ELAGGOUNE ABDELHAK | université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma

Research Keywords:

US History and Political Institutions, American Foreign Policy, US-Algerian Relations, TEFL, and research on foreign language teaching, in particular English as a foreign language.

Rank:

Professor

Department:

Department of English

Faculty:

Faculty of literatures and Languages

Campus: Nouveau Campus

+213662366252

ellagoune.abdelhak@univ-guelma.dz
elaggouneabdelhak@yahoo.fr

Google Scholar Link:

https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=Zx0BgvEAAAAJ&hl=fr

Rersearchgate Link:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elaggoune_Abdelhak

CV:

CURRICULUM VITAE ELAGGOUNE.pdf

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Biography and positions

Biography and positions :

Biography and positions

Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Guelma, Algeria, where he has been involved in postgraduate education and research in American Studies. He has conducted and supervised a wide range of projects, master and magister dissertations, and doctoral theses on issues related to American history and institutions. He holds a PhD in American civilization from Annaba University (2010) and an MA in American Studies from Keele University (GB) (1984). He serves as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Languages at Guelma University.

Teaching activities

Teaching activities:

Teaching activities

American Civilisation

British Civilisation

Oral Expression

Reading Techniques

World Contemporary History

US History and Institutions (Doctoral School- BADJI Mokhtar Annaba University)

Supervision of students

Supervision of students:

Supervision of students

Supervisor of Magister Dissertations

No	Title of Dissertation	Candidates	University	Date of 1st registration	Date of Submission
01	The Role of Interest Groups in the Making of US Foreign Policy: The Case of the US intervention in Iraq	Ziaya Rima	Univ. Annaba	2009/2010	2012
02	The Role of Congress in Making Foreign Policy towards the Middle East, 1993-2008	Chelghoum Adila	Univ. Annaba	2009/2010	2012
03	Energy Security and US Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan, 1990-2008	Boudoukhana Asma	Univ. Annaba	2008/2009	2012
04	US Foreign Policy towards Latin America, 1993-2009: Mexico and Brazil as Case Studies	Boulmaiz Amel	Univ. Annaba	2010/2011	2014
05	Exploring the Reasons for Differences in Educational Achievements between Ethnic Groups in the United States: The Case of African-Americans and Whites	Djafri Zineb	Univ. Annaba	2010/2011	2014
06	Assessing British Membership in the European Union since 1973	Fernane Fateh	Univ. Annaba	2010/2011	2014
07	Islam and Muslims in the USA in Post 9/11	Gouasmia Saadia	Univ. Annaba	2010/2011	2014
08	The Social and Political Status of Intellectuals in the USA	Hidri Zina	Univ. Annaba	2010/2011	2014
09	Money and Electoral Campaigns in the USA: Lessons from Obam’s 2008 Presidential Campaign	Badi Rima	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2014
10	The Role of News Media in today’s Politics towards the Middle East: The Syrian Conflict and the Key Players	Guerilli Meriem	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2014
11	Gay Marriage and Defining Individual Freedoms in the USA	Chibani Roumaissa	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2014
12	The American Dream at Home and Abroad and its Depiction through Hollywood Industry: Past and Present	Belaifa Ahmed Islem	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2017
13	The Oprah Effect: A Study of Race Relations and the Introduction of Arab Muslims	Roubech Hadjer	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2017
14	Barack Obama and Minorities: Promises vs. Expectations and the Consequences on the 2012 Presidential Elections Outcome	Blanchet Chahira	Univ. Annaba	2011/2012	2015
15	Caught in the Crossfire: The Controversial Issue of Gun Rights and Gun Control that Divides America	Toulgui Insaf	Univ. Annaba	2012/2013	2015
16	The Obama Administration and the Middle East: A New Start or a Continuation of the American Foreign Policy. Iran as a Case Study	Medjabra Mohammed Amin	Univ. Annaba	2012/2013	2016
17	The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War: Internal vs. External Causes	Allaoui Soumaya	Univ. Annaba	2012/2013	February 2019
18	Contemporary Unauthorised Immigration to the USA: Negative Aspects vs. Positive Attributions	Djaalal Meriem	Univ. Annaba	2012/2013
19	U.S. Public Opinion and Agricultural Biotechnology between Support and Opposition: Genetically Engineered Food and Its Labelling as a Case Study	Allaoui Imèn	Univ. Annaba	2013-2014
20	The US Pivot to Asia under the Obama Administration: the Case of the South China Sea Disputes	Mesaoudi Selma	Univ. Annaba	2013-2014	November2018
21	United States Policy towards the Middle in the post 9/11: Irak as a Case Study	Loulou Nadjiba	Univ. Annaba	2013/2014
22	Investigating the Obama Administration’s Use of Drone Policy: The Case of Pakistan	Bouchemella Amar	Univ. Annaba	2013/2014

