Michael Dumper is professor emeritus in Middle East politics, University of Exeter, UK, where he has been employed since 1986. Previously he worked for a number of NGOs in the Middle East, and after 1993 was a consultant or advisor on Middle East politics for the UK and Canadian governments, for the Office of the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), the European Commission Task Force on Refugees, as well as a number of think tanks and research centers in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. He is author of seven books and many articles on Palestinian refugee repatriation, Jerusalem, the peace process, and the politics of holy cities.
