of Urartu
Notable workConfessionalism and Electoral Reform in Lebanon, Towards Golgotha

Arda Arsenian Ekmekji is a Lebanese Armenian scholar. She has been the dean of arts and sciences at Haigazian University since 1998, specialising in research on electoral reform, Prehistoric Armenia and the Kingdom of Urartu.

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Early life

Ekmekji was born in Jerusalem in 1951 and lived in Jordan until 1968. She is a holder of a Lebanese citizenship and currently resides in Beirut. She has a masters of arts degree in archaeology from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and a PhD in the same field from the University of Paris I-Pantheon- Sorbonne in Paris. [1]

Academic career

Ekmekji taught archaeology, ancient religions, civilizations and cultural studies at AUB for two decades before accepting a position at Haigazian University where she has served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences since 1998. [1] She has also been a member of the National Commission for Electoral Reform (Boutros Commission 2006), Member of the Lebanese Supervisory Commission of Elections (2009, 2018).

Her research interests include electoral reform, Prehistoric Armenia and the Kingdom of Urartu. She also works on oral histories of the Armenian genocide and gender studies (with a focus on education). [2] She published "Confessionalism and Electoral Reform in Lebanon" with the Aspen Institute in 2012. [3] She published the memoirs of her grandfather, Hagop Arsenian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide, titled Towards Golgotha. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sfeir, Myriam (2003). "Arda Arsenian Ekmekji: An Armenian-Lebanese Academician Recounts". Al-Raida Journal: 71–73. doi: 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.429 . ISSN   0259-9953. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. "Haigazian Academics". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. "Decisions, Divisions, and Discontent: Reforming Lebanon's Electoral Procedures". Chicago Policy Review. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. Mirror-Spectator, The Armenian (2012-08-06). "Dr. Arda Ekmekji Travels to West Coast For US Launch of Towards Golgotha". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2024-03-01.