Research Interests
Issues of Cultural Identity, Islamist Movement; Contemporary Islam in Europe; Ireland and the Spanish Civil War; Spanish Cultural Studies, European Cinema.
Professional Activities
Award
- 2004 - Awarded scholarship for lecture tour of Greece
- 1998 - Silver Shield of Honour (Highest Civilian Honour)
- 1994 - College of Humanities PhD scholarship
- 1994 - Perpetual Silver Medal
- 1991 - UL /Universidad de Valladolid (Spain) scholarship
- 0 - Honorary Shield of University of Asyut
- 0 - Medalla de Honor: Universidad de Valladolid (Spain)
- - Awarded scholarship for lecture tour of Spain
- - UL /Universidad de Valladolid (Spain) scholarship
- - Teaching Excellence Award
- - Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Final Shortlist
- - Senior Research Fellowship; NCRE (New Zealand)
- - Summer Scholarship to Univ. de Alcala de Henares (Spain)
- - Final Shortlist Peter Ball Sports Journalist of Year Award
- - Irish Participant Ionian Conference 1999
- - Inscribed King Hassan II Volume
Committee
- 2004 Welcoming Committee for Romano Prodi Honorary Doctorate,
- 1999 Centre of European Studies, University of Limerick,
- 1899 Instituto Camoes,
- 1899 Departmental Research Committee,
- 1899 Asyut Governorate Civic Forum,
- 1899 Instituto Cervantes,
- 1899 International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World,
- 1899 Member of Al-Ahram National Centre for Strategic and Political Studies,
- 1899 Committee of the Regions after Treaty of Amsterdam ,
- 1899 Departmental Public Relations Committee,
- Wecoming Committe for Visit of Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghal in Ireland,
- Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies,
- National Centre for Resarch on Europe, New Zealand,
- Institute for the Study of Knowledge and Society (ISKS),
- University Association for Contemporary European Studies,
- European Migration Research Forum,
Employment
- 2002 University of Limerick - Lecturer
- 1999 University of Limerick - Junior Lecturer
- 1998 University of Limerick - Research Associate
- 1997 Egyptian Foreign Ministry - Consultant
- 1997 University of Limerick - Research Fellow
- 1996 Governorate of Asyut (Egypt) - Adviser
- 1995 Colegio Agustiniano, Leon, Spain - Spanish Course Coordinator
- 1993 Dpto. de Historia Medieval, Univ. de Valladolid - Translator
- 1993 Cairo University, Cairo (Egypt) - Language Teacher
- 1991 University of Valladolid (Spain) - University Teacher
Education
- 1997 University of Limerick - Ph.D.
- 1996 Universidad de Valladolid - Postgraduate Diploma
- 1994 University of Limerick - B.A. 1st class hons.
Publications
Book
Limerick Spanish Civil War Archive
Wharton, B
Crossing Boundaries: Spanish Across Cultures
Wharton, B
Limerick Anthology of Arab Affairs
Wharton, B
Society and Culture in Bahrain-Contemporary Challenges and Future Prospects
Wharton, B; al-Hassan, O; Adawy, N
Book Chapter
From Shukri Mustafa to the ashwaiyat;: Utopianism in Egyptian Islam
Wharton, B
Exploring the Utopian Impulse
The challenge of co-existence ? Islam and Europe in the twenty-first century
Wharton, B
Knowledge Identities and Governance; Challenges for contemporary Europe
Muslims in European Society
Wharton, B
Who Are The Europeans Now ?
Paradigms of Political Stability and Societal Disintegration- A comparative analysis of Islamist resurgence in Algeria and Tunisia
Wharton, B
Limerick Anthology of Arab Affairs
Conference Contribution
Conference Publication
Ca' Foscari Public Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Division of Humanities Public Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Annual National Centre for Research on Europe Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
University of Canterbury Guest Lecture Series 2007
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Spinelli Lectures 2007
Wharton, Barrie
Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies Annual Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Muculmanos em Espacos Lusofonos Lecture, ICS.