Supervisor of Doctoral Theses:

No	Title of Dissertation	Candidates	University	Date of 1st registration	Date of Submission
01	American Private Military Companies: Analysis of an Unusual Type of Industry	ATY Mourad	Univ. Annaba	2014/2015	2018
02	Investigating the Forces that Have Limited Underrepresentation of Women in US Elected Offices	HEMZAOUI Ahlem	Univ. Annaba	2014/2015	2018
03	The United States, NATO and Regime Change in the Arab World: The Case of Iraq (2003)	ZEMITI Asma	Univ. Annaba	2015/2016	2019
04	Exploring the Facets of the Scottish and Quebecer's Visions towards A Separate Nationalism: A Comparative Study	Bares Meriem	Univ. Annaba	2015/2016	2019
05	Barack Obama’s National Security Strategy and its Impact on the American Economic Growth, 2009-onwards	BADI Rima	Univ. Annaba	2016/2017	2020
06	The US Challenges in the Syrian Crisis, 2011 onwards	BLANCHET Hadjira	Univ. Annaba	2016/2017	2020
07	The United States and the European Union Policies towards Issues of Instability in the Middle East after 9/11	BOULMAIZ Amel	Univ. Ouargla	2016/2017	2020
08	US policy Regarding Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts: Defense of Human Rights vs. Protection of Self-Interest	TOULGUI Insaf	Univ. Annaba	2016/2017	2020
09	US Multiculturalism and American National Identity Between Democratic and Republican Tides During Obama and Trump Presidency	HIDRI Zina	Univ. Annaba	2017/2018	2022
10	The Effects of the United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union	CHELGHOUM Adila	Univ. Annaba	2016/2017	2020
11	American Foreign policy in the Middle East during the post Cold War Era (Interests, Security challenges and strategies) (1991-2012)	GOUASMIA Saadia	Univ. Annaba	2017/2018	2022
12	Arab Americans Portrayed in Hollywood Movies and US Primetime Television: Facts and Stereotypes (2008-2016)	MEDJABERA Med Amine	Univ. Annaba	2017/2018	2022
13	The Core Vision behind US Foreign Policy under the Barack Obama Presidency: A Grand Strategy of Selective Engagement	HADJOUJI Aziza	Univ. Annaba	2017/2018	2022
14	Time Magazine and the New York Times’ Coverage of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982-2003	HABIB Hafsa	Univ. Constabtine	2014/205	2019

External Examining and Assessing

Doctoral theses and Magister Dissertations

Examiner: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOUDERSA Hemza

Supervisor: Prof. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: Challenges Faced Barack Obama in his 2008Presidential Campaign: The Iraq Issue

Candidate: FANIT Izzeddine

Supervisor: Prof. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: The Economic Background of the American Politics and its Influence on the United States’ Militarism

Candidate: FILALI Billel

Supervisor: Prof. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: Algerian-American Relations and Reorientation ofAlgeria’s Foreign Policy, 1962-1978

Candidate: GHENNAM Fatima

Supervisor: Prof. MAAMERI Fatima

Title of the Dissertation: The United States and Humanitarian Military Intervention: The Case of Kosovo (1999)

Candidate: BARES Meryem

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Minorities Between Multiculturalism and Britishness: From Recognition to Assimilation

Candidate: KRIM Mohamed

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: The Role of the Arab Americans in the US Political Life with Reference to the 2008 General Elections

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOUDOUKHANA Asma

Title of the Dissertation: Energy Security and US Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan: 1990 - 2008

Candidate: AMIAR Mounira

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Rally Round the Flag Effect and the Presidential Use of Force: George W. Bush and the Iraq War

Candidate: ZEMITI Asma

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Who Decides when America Goes to War: The President or the Congress? An Endless Debate in Perspective

Candidate: SADAOUI Lamia

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: US-Russian Relations: A New Cold War or a Continuation of the Old Cold War?

