PhD (University of Salford) MPhil (University of Salford) (from BA/Licence (University of Algiers)).

Contributed to the organisation of an international conference entitled The Algerian War and the French Army: Experience, Image, Memory (1954-1962), held at the European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford (UK), 11-13 October 1996.

Organised (with M.R. Bougherira) an international conference entitled Algeria the Interface of Europe: Reforms and Prospects for Economic Partnership, held at the European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford (UK), 29-30 November 2000.

'Multiparty Elections in Algeria: Problems and Prospects', presented at the conference organised by BRISMES, University of St Andrews (UK), 10-13 July 1992. (with K. Sutton)

'Political Changes in Algeria: an Emerging Electoral Geography', presented at the conference jointly convened by The Maghreb Review, Instituto de Filologia and Instituto de Cooperacion con el Mundo Arabe, Madrid (Spain), 8-9 July 1991. (with K. Sutton and S. Zaimeche)

'Libéralisation du commerce euro-maghrébin: Quelques implications préliminaires à travers le cas marocain et tunisien', presented to the international conference La mise à niveau de l'entreprise économique et optimisation des bénéfices escomptés de l'intégration à l'économie mondiale, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et des Sciences de Gestion, Université de Sétif (Algeria), 29-30 October 2001.

'Création de la petite entreprise: Le cas des petites entreprises de la Grande Bretagne', presented to the international conference on Entrepreneuriat et innovation dans les pays en voie de développement, Institut des Sciences Economiques et des Sciences de Gestion, Centre Universitaire de Khemis Miliana (Algeria), 13-14 November 2007. (with H. Miliani)

'Agricultural Policy in Algeria in the 1980s: Progress towards Liberalisation', presented at the conference jointly organised by the Association Française pour l'Etude du Monde Arabe et Musulman and The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), Paris (France), 7-8 July 1990. (with Keith Sutton)

'FDI in North Africa: A Comparative Perspective', presented to the international conference on Emerging Markets and Global Risk Management, Centre for the Study of Emerging Markets (CSEM), Westminster Business School, University of Westminster (UK), 11-12 June 2004. (with Michael Hodd)

'The Southern Flank' (discussant), Annual Conference on Enlargement: NATO, EU and Beyond, organised by the Centre for Research in International Security, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), 5 May 1998.

'The Italian SMEs: Features, Economic Significance and Access to Support', presented to the international conference Le financement des petites et moyennes entreprises et leur contribution dans les économies maghrébines, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et des Sciences de Gestion, Université de Sétif (Algeria), 25-28 May 2003. (with Michael Hodd)

'Globalisation financière et marchés émergents', presented to the international conference on Mondialisation et développement: Mondes d'hier et mondes de demain?, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et des Sciences de Gestion, Université de Annaba (Algeria), 10-11 September 2007. (with H. Meliani)

'The Euro-Maghreb Free Trade Area: Challenges and Opportunities', presented to the seminar organised by the European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford (UK), 23 October 1998.

'The Maghreb Malaise: Domestic and External Challenges', presented at the conference organised by BRISMES, University of Manchester (UK), 11-14 July 1994.

External assessor/refereee for Routledge publishers, book proposal on associational life in Algeria. Referee for articles submitted to Mediterranean Politics and Revue des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion.

Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manchester, 1996-1999.

Grants and sponsorships from BP (Algeria Business Unit), Anadarko (Algeria corporation), Sonatrach (Algerian oil company), The Algerian-British Association in the North of England and Madison Filter Limited.

Editorial board member, Revue Economie Contemporaine (2007 - To Date)

Editorial board member, Revue des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion (2004-2006)