Hamdy A Hassan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1180198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hamdy A Hassan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hamdy A |
| FAMILY NAME | Hassan |
| SIGNATURE | HASSAN H A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zayed University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1930-9561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rethinking African security in the anthropocene
Introduction Traditional approaches to African security often treat neocolonialism, governance failures, and terrorism as isolated issues, obscuring their systemic interconnections under Anthropocene conditions of human-induced environmental change. This study argues that African security should be reconceptualized in light of climate change, resource depletion, and ecosystem degradation, as these dynamics reshape the continent’s collective secur…
Managing insecurity through institutionalized militarization
Eritrea represents a distinctive model of a garrison police state under the personalized totalitarian rule of President Afwerki since 1993. The regime prioritizes executive authority over the rule of law and relies on pervasive surveillance and militarized governance, consistent with Garrison State theory. Unlike conventional garrison or police states, Eritrea lacks strong formal institutions, electoral legitimacy, and ideological mobilization. I…
Fragility and Security Challenges in the Greater Maghreb
Sufi Feminism
Men founded and have ruled over Sufi orders since their inception, and thus the position of Khalifa or shaykh has been traditionally held by men. However, this study argues that in some Islamic mystical traditions women have assumed a senior leadership role with all the power that such a prominent position entails. More research is needed to understand the challenges Sufi women have faced in legitimizing their power, their experiences in a patria…
Religion as a Security Threat
Religious extremism presents an ideological perspective found in most major religions and is currently associated with various forms of religiously motivated acts of violence. A conceptual framework is adopted to study the warning features of religious extremism and apply it to case studies of Nigeria, Uganda, and the Central African Republic (CAR). The application of a religious jihadism model to Christianity provides a comparative basis for ass…
Risks, Identity and Conflict
Risk, Identity and Conflict
The securitisation of Covid-19 in Africa
The outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted from an urgent health issue to a major security threat requiring emergency measures that go beyond normal policies. Many African governments have exploited this pandemic as a deadly threat facing both the state and society to justify unprecedented precautionary measures that restrict people's freedoms. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyse the current trend of the interventionist state and its socio-polit…
Risks, Identity and Conflict
Sufi Islamic Discourse in Africa
In the nineteenth century, African Muslim societies were marked by the emergence of a reformist Sufi Islamic discourse aimed at changing and moving away from traditional Islamic practices. Although this discourse was influenced, to some extent, by external sources of inspiration, it was linked to the local African context. This study demonstrates that the reformist discourse of major Sufi figures such as Sheikh Amadu Bamba in Senegal and Sheikh U…
The Making of a Mobile Caliphate State in the African Sahel
Dimensions of the Darfur crisis and its consequences
This study aims to present an informed vision of the Darfur crisis by examining the visible, tangible facts. It also introduces an approach different from the current, traditional one in exploring future horizons while confronting the possible consequences of current events and phenomena. The main objective of the study is therefore to critically explore the Darfur conflict and the future of the region and Sudan from an Arab perspective
The Comoros and the crisis of building a national state
This article gives an overview of the Comoro Islands and the struggle and obstacles in building a unified nation-state. This often-overlooked member of the Arab League has been rocked by no fewer than 19 coup- and coup attempts characterized by mercenary intervention, especially that of Robert Denard, and French post-colonial involvement. The article covers historical and major interisland politics and issues of national concern; involvement with…
The Nile River and Egyptian Foreign Policy Interests
The Comoros and the crisis of building a national state
This article gives an overview of the Comoro Islands and the struggle and obstacles in building a unified nation-state. This often-overlooked member of the Arab League has been rocked by no fewer than 19 coup- and coup attempts characterized by mercenary intervention, especially that of Robert Denard, and French post-colonial involvement. The article covers historical and major interisland politics and issues of national concern; involvement with…
Sufi Islamic Discourse in Africa
In the nineteenth century, African Muslim societies were marked by the emergence of a reformist Sufi Islamic discourse aimed at changing and moving away from traditional Islamic practices. Although this discourse was influenced, to some extent, by external sources of inspiration, it was linked to the local African context. This study demonstrates that the reformist discourse of major Sufi figures such as Sheikh Amadu Bamba in Senegal and Sheikh U…
Sufi Feminism
Men founded and have ruled over Sufi orders since their inception, and thus the position of Khalifa or shaykh has been traditionally held by men. However, this study argues that in some Islamic mystical traditions women have assumed a senior leadership role with all the power that such a prominent position entails. More research is needed to understand the challenges Sufi women have faced in legitimizing their power, their experiences in a patria…