Candidate: TIGHZERT Naima

Supervisor: Prof. ARAB Si Abderrahmane

Title of the Dissertation: Gothic Feminism and Madness in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: A Reassessment

Candidate: AMMARI Houda

Supervisor: Dr. MAAMERI Fatima

Title of the Dissertation: U.S. Foreign Policy and Anti-Americanism in the Arab World: Algeria as a case Study

Candidate: BRAHMI Halima

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: The Misleading Preemptive Counter-proliferation Policy under President Gearge Walker Bush: The Case of Iraq

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: ZIAYA Rima

Title of the Dissertation: The Role of Interest Groups in the Making of US Foreign Policy: The Case of US Intervention in Iraq

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Candidate: CHELGHOUM Adila

Title of the Dissertation: The Role of Congress in Making Foreign Policy toward the Middle East : 1990-2008

Candidate: HADJOUDJ Aziza

Supervisor: Pr. BARKAOUI Miloud

Title of the Dissertation: The Retreat of Civil and Human Rights in the United States after the September Attacks: The Case of the Arab and Muslim Communities

Candidate: LAYADA Radia

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Minority Double Image: Assessing the Convergence and Divergence between African Americans and Latinos

Candidate: DAKHMOUCHE Amina

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Blackness and Race Relations: A Comparative Study between American and British Hip hop

Candidate: HAMADOU Yasmine

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUILadi

Title of the Dissertation: American Muslim Women Facing the Post-9/11 Challenges

Candidate: KEFALI Walid

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: A New Axis of Evil? Latin America, China and Iran and the Threat of the US Interests in the Western Hemisphere

Candidate: ALIZOUI Mahfoud

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: Muslim Participation in British Political Life: Assessing the 2010 General Election’s Outcomes

Candidate: ATY Mourad

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: American Private Military Companies in the Era of War on Terror: An Analysis of Responsibility and Accountability

Candidate: BOUAZIZ Amina

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Assessing Minority Vote in Electing Barack Obama in 2008

Candidate: HAMZAOUI Ahlem

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: New Generations and Interracial Marriage in the USA and the UK: Success or Failures?

Candidate: LEMEZEZI Khawla

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: The Israelization of US Middle East Policies under George W. Bush Administration: Iran as a case Study

Candidate: SELATNIA Meriem

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Impacts of the 7/7 Attacks on the Treatment of Young British Muslims

Candidate: SLIMI Sabrina

Supervisor: Dr. MELOUKMohamed

Title of the Dissertation: The Black Experience in Harriet Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Toni Morison’s Beloved

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: DJAFRI Zineb

Title of the Dissertation: Exploring the Reasons for Differences in Educational Achievements between Ethnic Groups in the United States: The Case of African Americans and Whites

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOULAMAIZ Amel

Title of the Dissertation: US Foreign Policy towards Latin America (1993-2009): Mexico and Brazil as Case Studies

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: HIDRI Zina

Title of the Dissertation: The Social and Political Status of Intellectuals in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: FERNANE Fatih

Title of the Dissertation: Assessing British Membership in the European Union since 1973

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: GOUASMIA Saadia

Title of the Dissertation: Islam and Muslims in Post-9/11 USA

Examiner: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Université du 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOUDJELIT Amina

Supervisor: Dr. MAAMERI Fatima

Title of the Dissertation: Angela Davis and the Prison Industrial Complex in Contemporary America

Candidate: LEKEHAL Nabil

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: UK and US Responses to the Environmental Issue: The Climate Change in the World of Politics

Candidate: KRIBES Amina

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: New Media and Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign

Candidate: NATTECHE Hayfa

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Great Britain and the European Union: British Euro-scepticism

Candidate: BERKANE Amira

Supervisor: Pr. MANAA Mohamed

Title of the Dissertation: US Foreign Policy toward the Mediterranean Region: Algeria (1999-2008)

