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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

9 Aug 2024

Examining Qatari humanitarian diplomacy: key features, challenges and prospects

In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a key actor in humanitarian diplomacy (HD), which has received limited academic attention. This paper provides an analysis of Qatar's engagement with HD, drawing on a literature review and extensive interviews with officials and humanitarian workers in Qatar, observations of state activities and humanitarian agencies, and personal interviews with international humanitarian aid workers...

Journal Articles

8 Jul 2024

Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021

Qatar's humanitarian role in Afghanistan, a less-explored example of a non-traditional actor, is crucial in understanding international responses to geopolitical crises. Examining Qatar's involvement provides insights into the complex dynamics of humanitarian assistance, diplomatic efforts, and post-crisis challenges....

Journal Articles

8 May 2024

Mud brick houses as a suitable alternative to emergency shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs): evidence from Northern Syria

The purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of mud brick houses as an alternative to the more widely adopted emergency shelters used in war-torn Syria. It focuses on the mud houses' sustainability, cost effectiveness, cultural preference, income generation and security....
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