Dr Abdullah Yusuf
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Energy Environment and Society, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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Biography
I am a lecturer (teaching and scholarship) in International Relations specialising in UN Peacekeeping and Middle East Politics. I studied Public Policy, Economic Policy and Diplomacy in The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and has a PhD in International Relations from the University of Dundee. I was a visiting lecturer at al-Maktoum Institute, University of Aberdeen in 2010.
Research
My research interests include issues of International Peacekeeping and the Politics of the United Nations. I am also interested in broader Middle East Politics; ‘War on Terror’; Radical Islamic movements; Religion and International Relations.
Teaching
Level 1 module (Globalising World) – Team-Teaching, Co-coordinator
Level 2 module (International Relations) - Team-Teaching and convenor of the module,
One Level 3 Module (The Politics of the UN) - Lecturer and Convenor,
Two Level 4 modules (International Peacekeeping and Politics of the Middle East) - Lecturer and Convenor
Level 5/Postgraduate modules – 1. International Security, and 2. Explaining and Understanding International Politics – Team-Teaching; 3. Middle East and Terrorism - Lecturer and Convenor
Media availability
I am available for media commentary on my research.
Contact Corporate Communications for media enquiries.
Areas of expertise
- Global politics
- Middle East
- Politics
Stories
News
School of Business hosted the Redefining Paradigms conference at the University of Dundee
News
Carlo Morelli, Omar Feraboli, Abdullah Yusuf and Ian Roache recently took part in events marking the Italian Resistance against fascism