Candidate: TOUFOUTI Youcef, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

Supervisor: Dr. MEGHERBI Nasr-Eddine, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

Thesis title: “American Exceptionalism and Henry Kissinger’s Management of Foreign Policy: 1969-1973”

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BADI Rima

Title of the Dissertation: Money and Electoral Campaigns in the United States: Lessons from Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BLANCHET Chahira

Title of the Dissertation: Barack Obama and Minorities: Promises vs. Expectations and the Consequences on the 2012 Presidential Elections' Outcomes

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: GUERILLI Meriem

Title of the Dissertation: The Role of News Media in Today’s Politics towards the Middle East: The Syrian Conflict and the Key Players

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: CHIBANI Romaissa

Title of the Dissertation: The Ongoing Debate ovet Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in the 21st Centiry USA : The Constitutional Individual Freedoms vs. Christian Virtues

Supervisor: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: TOULGUI Insaf

Thesis title: “Caught in the Crossfire: The Controversial Issue of Gun Rights and Gun Control that Divides America”

Dissertation Title: Conceptualization of Freedom in Current Political Culture

Submitted by: GOUDJIL Kahina

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak- University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Examiner: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: MERAH Fahima

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Hate Crimes: The Targeting of Muslim Americans in Post-9/11 America

Examiner: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOUABDALLAH Sabah

Supervisor: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Title of the Dissertation: Contesting Identities: Examining the Effects of Hispanic Immigration on the American National Identity

Examiner: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: KHEMMAR Naim

Supervisor: Dr. MAAMERI Fatima

Title of the Dissertation: Post-9/11 Relations between Algeria and the United States

Dissertation Title: Reshaping the American Mainstream: Immigration and Assimilation

Submitted by: CHARCHAR Karima

Supervised by: Pr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: The Obama Administration and the Middle East: A New Start or a Continuation of the American Foreign Policy? Iran as a Case Study

Submitted by: MEDJABRA Mohammed Amin

Supervised by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: The Oprah Effect: A Study of Winfrey’s Achievements in Race Relations and Introduction of Arab Muslims to the World

Submitted by: ROUBECHE Hadjer

Supervised by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: Contemporary Unauthorized Immigration to the United States: Negative Aspects vs. Positive Attributions

Submitted by: DJAALAL Meriem

Supervised by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: The American Dream Inside and Outside America and its Depiction through Hollywood Industry: Past and Present

Submitted by: BELAIFA Islem

Supervised by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Examiner: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Candidate: BOUTARFA Hadi, BADJI Mokhtar University - Annaba, Algeria

Supervisor: Prof. BARKAOUI Milioud, BADJI Mokhtar University - Annaba, Algeria

Thesis title: “The United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1989-2008: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Biased Policy”

Thesis Title: “Lobbyism and American Public Policy since the 1920s: The Case of the ACLU and American Civil Liberties”

Submitted by: BOUGHERIRA Naima, BADJI Mokhtar University - Annaba, Algeria

Supervised by: Pr. MANAA Mohammed, BADJI Mokhtar University - Annaba, Algeria

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: The Role of Key Think Tanks in the United States Foreign Policy: Post 9/11

Submitted by: MECIAD Meriem

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: Measuring Improvements in Race Relations in the Obama Age

Submitted by: BENATI Meriem

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The US Pivot to Asia under Obama Administration: The Case of South China Sea Disputes

Submitted by: MESSAOUDI Selma

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Thesis Title: “The No Child Left Behind Act and the Black-White Achievement Gap in US Public Schools”

Submitted by: HAMADOUCHE Fatima, University of Constantine 1, Constantine - Algeria

Supervised by: Dr. MEGHARBI Nasr Eddine, University of Constantine 1, Constantine - Algeria

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Thesis Title: “American Neo-conservatism and its Neo-Orientalist Constructions of Islam and the Arab Muslim World”

Submitted by: KERBOUA Salim, University of Constantine 1, Constantine - Algeria

Supervised by: Pr. HAROUNI Brahim, University of Constantine 1, Constantine - Algeria

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Impact of EU Immigration on the UK’s Public Spending: 2004-2014

