Shaun Milton
Biographic Data
| ID | 181277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shaun Milton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shaun |
| FAMILY NAME | Milton |
| SIGNATURE | MILTON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Doha Institute for Graduate Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8126-1231 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Academic freedom after genocide: The politics of rebuilding higher education in Gaza
From reaction to prevention: Rethinking disaster preparedness in the Arab region
This paper examines how conflict, state fragility, and climate change intersect to compound disaster risk in the Arab region, drawing on field observations from across Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Syria, expert consultations, and regional policy dialogue. Analysis of recent earthquakes and floods in these countries reveals that catastrophic outcomes were driven less by the hazards themselves than by governance failures—the prioritisation of elite i…
Madrassas and girls’ education: Exploring localised educational solutions in post-2021 Afghanistan
Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021
Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Post-Conflict Contexts: Integrating Public and Private Finance Sources
This article explores the role of domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) as a key element of recovery in post-conflict contexts. Drawing on conventionally state-led mechanisms – such as fiscal capacity, taxation, foreign direct investment (FDI), and natural resource management – as well as private instruments such as peace finance, microfinance and fintech, the study illustrates how effective public and private DRM practices can reduce aid dependen…
Counting the costs of war: A holistic, multi-level assessment of the impact of conflict on Sudan
Peace-centred sustainable development: An analysis of SDG 16 in the Arab states
This paper explores the barriers to and opportunities for Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) in fostering peace in Arab states. Examining the region’s recurring conflicts, the analysis emphasises the need for peace-centered sustainable development. The paper identifies the main challenges facing the implementation of SDG 16 and offers strategic opportunities for overcoming them
The evolution of the Gulf states as humanitarian donors
Over the past two decades, the Gulf states have emerged as leading humanitarian actors both regionally and globally. This paper charts the evolution of four of the six Gulf states–Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Qatar–as humanitarian donors and actors. It analyses the evolving humanitarian sectors of the Gulf states, focussing on trends in humanitarian funding, the increasing centralisation of humanitarian governance, an…
Shrinking reconstruction space in the Gaza Strip: Rebuilding After the 2021 and 2022 Wars
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip following the 2021 and 2022 wars, placing these efforts in the context of previous reconstruction experiences after the 2008/09, 2012, and 2014 conflicts.Employing a mixedmethods approach that includes interviews, primary data analysis, and policy document reviews, the study uncovers the dynamics and challenges shaping the recent reconstruction processes.…
Qatar’s evolving role in conflict mediation
Qatar's role in mediation diminished following the 2017 Gulf Crisis and the regional backlash to its interventionist policy during the Arab Spring. After the resolution of the Gulf Crisis in 2021, the Qatari role in conflict mediation re-emerged with a return to third-party mediation in the early 2020s, receiving widespread attention following the U.S.-Taliban agreement. The post-crisis return of Qatar to playing central mediator and facilitator …
Localisation of humanitarian action in War-torn Countries: The experience of local NGOs in Yemen
Higher education and sustainable development goal 16 in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
Sustainable Development Goal 16 commits to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels’. While the concerns of SDG16 with violence reduction, rule of law, and governance are relevant to all societies, this paper focuses on fragile and conflict-affected countries, many of which have the hardest task in achieving SD…
Protecting higher education from attack in the Gaza Strip
Higher education in the Gaza Strip has been subjected to four wars and over a decade of blockade. University staff and students have been killed whilst campus infrastructure has been attacked, rebuilt, and destroyed again. This paper examines opportunities for, and limits to, protecting higher education from attack in Gaza. It presents a framework for categorising protection measures and empirically explores the effectiveness of measures to prote…
In Solomon's way
This excellent biography of Solomon Mujuru (also known as Rex Nhongo – his nom de guerre), its sheer detail and vividness, is largely down to Blessing-Miles Tendi’s skilful deployment of, careful a
