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Personal profile
Academic Background
I am a post-doctoral researcher at the School of International Development at UEA. My PhD research focuses on dam-induced displacement, particularly the land tenure dynamics of self-directed resettlement, looking at the case of the Manasir people displaced by the Merowe Dam in Northern Sudan. I hold an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security and a BA in International Development.
Areas of Expertise
Customary land tenure systems, development-induced displacement, environmental justice, smallholder agriculture, food security, and climate change.
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A “justice” reading of the trans-national struggle of the people displaced by the Merowe Dam
Zeitoun, M., Dirar, A., El Moghraby, A. & Hashim, M. J., 1 Feb 2019, In: Local Environment. 24, 2, p. 129-145 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmer-led Water User Associations in Agricultural Water Management
Zurayk, R. & Dirar, A., 2018, The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society. Allan, T., Bromwich, B., Keulertz, M. & Colman, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 224–250Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Book Review: Jörg Gertel, Richard Rottenburg and Sandra Calkins, eds. 2014. Disrupting Territories: Land, Commodification & Conflict in Sudan. Suffolk: James Currey.
Dirar, A., 2015, In: African Studies Quarterly. 15, 3, p. 255Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Displacement and resistance induced by the Merowe Dam: the influence of international norms and justice
Dirar, A., el Moghraby, A., Jalal Hashim, M. & Zeitoun, M., 2015, School of International Development, UEA, Norwich. 160 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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