Submitted by: ABDERRAHMANE Rabie

Supervised by: Prof. MANAA Mohamed - University of BADJI Mokhtar - Annaba

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Ongoing Debate about the 21^st Century Comprehensive Immigration Reform over Legalizing the Undocumented Immigrants under Obama Presidency: Ethical Discretion v. Logistical Cost Analysis

Submitted by: BAGHIANI Amira

Supervised by: Prof. ABOUBOU Hachemi - University of Batna II - Batna

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Notion of Redress and Reparation in the US: The Case of African Americans Post World War II on

Submitted by: BENZID Selma

Supervised by: Prof. ABOUBOU Hachemi - University of Benboulaid/Batna II - Batna

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Arabs’ Image and Position in Contemporary Arab-American Novel

Submitted by: MAGHMOUL Leila

Supervised by: Prof. LABED Nacif - University of Mentouri I - Constantine

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Course Handout Title: “British and American Civilizations Course for Third Year Students”

Submitted by: Dr. Rachid Mehdi, Abderahman Mira University of Bejaia - Algeria

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: Ethnocentrism and the Image of the Ethnic Groups in Mainstream American Literature

Submitted by: BOUNEKHLA Abdelouaheb

Supervised by: Prof. MANAA Mohamed – BADJI Mokhtar – Annaba University

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: Testing the Pre-emptive Strike Strategy as a New Paradigm of US Imperialism: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa

Submitted by: BOUDECHICHE Hamid

Supervised by: Prof. MANAA Mohamed – BADJI Mokhtar - Annaba University

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Thesis Title: The American Government Policy Response to Homegrown Terrorism: An Assessment of its Legitimacy Regarding North American Muslims

Submitted by: Hayette Harbi

Supervised by: Dr. Fatima Maameri

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Contradiction between Barack Obama’s Exceptionality and his Mitigated Effect on Racial Prejudice

Submitted by: Naima Harbi

Supervised by: Dr. Fatima Maameri

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War: Internal vs. External Causes

Submitted by: ALLAOUI Soumaya

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Dissertation Title: The United States Policy towards Iraq, 2003-onwards: Prospects and Outcomes

Submitted by: LOULOU Nadjiba

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Course Handout Title: “Course of American Civilization for Third Year LMD Students”

Submitted by: Dr. HAMADOUCHE Fatima, Université des Frères MENTOURI, Constantine 1- Algeria

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma - Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Association between Perceived Discrimination and Mexican Immigrant Women’s Health in the USA

Submitted by: ALMI Hanane

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) and Malcolm X’s Multicultural Universalism: Re-Imagination of Blackness

Submitted by: TIAR Fatima Zohra

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

Dissertation Title: The Rhetoric of US Democracy in the War on Terror: The Case of Iraq

Submitted by: DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi - University 8 May 1945 – Guelma

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

Dissertation Title: US Public Opinion and Agricultural Biotechnology between Support and Opposition: Genetic Engineered Food and its Labeling as a Case Study

Submitted by: ALLAOUI Imane

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

BOUGUERRRA Soumia

Spécialité : Anglo-Saxon Literature and Civilisation

Thesis Title: Iraq and the Evolution of Democratisation policy in US Neo-conservatism: 1980-2006

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

HOCINI Djamila

Spécialité : British Civilisation

Thesis Title: The Revival of Scottish Nationalism and the Challenge Posed to the British National Identity (1960s-1980s)

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

HARBI Naima

Spécialité : American Studies

Thesis Title: The Contradiction between Barack Obama’s Exceptionality and his Mitigated Effect on Racial Prejudice

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

HARBI Hayette

Spécialité: American Studies

Thesis Title: The American Government Policy Response to Homegrown Terrorism: An Assessment of its Legitimacy Regarding North American Muslims

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma – Algeria

DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Spécialité : American Studies

Thesis Title: The Rhetoric of US Democracy in the War on Terror: The Case of Iraq

Examined by: Pr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak, University 8 May 1945, Guelma

Supervision of Master Dissertations

Dissertation Title: The Burmese Internal Conflict, 1948 to the Present: Implications and Options for United States Policy

Submitted by: BOUDJEHEM Djalila and RAMOUL Chahrazad

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The United States Concept of Human Rights: The Guantanamo Bay Prison as a Case Study