Localisation Across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Whilst the relation between local and global levels has been a long-standing concern of humanitarian, development, and peace efforts, in recent years the term “localisation” has become a major issue in the humanitarian sector whilst peacebuilding scholarship has taken a “local turn.” This article analyses the concept of localisation across the three parts of the triple nexus—humanitarian, development, and peace. It traces the long-standing concer…
The impact of the Gulf crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector
The 2017 Gulf crisis is one of the most challenging episodes faced by Qatar since its independence in 1971, with major economic, social, and political impacts on the Arab Gulf nation. Its economic prognosis has been brought into doubt, the map of regional alliances has been redrawn, and any prospects of deeper regional integration have been dashed. This paper analyses the little-documented impact of the crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector, whic…
Reconstruction under siege: The Gaza Strip since 2007
This paper examines the siege of the Gaza Strip, a self-governing Palestinian territory, since 2007. Research on sieges tends to concentrate on the coping strategies of besieged communities, humanitarian issues associated with the impacts, humanitarian access, and the prioritisation of needs, with little or no attention paid to reconstruction. However, Gaza is unusual as a siege environment within which reconstruction has become a high priority i…
The Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism: Old Wine in New Bottlenecks
This article examines the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) – the main institutional mechanism regulating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip since the 2014 war. Proponents of the GRM hold that it is a crucial lifeline enabling the entry of humanitarian and reconstruction goods into Gaza while assuaging Israel’s security concerns. In contrast, this article argues that the GRM has introduced a bureaucratic and cumbersome mechanism that has crea…
Syrian higher education during conflict: Survival, protection, and regime security
Higher education as the catalyst of recovery in conflict-affected societies
This article examines the role of higher education in the recovery of conflict-affected societies and argues that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, it has the potential, if addressed strategically, to act as a catalyst for effective and sustainable post-war recovery. The article begins by contextualising higher education within broader debates around post-war recovery and education. It then analyses the relationshi…
International Human Rights Law in an African Context
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLawrence Schäfer© 2009Eóin Flannery© 2009John McCracken© 2009Marc Caldwell© 2009Simonne Horwitz© 2009Saul Dubow© 2009Shaun Milton© 2009
Localisation Across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Whilst the relation between local and global levels has been a long-standing concern of humanitarian, development, and peace efforts, in recent years the term “localisation” has become a major issue in the humanitarian sector whilst peacebuilding scholarship has taken a “local turn.” This article analyses the concept of localisation across the three parts of the triple nexus—humanitarian, development, and peace. It traces the long-standing concer…
Higher education as the catalyst of recovery in conflict-affected societies
This article examines the role of higher education in the recovery of conflict-affected societies and argues that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, it has the potential, if addressed strategically, to act as a catalyst for effective and sustainable post-war recovery. The article begins by contextualising higher education within broader debates around post-war recovery and education. It then analyses the relationshi…
Syrian higher education during conflict: Survival, protection, and regime security
The evolution of the Gulf states as humanitarian donors
Over the past two decades, the Gulf states have emerged as leading humanitarian actors both regionally and globally. This paper charts the evolution of four of the six Gulf states–Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Qatar–as humanitarian donors and actors. It analyses the evolving humanitarian sectors of the Gulf states, focussing on trends in humanitarian funding, the increasing centralisation of humanitarian governance, an…
Reconstruction under siege: The Gaza Strip since 2007
This paper examines the siege of the Gaza Strip, a self-governing Palestinian territory, since 2007. Research on sieges tends to concentrate on the coping strategies of besieged communities, humanitarian issues associated with the impacts, humanitarian access, and the prioritisation of needs, with little or no attention paid to reconstruction. However, Gaza is unusual as a siege environment within which reconstruction has become a high priority i…
Protecting higher education from attack in the Gaza Strip