Wharton, Barrie
NCRE Roundtable Seminar Series 2006
Wharton, Barrie
Aperturas International Conference (Instituto Cervantes)
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Dept. of History Public Guest Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Aula Magna Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Civic Forum for Social Research
Wharton, Barrie
VII Congreso de Cultura Europea
Wharton, Barrie
Foreign Ministry Guest Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
University of Tehran Public Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Universidad de Valladolid Guest Lecture Series
Wharton, Barrie
EUROFOR Annual Conference
Wharton, Barrie
Limerick City Library Winter Lecture Series No. 1
Wharton, Barrie
30th European Migration Research Forum
Wharton, Barrie
Instituto Cervantes Christmas Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Ionian Conference-Integrating the New Europe
Wharton, Barrie
Trinity College Public Lecture Series
Wharton, Barrie
Instituto Cervantes Winter Seminar Series No.1
Wharton, Barrie
Ireland/Spain Cultural Exchange Annual Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
National Committee for Foreign Affairs Invited Speaker Series
Wharton, Barrie
University of Sofia Public Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Annual Ramadan Lecture
Wharton, Barrie
Conference of National Committee for Foreign Affairs
Wharton, Barrie
Other Publication
The Europa Lectures 2001-2006
Wharton, B
Journal Of Contemporary European Research
Saber quem lidera as mezquitas e vital na Europa
Wharton, B; Coelho, AP
Catalogue to the Stradling Collection
Wharton, B; Berry, R
The Role of the Monarchy in Contemporary Spanish Society
Wharton, B
Advances In Case-Based Reasoning
Summer in Peralta
Wharton, B
Islam and the Western Media
Wharton, B
The Seminary of San Vicente
Wharton, B
The future for Egypt
Wharton, B
A Spanish Christmas
Wharton, B
The Father who knew Rafa Gordillo
Wharton, B
Peer Reviewed Journal
more than just movida; popular music and socio-cultural change in 1980's spain
barrie wharton
Scripta Mediterranea; The Inter. J. Of The Canadian Inst. For Mediterranean Stu
looking beyond the veil; islam, ignorance and identity in the new Europe
barrie wharton
Imago Europae
all amout almodovar; a revisionist assessment of the cultural revolution in post-transition Spain
barrie wharton
Voces Hispanas: Australian Journal Of Hispanic Studies
a history of counterterrorism and international power relations
barrie wharton
Journal Of Contemporary European Research
Twin towers of cultural confusion ? contemporary crises of identity in Europe and European Islam
Wharton, B
Global Security, Peace And Change (Taylor And Francis/Routledge)
De Lisboa a La Legion; las relaciones hispano-lusas y el conflicto espanol (1926-1939)
Wharton, B
Estela-The Spanish Journal Of Military History
From Salazarism to Soares; a comparative analysis of the emergence of the party system in contemporary Portugal
Wharton, B
Al-Dimukratiya-Al-Ahram International Journal Of Democracy
Reflections on the new fiests nacional(ista); soccer and society on contemporary Spain
Wharton, B
Soccer And Society (Taylor And Francis/Routledge)
Elections and Democracy; a comparative analysis of the British and Irish experiences and their legacies for the Arab world
Wharton, B
Al-Dimukratiya-Al-Ahram International Journal Of Democracy
The impact and legacy of twentieth-century Spanish colonial policy on the socio-political development of Guinea Ecuatorial
Wharton, B
Gefame-The Journal Of African Studies (University Of Michigan)
Masters and Servants; The Spanish Civil War in Equatorial Guinea
Wharton, B
Scripta Mediterranea; The Inter. J. Of The Canadian Inst. For Mediterranean Stu
European Islam or Islamic Europe? An examination of the position of Muslims in the 21st century European Union
Wharton, B
Al-Dimukratiya-Al-Ahram International Journal Of Democracy
Only a game? Football and power in contemporary Spain
Wharton, B
Voces Hispanas: Australian Journal Of Hispanic Studies
Los legionarios de Limerick y el conflicto espanol
Wharton, B
Estela-The Spanish Journal Of Military History
From Espana ye-ye to Espana je-je, subversion and spanishness in the mise-en-scene of Bigas Lunas Iberian Trilogy
Wharton, B
Film And Film Culture
Between Arab brothers and Islamist foes; the evolution of the contemporary Islamist movement in Libya
Wharton, B
The Journal Of Libyan Studies
La ultima cruzada irlandesa; La Guerra Civil Espanola y el papel irlandes
Wharton, B
Investigaciones Historicas
The Last Crusade: New Perspectives on Limerick's role in the Spanish Civil War
Wharton, B
Old Limerick Historical Journal
Chameleons of compromise; Monarchy and Society in the new Spain.
Wharton, B
Scripta Mediterranea; The Inter. J. Of The Canadian Inst. For Mediterranean Stu
Raza and the Cinema of the Crusade-The use of the Cinema as a form of political discourse in Franco's Spain.
Wharton, B
University Of Limerick Political & Economic Review