Sahra Ahmed Koshin

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​Faculty of Science, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), Section for Global Development, University of Copenhagen/University of Nairobi,
University of Nairobi



                                                                                   

https://researchid.co/sahra

Sahra is a Somali-Dutch Ph.D. Candidate studying Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises at the University of Copenhagen and at the University of Nairobi. She has an advanced MA degree in Advanced Development Studies from Radboud University in Nijmegen as well as a MA degree in Cultural Anthropology/Development Sociology from Leiden University both in the Netherlands.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate studying Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises, University of Copenhagen and University of Nairobi (2024, expected)
Advanced MA degree, Advanced Development Studies, Radboud University in Nijmegen (2007)
MA degree, Cultural Anthropology/Development Sociology, Leiden University both in the Netherlands (2006)
BA Degree, Cultural Anthropology/Development Sociology, Leiden University both in the Netherland (2005)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Gender
Cultural identity and belonging
Attitudes, migration and migrants
Diasporas and transnational communities
Family relations and migration

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Scholar Citations

2

Scholar h-index

1

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Galkayo’s Khat Economy
    S Ahmed
     2021

  • Khat And Covid-19: Somalia's Cross-Border Economy In The Time Of Coronavirus
    SA Koshin
    http://riftvalley.net/index.php/publication/khat-and-covid-19-somalias-cross 2020

  • Puntland and COVID-19: Local responses and economic impact
    N Majid, S Hassan, S Ahmed Koshin, AM Musa, K Abdirahman
    Conflict Research Management 2020

  • Puntland and COVID-19: Local Responses and Economic Impact
    A Majid, Hassan, Koshin, Musa
    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/crp/2020/05/05/puntland-and-covid-19-local-responses 2020

  • Women in Peacebuilding in Somalia
    SA Koshin
    https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190947910.001.0001 2019

  • War and peace in Somalia: national grievances, local conflict and Al-Shabaab
    M Keating, M Waldman
    Oxford University Press 2019

  • Somali women's participation in peacebuilding and conflict resolution in Somalia
    SA Koshin
    Making international law work for women post-conflict- new voices, Open 2018

  • Assessment study on female police officers in police forces in Somalia
    SA Koshin, MA Botan
    Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) 2017

  • Women and Value Chain Analysis & Private Sector Development Study in Puntland
    SA Koshin
    Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) 2017

  • Final Evaluation, Self Help Groups in Somaliland, SHG/Food Security Programme, Horn of Africa
    AY SA Koshin, Hv Hulst-Mooibroek, C Odhiambo
    https://learn.tearfund.org/~/media/files/tilz/churches/self_help_groups/2017 2017

  • A Gender-responsive Institution: A Critical Look at Policies and Plans
    SA Koshin
    Gender in higher education in Somalia, 31-43 2016

  • 2016 Elections in Somalia - The Rise of Somali Women's New Political Movements
    SA Koshin
    https://sidrainstitute.org/2018/04/16/2016-elections-in-somalia-the-rise-of 2016

  • Gender Analysis of Somalia
    SA Koshin
    https://sidrainstitute.org/2018/04/16/european-union-somalia-gender-analysis 2016

  • ‘Without a road there is no life’: Views on polio, health services and communication in Jariban District, Puntland
    ME Tiilikainen, SA Koshin, J Bedford
    Anthrologica 2016

  • Polio vaccination in Somalia: insights on nomadic pastoral communities in the Mudug region
    ME Tiilikainen, SA Koshin, J Bedford
    Anthrologica 2015

  • Skills for Life in Somalia -Al Maktoum Foundation and UNESCO
    SA Koshin
    The 2nd Steering committee meeting of Al Maktoum Foundation and UNESCO 15 (2 2015

  • Women's Political Participation in Puntland - Prospects for Peace
    SA Koshin
    https://sidrainstitute.org/2018/04/16/study-report-womens-political 2015

  • Healing Matrimonial Wounds: Spirits as Agents of Human Rights in a Somali Setting
    SA Koshin
    Haunted Bodies: Gender and (Dis)Embodiment, Anthropology Dept., Swansea 2006

  • A Cry for Life: Understanding the Risk Factors Somali Pastoral Women Face In Northern Kenya
    SAK Mohamed
    Pastoralism In the Horn of Africa- Surviving Against All Odds 15 (PENHA 15th 2005

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • War and peace in Somalia: national grievances, local conflict and Al-Shabaab
    M Keating, M Waldman
    Oxford University Press 2019
    Citations: 21

  • Puntland and COVID-19: Local responses and economic impact
    N Majid, S Hassan, S Ahmed Koshin, AM Musa, K Abdirahman
    Conflict Research Management 2020
    Citations: 3

  • Khat And Covid-19: Somalia's Cross-Border Economy In The Time Of Coronavirus
    SA Koshin
    http://riftvalley.net/index.php/publication/khat-and-covid-19-somalias-cross 2020
    Citations: 2

  • Assessment study on female police officers in police forces in Somalia
    SA Koshin, MA Botan
    Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) 2017
    Citations: 1