Biography
Ahmed El Assal is a PhD candidate in Political Economy of Development 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. His research examines the politics of social policy, accountability, civil society, and epistemic justice. Ahmed has more than 15 years of experience in the international development sector, with a particular focus on intersections of governance, human rights, and economic justice.
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Work
- Ahmed El Assal (2025) - Citizens’ Claims‐Making and Navigating the Politics of Accountability in Social Cash Transfers in Uganda - Politics and Governance, 14, 1-22 - doi: 10.17645/pag.11237
- Guido Maschhaupt & Ahmed El Assal (2025) - How international aid inadvertently props up autocratic regimes - [link]
- Guido Maschhaupt, Ahmed El Assal & Petronilla Wandeto (2025) - Can ODA enable autocratic entrenchment?: Investigating donor-driven cash transfer programmes in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt - Development Policy Review, 43 (4), 1-22 - doi: 10.1111/dpr.70014 - [link]
- Ilaha Abasli, Ahmed El Assal & Yasmine Hafez (2025) - Why are you not doing research in your home country?: dissecting expectations of southern researchers - Development in Practice, 35 (8), 1259-1271 - doi: 10.1080/09614524.2025.2481519
- Sali Hafez & Ahmed El Assal (2025) - Local Humanitarianism and Organisational Complexities: Implementation of Safeguarding Measures - doi: 10.4324/9781003565048-2 - [link]
- Ahmed El Assal & Irene Among (2024) - Urban Public Perceptions of NGOs’ Accountability and Legitimacy: A Social Media Analysis of #UgandaNGOsExhibition - Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 36 (2), 166-178 - doi: 10.1007/s11266-024-00705-z
- 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: 10.4324/9781003441465-7 - [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]
- 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