Submitted by: BOUMAZA Hiba, MLILI Amina and SELLAMI BILEL

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Humanitarian Assistance vs. Interests. The Case of Sudan

Submitted by: KERDOUCI Ikram, MELLOUKI Ibtissem and NECEBI Mehdi

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Obama Administration’s Policies in the Middle East, 2008 onwards

Submitted by: AZZEDINE Hanene and FARTAS Lamia

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Women in United States Elected Office, 1970s onwards: Struggles and Achievements

Submitted by: DRIDI Wided and SID Basma

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Racial Inequalities and Social Integration in the United States: Chinese Americans as a Case Study

Submitted by: BAARA Sabrina, MEZGHICHE Alima and ZERDOUDI Habiba

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Hollywood Representation of Muslims in Post 9/11

Submitted by: ATTIA Besma, NADJI Rima and NADJI Wahida

Supervised by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Obama Administration’s Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa: Between Tradition and Innovation

Submitted by: BOULARES Fouzia and DJELAILIA Hana

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Ending Oppressive Child Labor in the United States: Past and Present

Submitted by: AOUATA Wafa and ARAAR Siham

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The United States and the United Nations Economic Partnership: Who Benefits?

Submitted by: ATHMANIA Fatma

Supervised by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Examining Master Dissertations

Dissertation Title: Investigating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Crime and the US Criminal Justice System: The Case of African Americans

Submitted by: KERDOUSSI Fatima Zahra

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The United Nations’ Special Procedures on Human Rights and their Influence on Decision Making: The Case of Ms. Gulnara Shahinian on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

Submitted by: CHOUABBI Seifeddine and ZAAFOUR Samir

Supervised by: Mr. DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Causes of the Hard Implementation of “Obamacare”

Submitted by: MERRADI Meriem and ZARIF Heyem

Supervised by: Mr. DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The US Education Policy “No Child Left Behind Act” Swinging between Democrats and Republicans

Submitted by: MAZARI Zaki Abd El Ali and OUASLATI Besma

Supervised by: Mr. DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Practicing Eugenics in the USA: The Perils of Scientific Racism and its Legal Enforcement through the Case of Buck vs. Bell

Submitted by: BEKAKRIA Karima, BOUHALI Soumia and KHELIL Amina

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The West and Pan-Arab Nationalism: The Case of Djamal Nasser, Saddam Hussein, and Houari Boumediene

Submitted by: BOUMAZA Zineb

Supervised by: Prof. BARKAOUI Miloud

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Bush Administration-s Response to the Crisis in Hurricane Katrina: Lessons of Failure in a Natural Catastrophe

Submitted by: BERREDAI Wejdane, LADJAMA Wissem and MERARCHA Sara

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Alexis de Tocqueville’s Liberalism and the Question of Colonial “Conquest” in America and Algeria

Submitted by: HARRAT Ahlem

Supervised by: Prof. BARKAOUI Miloud

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: American Private Military/Security Companies under the George W. Bush Administration: The Case of “Blackwater” in Iraq

Submitted by: FAREH Souad

Supervised by: Prof. BARKAOUI Miloud

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Hollywood as an Apparatus of American Cultural Imperialism

Submitted by: BACHAGHA Chargui

Supervised by: Prof. BARKAOUI Miloud

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The State of Affirmative Action in the Case of Minorities and Women in the USA: Investigation and Assessment

Submitted by: AYAT Faten, DAIRA Abir and TAYOUDJ Khawla

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Reflecting on the Presence of African Americans in Commercials and Advertisements: Another Channel to Keep Racism Alive?

Submitted by: BENARBIA Loubna, HEMAIDIA Bouchra and SLIMI Razika

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Visiting the World of Domestic Violence against Women: How the “Other Half” Suffers

Submitted by: ARAAR Manal, BADAOUI Rabaa and KHETATBA Meryem

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Vacillation of Death Penalty between Opponents and Proponents in the USA: What Stand to take towards a Prevalent Contradiction?

