Ziyad Marar is an author and President of Global Publishing at SAGE Publishing. He was born in 1966 in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, and moved to London aged 10. He has published four books combining his interests in psychology and philosophy. His fourth ''Judged: The Value of Being Misunderstood'' was published in 2018.

Biography

Marar was born in 1966 in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

, then lived in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

and

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

before moving with his family to London in the late 1970s. He attended

Exeter University , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

where he obtained a BSc in psychology. He completed an MA in the philosophy and psychology of language from

Birkbeck, University of London , mottoeng = Advice comes over nightTranslation used by Birkbeck. , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £4.3 m (2014) , budget = £10 ...

. Marar joined SAGE in 1989 and has worked across all aspects of publishing. He was appointed Editorial Director in 1997, Deputy Managing Director in 2006, and took on a more global role in 2010 as Global Publishing Director. In 2016, Marar was promoted to President, Global Publishing where he has overall responsibility for SAGE's publishing strategy . In recent years at SAGE, Marar has also focused on supporting the social sciences more generally. He has spoken and written on this theme in various international contexts. In early 2015 was appointed to the board of the

Campaign for Social Science The Campaign for Social Science was launched in 2011 to advocate social science to the UK Government and to the public, at a time of significant change in the higher education system. It campaigns for the restoration of the post of Government Chi ...

(CfSS) and in 2020 he was elected as a fellow of the

Academy of Social Science The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, a ...

, an event he reflected on in a widely read article for ''Social Science Space''. In 2015, Marar was invited to sit on the board of trustees for the UK academic news site, The Conversation. He also sits on the boards of the Big House Theatre Company, and The Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. Marar has written four books. '' The Happiness Paradox'' (2003; covering how philosophy and psychology can create a better understanding of modern identity), ''

Deception Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...

'' (2008; about people's relationship with truth and the possibility of a truly honest life) and ''Intimacy'' (2012). and ''Judged: The Value of Being Misunderstood (''2018). He lives in London with his wife and three daughters. Marar tweets @ZiyadMarar

Books

* ''Judged: The Value of Being Misunderstood'', Bloomsbury, 2018 * ''Intimacy: Understanding the Subtle Power of Human Connection'', Acumen Publishing 2012 *''Deception'', Acumen Publishing 2008 *''The Happiness Paradox'', Reaktion Books 2003

References

External links

Profile at Greene Heaton

*Response to annual Edge Question 2017: What scientific term of concept ought to be more widely known? https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27118 2016: What to you consider the most interesting recent scientific news? What makes it important? https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26755 2015: What do you think about machines that think? https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26105 * SAGE Connection
What's the big deal about big data?
* Times Higher Education
Academic freedom and freedom of voice: Yale's ‘shrieking girl’ and the rush to judgement
* ''The Guardian''
Unloved and sidelined – why are social sciences ignored by politicians
* ''The Bookseller'' �

* Research Information �

* YouTube �
Campaign for Social Sciences Annual Lecture
* ''The Guardian''
Why Does Social Science have such a hard job explaining itself?

Open Access essay published with the British Academy
* ''The Guardian''
Social Sciences need a collective voice
* Research Information �
Opinion blog on cuts to social science funding
* ''Times Higher Education''
Self Confidence crisis in social research
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