Higher education in the Gaza Strip has been subjected to four wars and over a decade of blockade. University staff and students have been killed whilst campus infrastructure has been attacked, rebuilt, and destroyed again. This paper examines opportunities for, and limits to, protecting higher education from attack in Gaza. It presents a framework for categorising protection measures and empirically explores the effectiveness of measures to prote…
The impact of the Gulf crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector
The 2017 Gulf crisis is one of the most challenging episodes faced by Qatar since its independence in 1971, with major economic, social, and political impacts on the Arab Gulf nation. Its economic prognosis has been brought into doubt, the map of regional alliances has been redrawn, and any prospects of deeper regional integration have been dashed. This paper analyses the little-documented impact of the crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector, whic…
The Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism: Old Wine in New Bottlenecks
This article examines the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) – the main institutional mechanism regulating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip since the 2014 war. Proponents of the GRM hold that it is a crucial lifeline enabling the entry of humanitarian and reconstruction goods into Gaza while assuaging Israel’s security concerns. In contrast, this article argues that the GRM has introduced a bureaucratic and cumbersome mechanism that has crea…
Qatar’s evolving role in conflict mediation
Qatar's role in mediation diminished following the 2017 Gulf Crisis and the regional backlash to its interventionist policy during the Arab Spring. After the resolution of the Gulf Crisis in 2021, the Qatari role in conflict mediation re-emerged with a return to third-party mediation in the early 2020s, receiving widespread attention following the U.S.-Taliban agreement. The post-crisis return of Qatar to playing central mediator and facilitator …
Shrinking reconstruction space in the Gaza Strip: Rebuilding After the 2021 and 2022 Wars
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip following the 2021 and 2022 wars, placing these efforts in the context of previous reconstruction experiences after the 2008/09, 2012, and 2014 conflicts.Employing a mixedmethods approach that includes interviews, primary data analysis, and policy document reviews, the study uncovers the dynamics and challenges shaping the recent reconstruction processes.…
International Human Rights Law in an African Context
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLawrence Schäfer© 2009Eóin Flannery© 2009John McCracken© 2009Marc Caldwell© 2009Simonne Horwitz© 2009Saul Dubow© 2009Shaun Milton© 2009
Higher education as the catalyst of recovery in conflict-affected societies
This article examines the role of higher education in the recovery of conflict-affected societies and argues that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, it has the potential, if addressed strategically, to act as a catalyst for effective and sustainable post-war recovery. The article begins by contextualising higher education within broader debates around post-war recovery and education. It then analyses the relationshi…
The Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism: Old Wine in New Bottlenecks
This article examines the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) – the main institutional mechanism regulating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip since the 2014 war. Proponents of the GRM hold that it is a crucial lifeline enabling the entry of humanitarian and reconstruction goods into Gaza while assuaging Israel’s security concerns. In contrast, this article argues that the GRM has introduced a bureaucratic and cumbersome mechanism that has crea…
Syrian higher education during conflict: Survival, protection, and regime security
Localisation Across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Whilst the relation between local and global levels has been a long-standing concern of humanitarian, development, and peace efforts, in recent years the term “localisation” has become a major issue in the humanitarian sector whilst peacebuilding scholarship has taken a “local turn.” This article analyses the concept of localisation across the three parts of the triple nexus—humanitarian, development, and peace. It traces the long-standing concer…
The impact of the Gulf crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector
The 2017 Gulf crisis is one of the most challenging episodes faced by Qatar since its independence in 1971, with major economic, social, and political impacts on the Arab Gulf nation. Its economic prognosis has been brought into doubt, the map of regional alliances has been redrawn, and any prospects of deeper regional integration have been dashed. This paper analyses the little-documented impact of the crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector, whic…
Reconstruction under siege: The Gaza Strip since 2007