Submitted by: BOUGUERRA Hadjer, GUESSIBI Soreya and MEBARKI Asma

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Destabilizing “Arab Spring”: The Case of Egypt in the Aftermath of the 2011 Revolution

Submitted by: AKAKPO Komi Biova Evame, CHIHAOUI Mounira and GRINI Redouane

Supervised by: Dr. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: American Attitude towards the Arab Spring: The Libyan Case

Submitted by: ATHMANI Hiba and KERMICHE Sarra

Supervised by: Mr. BOUDECHICHE Hamid

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: African American Civil Rights at Stake Again! Investigating the 2014 Killings by Law Enforcement, the Case of Michael Brown

Submitted by: AZZEDINE Lemya and LOUATI Hayat

Supervised by: Mr. ATY Mourad

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: US Top Companies’ Entanglement with Lucrative but Predatory Business Practices in Privatizing Prisons: The Case of the Correctional Corporations of America (CCA) and GEO Group

Submitted by: BOUDOUDA Khadidja and TIOURA Nour El-Houda

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: US Presidents’ Use of Religious Rhetoric to legitimate their Political Actions: The Case of George W. Bush

Submitted by: BOUCHLAGHEM Ibtissem

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Impact of Televised Presidential Debates on Voters’ Decision: A Comparative Study of the 1960 and the 2016 Debates

Submitted by: KRINAH Nourelhouda

Supervised by: Mr. ATY Mourad

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: US Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring in the Middle East since 2012-2016: The Egyptian, Bahraini, Syrian and Yemeni Cases

Submitted by: HOUD Said Mohamed Souef

Supervised by: Mr. DEKHAKHENA Abdelkrim

Examined by: Dr. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Racial Profiling: The Case of the Arizona Senate Bill 1070

Submitted by: KHALFOUN Hadjer

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: US Stand toward Post-World War II Genocides: The Case of Bosnia

Submitted by: HAIAHEM Zahra

Supervised by: Prof. TOULGUI Ladi

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: Prospects of Scottish Independence in the Aftermath of Brexit

Submitted by: KECHRID Marwa

Supervised by: Mr. BOUDECHICHE Hamid

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Dissertation Title: The Impact of the Kennedy Assassination on the Evolution of the US Secret Service’s Protective Mission

Submitted by: KALLECHE Khaira

Supervised by: Mr. ATY mourad

Examined by: Prof. ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak

Teaching documents

Teaching documents:

Teaching documents

Research interest

Research interest:

Research interest

US History and Political Institutions, American Foreign Policy, US-Algerian Relations, TEFL, and research on foreign language teaching in particular English as a foreign language..

Ongoing research project

Ongoing research project:

Research interest

Teachers and Students’ Attitudes towards Culture in the Faculty of Letters and Languages at Guelma University: The Implications for the Teaching and Learning Process

Scientific publications

Scientific publications :

Scientific publications

Publications internationales

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Teaching Civilization through Technology: The Reality at Guelma University”. Revue Internationale académique des Lettres et des Langues publiée par la faculté des lettres et des langues de l’Université Amar Telidji Laghouat., N° 14 : Septembre 2014, pp. 52-64.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “An ICT Based Approach to Teaching Civilisation to EFL Learners”. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ). Vol. 6, No.1, 2015, pp. 185-199.The Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) has been accepted for indexing in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) by Thomson Reuters.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Integrating the Content-Based Instruction into the American Civilization Class. Aout 2015. Arab World English Journal. www.awej.org The Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) has been accepted for indexing in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) by Thomson Reuters.

TOULUI Insaf and ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Gauging International/American NGO’s Challenging Role in Curbing the Source of Child Soldier in Africa. December 2017. Annales des Lettres et des Langues de l’Université de Guelma, No 21 Décembre 2017.

Zemmouri Layachi, Melouk Mohamed and Elaggoune Abdelhak. United States’ Cultural Exchange Programs in Algeria: Has the US Won New Hearts and Minds? Annales des Lettres et des Langues de l’Université de Guelma, No 24 Juin 2018.

Publications nationales

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Franco-American Rivalry over Interests in Algeria, 1989-2004.” Revue El-Tawassol, Juin 2007, ANNABA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “A Study on the Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning Process of English as a Foreign Language: Possible Remedies”. Annales des Lettres et des Langues publiée par l’Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma. N° : 8, Juin 2014, pp. 1-16.