Religion as a Security Threat
Religious extremism presents an ideological perspective found in most major religions and is currently associated with various forms of religiously motivated acts of violence. A conceptual framework is adopted to study the warning features of religious extremism and apply it to case studies of Nigeria, Uganda, and the Central African Republic (CAR). The application of a religious jihadism model to Christianity provides a comparative basis for ass…
The securitisation of Covid-19 in Africa
The outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted from an urgent health issue to a major security threat requiring emergency measures that go beyond normal policies. Many African governments have exploited this pandemic as a deadly threat facing both the state and society to justify unprecedented precautionary measures that restrict people's freedoms. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyse the current trend of the interventionist state and its socio-polit…
Dimensions of the Darfur crisis and its consequences
This study aims to present an informed vision of the Darfur crisis by examining the visible, tangible facts. It also introduces an approach different from the current, traditional one in exploring future horizons while confronting the possible consequences of current events and phenomena. The main objective of the study is therefore to critically explore the Darfur conflict and the future of the region and Sudan from an Arab perspective
The Nile River and Egyptian Foreign Policy Interests
The Comoros and the crisis of building a national state
This article gives an overview of the Comoro Islands and the struggle and obstacles in building a unified nation-state. This often-overlooked member of the Arab League has been rocked by no fewer than 19 coup- and coup attempts characterized by mercenary intervention, especially that of Robert Denard, and French post-colonial involvement. The article covers historical and major interisland politics and issues of national concern; involvement with…
Dimensions of the Darfur crisis and its consequences
This study aims to present an informed vision of the Darfur crisis by examining the visible, tangible facts. It also introduces an approach different from the current, traditional one in exploring future horizons while confronting the possible consequences of current events and phenomena. The main objective of the study is therefore to critically explore the Darfur conflict and the future of the region and Sudan from an Arab perspective
The Making of a Mobile Caliphate State in the African Sahel
Sufi Islamic Discourse in Africa
In the nineteenth century, African Muslim societies were marked by the emergence of a reformist Sufi Islamic discourse aimed at changing and moving away from traditional Islamic practices. Although this discourse was influenced, to some extent, by external sources of inspiration, it was linked to the local African context. This study demonstrates that the reformist discourse of major Sufi figures such as Sheikh Amadu Bamba in Senegal and Sheikh U…
Risks, Identity and Conflict
Risk, Identity and Conflict
The securitisation of Covid-19 in Africa
The outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted from an urgent health issue to a major security threat requiring emergency measures that go beyond normal policies. Many African governments have exploited this pandemic as a deadly threat facing both the state and society to justify unprecedented precautionary measures that restrict people's freedoms. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyse the current trend of the interventionist state and its socio-polit…
Risks, Identity and Conflict
Religion as a Security Threat
Religious extremism presents an ideological perspective found in most major religions and is currently associated with various forms of religiously motivated acts of violence. A conceptual framework is adopted to study the warning features of religious extremism and apply it to case studies of Nigeria, Uganda, and the Central African Republic (CAR). The application of a religious jihadism model to Christianity provides a comparative basis for ass…
Sufi Feminism
Men founded and have ruled over Sufi orders since their inception, and thus the position of Khalifa or shaykh has been traditionally held by men. However, this study argues that in some Islamic mystical traditions women have assumed a senior leadership role with all the power that such a prominent position entails. More research is needed to understand the challenges Sufi women have faced in legitimizing their power, their experiences in a patria…
Fragility and Security Challenges in the Greater Maghreb
Rethinking African security in the anthropocene
Introduction Traditional approaches to African security often treat neocolonialism, governance failures, and terrorism as isolated issues, obscuring their systemic interconnections under Anthropocene conditions of human-induced environmental change. This study argues that African security should be reconceptualized in light of climate change, resource depletion, and ecosystem degradation, as these dynamics reshape the continent’s collective secur…
Managing insecurity through institutionalized militarization
Eritrea represents a distinctive model of a garrison police state under the personalized totalitarian rule of President Afwerki since 1993. The regime prioritizes executive authority over the rule of law and relies on pervasive surveillance and militarized governance, consistent with Garrison State theory. Unlike conventional garrison or police states, Eritrea lacks strong formal institutions, electoral legitimacy, and ideological mobilization. I…
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · Islam (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · African Studies and Geopolitics (3 works) · Development economics (3 works)