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Sansom Milton

Sansom Milton is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Prior to joining the Center he worked as a Research Fellow at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit...

Sansom Milton

Senior Research Fellow

 
 
 
 
 
Sansom Milton
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Biography

Misspelled WordSansom Milton is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Prior to joining the Center he worked as a Research Fellow at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York. He holds a doctorate in Post-war Recovery Studies at the University of York which was completed under a departmental scholarship.

His research on humanitarian action, post-conflict recovery, and higher education in conflict-affected societies has been published in leading international journals including Disasters, Journal of Intervention and Misspelled WordStatebuilding, the International Journal of Educational Development, and Globalisation, Societies and Education. His book Higher Education and Post-Conflict Recovery was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2018.

Misspelled WordDr Milton's research has pioneered the research agenda on higher education in conflict, emergencies, and post-conflict recovery. His paper Higher Education as the Catalyst of Recovery in Conflict-Affected Societies is amongst the most widely cited publications in this emerging field. Misspelled WordDr Milton's book Higher Education and Post-Conflict Recovery was one of the first full-length manuscripts on the subject. He has led research on higher education and conflict response in Syria, Iraq, the Gaza Strip, and Libya.

More broadly, his research interests include conflict analysis and mediation, humanitarian policy, and post-conflict reconstruction, with a focus on the Middle East. His published research in these areas includes analyses of post-war reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, research methods in studies of conflict in the Middle East, the impact of the Gulf Crisis on Qatar's humanitarian sector, and Qatar's role in post-conflict reconstruction assistance.

Publications by Sansom Milton

Policy Briefs

28 Dec 2022

Unblocking the Pathway to Transition in Sudan

On 5 December, the Framework Agreement was signed between key actors in the Sudanese political landscape. It comes following a 14-month period of turbulent politics since the removal of the previous civilian administration in October 2021. The agreement is an important step towards placing Sudan back on track towards a military-to-civilian political transition. This Policy Briefing provides a brief contextualisation of the political crisis in Sudan over the past year and provides an analysis of the December 2022 Framework Agreement.

Policy Briefs

13 Oct 2022

Libya's Conflict Stalemate:Towards a multitrack approach to stability and peace

At the UN General Assembly in September 2022, HH the Emir stated that: The positive developments that Libya had witnessed during the past year give rise to cautious optimism. The ceasefire and convening the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and the election of representatives of the interim executive authority and winning a vote of confidence of the House of Representatives by the National Unity Interim Government...

Journal Articles

1 Jun 2022

Localisation of Humanitarian Action in War-torn Countries: The Experience of Local NGOs in Yemen

​Localisation has recently emerged as one of the most prevalent global norms shaping humanitarian reform towards more locally-led response as a corrective to power imbalances in the humanitarian system
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