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Ahmed El Assal is a PhD candidate at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam; he holds an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex. Ahmed has more than twelve years of experience in the international development sector and worked with several organisations including GIZ, Oxfam, among others. As part of the ADAPTED project (Eradicating Poverty: Pathways Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals), Ahmed’s research focuses on demand for good governance and policy access for the poor. His research investigates which demand-side initiatives have been successful, and will focus on a number of case studies to investigate more in detail why certain initiatives led to greater access to policy-making for the poor while others failed.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

MA Governance, Development and Public Policy , University of Sussex

1 Sept 201630 Aug 2017

Award Date: 30 Aug 2017

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