About 

​​Dana El Kurd is an associate professor at the University of Richmond in the Department of Political Science, and a senior nonresident fellow at the Arab Center Washington. She specializes in Palestinian and Arab politics, particularly on topics related to mobilization, public opinion, and international intervention.

Her first book, titled Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine was published in January 2020 with Oxford University Press. Her work has been published in academic journals such as Global Studies Quarterly, PS Political Science & Politics, and Democratization, as well as media outlets such as The Nation, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Financial Times, and more.