Biography
Ahmed El Assal is a PhD candidate at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam; he holds an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex. Ahmed has more than twelve years of experience in the international development sector and worked with several organisations including GIZ, Oxfam, among others. As part of the ADAPTED project (Eradicating Poverty: Pathways Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals), Ahmed’s research focuses on demand for good governance and policy access for the poor. His research investigates which demand-side initiatives have been successful, and will focus on a number of case studies to investigate more in detail why certain initiatives led to greater access to policy-making for the poor while others failed.
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Work
- Ahmed Elassal & Ilaha Abasli (2023) - “Why are you not doing research in your home country?” – The complexities of being from and doing research in the Global South - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal & Amr Marzouk (2023) - Civil society organisations' public diplomacy and youth political participation in Egypt - doi: 10.4324/9781003441465 - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal & Amr Marzouk (2023) - Is the legacy of the Arab Spring greater oppression?: Twelve years after the Egyptian Revolution, Egypt’s civil society has been all but nationalized - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2021) - Inclusive Growth for More Jobs for Women and Youth in the MENA Region - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2021) - Increasing Participation & Creating Inclusive Employment Opportunities for Youth - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2021) - Ten Lessons in Promoting Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2020) - Lessons in Innovative Financing for Creating Employment in the Middle East and North Africa - [link]
- Aissa Boodhoo, Ahmed Elassal & Shekhar Anand (2020) - Ready to Adapt: Resilient Women Entrepreneurs in the Pandemic - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2020) - Using Technology To Enhance Youth Employment in the Middle East and North Africa - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal & Amr Marzouk (2020) - Reinvention of nationalism and the moral panic against foreign aid in Egypt - doi: 10.4324/9781003053040 - [link]
- Ahmed Elassal (2019) - Human rights organizations and navigating the political configuration of power in post-2011 Egypt - doi: 10.4324/9780429265006
- Zhiqi Xu, Ahmed Elassal, Francesco Colin, Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo, Petronilla Wandeto & Chitrakshi Vashisht (2022) - 18th Development Dialogue Conference (Organiser)
Activity: Organising and contributing to an event › Academic - Ahmed Elassal (2021) - 18th Development Dialogue Conference (Event) (Member)
Activity: Membership of committee › Academic
