Ahmed El Assal
@elassal.bsky.social
PhD researcher @ISS (www.iss.nl) focusing on governance, development, and political economy analysis in Africa and the Middle East
I am excited to share that a new article from my PhD '𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬' 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’ has been published in the open-access journal 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
Read the full article here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Read the full article here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
December 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I am excited to share that a new article from my PhD '𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬' 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’ has been published in the open-access journal 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
Read the full article here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Read the full article here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Reposted by Ahmed El Assal
💸 Many regard #CashTransfer programmes as cost-efficient tools to alleviate poverty across the #GlobalSouth.
🌍 But, as Guido Maschhaupt & @elassal.bsky.social argue, in autocratic contexts, these programmes can have unintended + politically significant consequences
👉 bit.ly/484Hznm
🌍 But, as Guido Maschhaupt & @elassal.bsky.social argue, in autocratic contexts, these programmes can have unintended + politically significant consequences
👉 bit.ly/484Hznm
How international aid inadvertently props up autocratic regimes
Many regard cash transfer programmes as cost-efficient tools to alleviate poverty across the Global South. But, as Guido Maschhaupt and Ahmed El Assal argue, in autocratic contexts, these programmes c...
bit.ly
September 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
💸 Many regard #CashTransfer programmes as cost-efficient tools to alleviate poverty across the #GlobalSouth.
🌍 But, as Guido Maschhaupt & @elassal.bsky.social argue, in autocratic contexts, these programmes can have unintended + politically significant consequences
👉 bit.ly/484Hznm
🌍 But, as Guido Maschhaupt & @elassal.bsky.social argue, in autocratic contexts, these programmes can have unintended + politically significant consequences
👉 bit.ly/484Hznm
In the context of ongoing budget cuts from Global North donors to countries in the Global South and amid a global trend toward autocratisation, we’re pleased to share our new publication in the Development Policy Review.
Red our full paper #OpenAccess here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Red our full paper #OpenAccess here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Can ODA enable autocratic entrenchment? Investigating donor‐driven cash transfer programmes in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt
Motivation An increasing share of ODA goes to electoral autocratic states. This is concerning because aid carries the risk of entrenching existing power inequalities in recipient states, especially ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In the context of ongoing budget cuts from Global North donors to countries in the Global South and amid a global trend toward autocratisation, we’re pleased to share our new publication in the Development Policy Review.
Red our full paper #OpenAccess here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Red our full paper #OpenAccess here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New Publication at Development in Practice Journal (DiP)
➡️ Read our full article #open access here: lnkd.in/djaZe9kM.
➡️ Read our full article #open access here: lnkd.in/djaZe9kM.
Why are you not doing research in your home country? dissecting expectations of southern researchers
Why are you not researching your home country, and why did you choose “elsewhere”? Would research in another country in the South be familiar to you? Assumptions and prompts are often posed to sout...
www.tandfonline.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
New Publication at Development in Practice Journal (DiP)
➡️ Read our full article #open access here: lnkd.in/djaZe9kM.
➡️ Read our full article #open access here: lnkd.in/djaZe9kM.
Reposted by Ahmed El Assal
BREAKING: A ceasefire has begun in Gaza after Hamas handed over to Israel a list of three captives to be released as part of the deal aje.io/76ybda
January 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
BREAKING: A ceasefire has begun in Gaza after Hamas handed over to Israel a list of three captives to be released as part of the deal aje.io/76ybda
If you’re working on #knowledge production, #positionality, or fieldwork encounters from a Southern #epistemology. There are ten more days to submit a paper and join our panel discussion on ‘Reversing the Gaze in #Development Studies’ at the #DSA2025 conference. nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
P07: Reversing the gaze: Global south perspectives on knowledge, power, and positionality
This panel aims to bring together voices from the Global South to discuss their reflexivity and positionality in development studies. Focusing on southern researchers’ geographical choices, training, ...
nomadit.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If you’re working on #knowledge production, #positionality, or fieldwork encounters from a Southern #epistemology. There are ten more days to submit a paper and join our panel discussion on ‘Reversing the Gaze in #Development Studies’ at the #DSA2025 conference. nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
Ironically, my first post on #BlueSky will be about my recently co-authored article, ‘Urban Public Perceptions of NGOs Accountability and Legitimacy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Urban Public Perceptions of NGOs’ Accountability and Legitimacy: A Social Media Analysis of #UgandaNGOsExhibition - VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs’) significant role in the development sector has augmented scholarly debate on their legitimacy and accountability over the last two decades. While this literatur...
link.springer.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ironically, my first post on #BlueSky will be about my recently co-authored article, ‘Urban Public Perceptions of NGOs Accountability and Legitimacy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...