This paper examines the siege of the Gaza Strip, a self-governing Palestinian territory, since 2007. Research on sieges tends to concentrate on the coping strategies of besieged communities, humanitarian issues associated with the impacts, humanitarian access, and the prioritisation of needs, with little or no attention paid to reconstruction. However, Gaza is unusual as a siege environment within which reconstruction has become a high priority i…
Higher education and sustainable development goal 16 in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
Sustainable Development Goal 16 commits to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels’. While the concerns of SDG16 with violence reduction, rule of law, and governance are relevant to all societies, this paper focuses on fragile and conflict-affected countries, many of which have the hardest task in achieving SD…
Protecting higher education from attack in the Gaza Strip
Higher education in the Gaza Strip has been subjected to four wars and over a decade of blockade. University staff and students have been killed whilst campus infrastructure has been attacked, rebuilt, and destroyed again. This paper examines opportunities for, and limits to, protecting higher education from attack in Gaza. It presents a framework for categorising protection measures and empirically explores the effectiveness of measures to prote…
In Solomon's way
This excellent biography of Solomon Mujuru (also known as Rex Nhongo – his nom de guerre), its sheer detail and vividness, is largely down to Blessing-Miles Tendi’s skilful deployment of, careful a
Localisation of humanitarian action in War-torn Countries: The experience of local NGOs in Yemen
Qatar’s evolving role in conflict mediation
Qatar's role in mediation diminished following the 2017 Gulf Crisis and the regional backlash to its interventionist policy during the Arab Spring. After the resolution of the Gulf Crisis in 2021, the Qatari role in conflict mediation re-emerged with a return to third-party mediation in the early 2020s, receiving widespread attention following the U.S.-Taliban agreement. The post-crisis return of Qatar to playing central mediator and facilitator …
Peace-centred sustainable development: An analysis of SDG 16 in the Arab states
This paper explores the barriers to and opportunities for Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) in fostering peace in Arab states. Examining the region’s recurring conflicts, the analysis emphasises the need for peace-centered sustainable development. The paper identifies the main challenges facing the implementation of SDG 16 and offers strategic opportunities for overcoming them
The evolution of the Gulf states as humanitarian donors
Over the past two decades, the Gulf states have emerged as leading humanitarian actors both regionally and globally. This paper charts the evolution of four of the six Gulf states–Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Qatar–as humanitarian donors and actors. It analyses the evolving humanitarian sectors of the Gulf states, focussing on trends in humanitarian funding, the increasing centralisation of humanitarian governance, an…
Shrinking reconstruction space in the Gaza Strip: Rebuilding After the 2021 and 2022 Wars
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip following the 2021 and 2022 wars, placing these efforts in the context of previous reconstruction experiences after the 2008/09, 2012, and 2014 conflicts.Employing a mixedmethods approach that includes interviews, primary data analysis, and policy document reviews, the study uncovers the dynamics and challenges shaping the recent reconstruction processes.…
Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021
Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Post-Conflict Contexts: Integrating Public and Private Finance Sources
This article explores the role of domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) as a key element of recovery in post-conflict contexts. Drawing on conventionally state-led mechanisms – such as fiscal capacity, taxation, foreign direct investment (FDI), and natural resource management – as well as private instruments such as peace finance, microfinance and fintech, the study illustrates how effective public and private DRM practices can reduce aid dependen…
Counting the costs of war: A holistic, multi-level assessment of the impact of conflict on Sudan
Academic freedom after genocide: The politics of rebuilding higher education in Gaza
From reaction to prevention: Rethinking disaster preparedness in the Arab region
This paper examines how conflict, state fragility, and climate change intersect to compound disaster risk in the Arab region, drawing on field observations from across Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Syria, expert consultations, and regional policy dialogue. Analysis of recent earthquakes and floods in these countries reveals that catastrophic outcomes were driven less by the hazards themselves than by governance failures—the prioritisation of elite i…
Madrassas and girls’ education: Exploring localised educational solutions in post-2021 Afghanistan
Political science (16 works) · Law (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Law (8 works) · International Development and Aid (7 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 works) · Humanitarian aid (5 works)