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Ghassan Elkahlout

Ghassan Elkahlout is the Director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies and Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies...

Ghassan Elkahlout

Ghassan Elkahlout

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Ghassan Elkahlout
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Biography

Ghassan Elkahlout is the Director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. He is an Associate Professor in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action at the Doha Insitute for Graduate Studies. His specialized experience covering three decades of professional work includes the areas of humanitarian response, post-war early recovery, and capacity building. Dr Elkahlout received his PhD in post-war reconstruction and development studies from the University of York, United Kingdom, in 2001.

Prior to joining the Doha Institute in 2016, Dr Ghassan Elkahlout led a distinguished and varied career as a humanitarian professional. This involved working for international organizations including the United Nations, the International Federation of Red Crescent Societies, and Islamic Relief Worldwide. He served as a member of a wide range of emergency humanitarian response teams and has extensive field experience in conflict and disaster-affected contexts including but not limited to Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Libya, and Jordan.

In 2015, he was appointed as Director of the Humanitarian Forum, playing a key role in convening spaces for training and knowledge sharing in the humanitarian sector in the United Kingdom. He has delivered training courses in the fields of humanitarian response, disaster management, post-war early recovery, and post-war reconstruction.

His research on humanitarian action and post-conflict recovery in conflict-affected context has appeared in prestigious international publications including Housing Studies, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal of Sustainable Development, Disasters, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, and the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. He is the author of "Humanitarian Action: Reality and Challenges" - - which is one of the leading books on the subject published in Arabic.



Publications by Ghassan Elkahlout

Journal Articles

4 Mar 2024

Shrinking reconstruction space in the Gaza Strip: rebuilding after the 2021 and 2022 wars

The paper explores continuities and discontinuities in the factors influencing reconstruction outcomes in Gaza, offering a nuanced understanding of how the changing context has impacted rebuilding efforts. It examines the implications of these findings for future reconstruction initiatives in Gaza and similar conflict-affected regions, providing insights into the complex interplay of financial, political, and logistical challenges in post-conflict reconstruction....

Journal Articles

16 Oct 2023

Qatar's evolving role in conflict mediation

This article analyses the evolution of mediation strategy, utilizing case studies of Qatar's mediation in Afghanistan, Chad, and Libya through a framework focusing on results, modality, acceptability and reception. The analysis identifies key comparative findings on Qatar's post-2020 renewed role in conflict mediation...

Journal Articles

10 Jul 2023

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.....
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