Hamdy A. Hassan

Professor, Zayed University
Professor Hamdy A. Hassan earned his PhD in comparative politics at Cairo University and Maryland University (1990). He was a Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research advisory board member. In 1999, Professor Hassan was granted the Egyptian State Award in Political Science for his book Issues in the African Political Systems, published in Arabic by the Centre for African Future Studies, Cairo. He served as an elected vice president of the African Association of Political Science (AAPS), based in Pretoria, South Africa. From 1999 to 2000, he served as a director of the UNISCO Human Rights Chair, which is located in Jordan. He participated in many regional and international conferences. Currently, he serves as co-chair of RC44 - Security, Conflict and Democratization, International Political Science Association (IPSA).
He was a visiting professor at some Arab and European universities, such as Leiden University (Netherlands), Deakin University (Australia), and al-Al Bait University (Jordan). He serves as a country expert on Comoros and Tanzania for Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) at the University of Gothenburg.
He has published many books and articles in both Arabic and English, including:

• Hassan, Hamdy (2023) Asian Soft Power from Hegemony to Partnership: A Study of India's Africa Policy. Brazilian Journal of African Studies, BJAS' 15th issue, July.
• Hassan, Hamdy (2023) . Religion and Politics in Africa, The Forum for Arab and International Relations.
• Hassan, H. A. (2023). Sufi Feminism, Journal of Religion in Africa (published online before print 2023). doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340258
• Hassan, H. A. (2022). Stalled cooperation and the destabilization of the Maghreb. Orient, No 3. pp 18-23. https://orient-online.com/journal/
• Hassan, H. A. (2022). Religion as a Security Threat, Journal of Religion in Africa, 51(3-4), 426-451. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340216.
• Hamdy A. Hassan (2021) The securitisation of COVID-19 in Africa: Socio-economic and political implications, African Security Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/10246029.2021.1994438
• Steven Ratuva, Hamdy A. Hassan, Radomir Compel (Editors) (2021), Risks, Identity and Conflict: Theoretical Perspectives and Case Studies, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Hassan H.A. (2021) Trade and Security Cooperation in the Arab Maghreb Union Region. In: Omeje K. (eds) The Governance, Security and Development Nexus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Hassan, H. (2022). Trends of Violent Conflicts in Africa. African Strategic Series, Issue 4: African Readings. Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, Egypt.
• Hassan, H. (2022). Russian African relations and the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. Vol.31, No 338. Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, Egypt.
• Hassan, H. (2021). Turkish African Relations from the Middle Power Perspective. Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, Egypt
• Hassan, H. A. (2021) "Ethnicity, Insecurity and Geostrategic Transformation in the Horn of Africa" p. 61 – 83. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hamdy-hassan/11/
• Hassan, H.A. (2020.) Sufi Islamic Discourse in Africa: From the Greatest Jihad to the Establishment of the African Caliphate. Religions 2020, 11, 639.
• Hassan, H. (2020) The Impossible State in Africa: Contradictory Paths, Amman: Aalaan Publishing.
• Hassan, H.A . (2020) "A New Hotbed for Extremism? Jihadism and Collective Insecurity in the Sahel" Asian Journal of Peacebuilding Vol. 8 Iss. 2 p. 203 – 222.
• Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hamdy-hassan/3/.