Scientific conferences

Scientific conferences:

Scientific conferences

Communications internationales

TOULGUI Ladi and ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “ ‘Uncle Tom’ ” Outside his ‘Cabin’: Stowe’s Novel between Historical Icon and Rhetorical Target”. International Conference, 5-7 November 2012, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Technology in the Language Classroom after a Decade of Digital Expertise”. International Conference – 18-19 November 2014, Abderrahmane Mira University –Aboudaou, BEJAIA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Accounting for Algerian Women Visibility in Politics”. International Conference- 16-17 December 2014, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Integrating the Content-Based Instruction into the American Civilization Class”. International Conference – 21-22 April 2015, Abderrahmane Mira University –Aboudaou, BEJAIA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Integrating the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Approach into the American Civilization Class. 2015. Université Aboubakar Belkaid – Tlemcen.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Perceptions of Political Leadership in Algeria, 1999-2016. November 2016. Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma.

ATY Mourad and ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Lutas das mulheres no cinema de Africa e do médio Oriente”. May 2016. Centre des Etudes Africaines- Université de Porto, Portugal.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Promoting Higher Education Teachers’ Professional Development through Collaborative Teaching in EFL. Avril 2018. Université Larbi Tebessi – Tébessa.

TOULUI Insaf, TOULGUI Ladi and ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. The Missing Link: Exploring the Relationship between the Teaching of American/British Civilisation and Students’ Acquisition of Critical Thinking Skill.

Communications nationales

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Promoting the Use of ICTs in English Language Teaching: What we Can Do.”National Conference – 11-12 April 2011, University of Ferhat ABBAS – SETIF.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “The Contemporary Reinvention of the Postcolonial Era in Africa.”National Conference – 27-28 April 2011, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak et TOULGUI Ladi. “Falling Standards of Spoken and Written English in Algerian Universities: Causes and Possible Remedies.”National Conference – 6-7 December 2011, University of GUELMA.

TOULGUI LAdi et ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Experimenting with the Graphic Novel: A Medium to Help Minimize the Student’s Reluctance to Read.” National Conference – 6-7 December 2011, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “The LMD System and the Pedagogical Integration of ICTs: An Evaluation” National Conference – 13-14 March 2012, Djillali Liabes University of Sid BELABBES.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak et TOULGUI Ladi. “Teaching Civilization through Technology: The Reality at Guelma University.”National Conference – 1-2 July 2012, Abderrahmane Mira University –Aboudaou, BEJAIA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “The Re-emergence of Algeria’s Foreign Policy in a changed Global Setting, (1999-2012).”National Conference – 10-11 December 2012, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak.“Using the Reading Comprehension Course and the World Wide Web to Teach Anglophone Culture.” National Conference- 28-29 April 2013, University KASDI Merbah, Ouargla.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “Twenty-first century Africa Facing Globalization: A Continent on the Move”. National Conference – 29-30 October 2013, University of GUELMA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Research in Civilization in Algerian Universities: Problems Faced and Possible Remedies. National Conference – 5-6 November 2013, University of M’sila.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “An Experimental Approach to Teaching American Civilization”. National Conference – 21-22 April 2014, University of Jijel.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. “The Introduction of the LMD System in the Department of English at Guelma University: Evaluating the Pedagogical Aspect”. A Study Day, 13 May 2014, Abderrahmane Mira University –Aboudaou, BEJAIA.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Integrating Digital Technology into the EFL Classroom: First Year University Students and their Teachers’ Perspectives. Octobre 2015. Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. First-Year Students Facing a New Culture: Investigating the Cultural-social and Personal-emotional Challenges. October 2016. Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Culture in Algerian Higher Education EFL Courses: The Case of the ‘Culture(s) and Civilization(s)’ Course. February 2017. Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma.

ELAGGOUNE Abdelhak. Do We Establish Classroom Culture that Promotes Teaching and learning? May 2018. Université 8 Mai 1945 – Guelma.

Scientific activities

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Scientific activities

Collaboration and network

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Collaboration and network

Honor and distinction

Honor and distinction:

Honor and distinction

Community services

Community services:

Community services