Sahra Ahmed Koshin

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

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Using prospective research methodology to understand policy advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
S Clark, S Abdi, SD Chingarande, SA Koshin, R Khadduri, A le May
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 31 (3), 2316431 2023



Diaspora groups have become key humanitarian actors: The case of Somalia
A Edle, SA Koshin, F Dahir, AB Nielsen
DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier 2023



Somali or part of the Somali diaspora?
M Barse, SA Koshin
DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier 2022



Africa In Movement
H Aidi, M Lynch, Z Mampilly
Africa in Movement, 3 2022



Intra-Africa Humanitarianism: A Qualitative Case Study of the Somali Business Community in Zambia
SAK al
Africa in Movement: Essays on African Migration from the January 2022 Junior 2022



Global study: Gender equality and media regulation
S Macharia, JB Mir
Fojo Media Institute 2022



Galkayo’s Khat Economy - The Role of Women Traders in Puntland, Somalia
S Ahmed Koshin
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



Evidence from the conflict research programme: Submission to the integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy
M Kaldor, H Radice, A De Waal, MS Benson, S Detzner, C Elder, ...
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 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
SIDRA: Somali Institute for Development and Research Analysis 2017



Women and Value Chain Analysis & Private Sector Development Study in Puntland
SA Koshin
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Implementing the women, peace and security agenda? Somali debates on women’s public roles and political participation
C Horst
Journal of Eastern African Studies 11 (3), 389-407 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



elections in Somalia: The rise of Somali women’s new political movements
SA Koshin
SIDRA Institute 2016



Women's Political Participation in Puntland- Prospects for Progress
SA Koshin
https://www.africaportal.org/documents/18576 2016



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

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: 38



Implementing the women, peace and security agenda? Somali debates on women’s public roles and political participation
C Horst
Journal of Eastern African Studies 11 (3), 389-407 2017
Citations: 33



Is settling good for pastoralists? The effects of pastoral sedentarization on children’s nutrition, growth, and health among Rendille and Ariaal of Marsabit District, northern
E Fratkin, MA Nathan, EA Roth
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya 2006
Citations: 21



Seeking salaam: Ethiopians, eritreans, and somalis in the pacific northwest
SM Chait
University of Washington Press 2011
Citations: 14



Global study: Gender equality and media regulation
S Macharia, JB Mir
Fojo Media Institute 2022
Citations: 11



Evidence from the conflict research programme: Submission to the integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy
M Kaldor, H Radice, A De Waal, MS Benson, S Detzner, C Elder, ...
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2020
Citations: 4



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: 3



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



elections in Somalia: The rise of Somali women’s new political movements
SA Koshin
SIDRA Institute 2016
Citations: 3



Assessment study on female police officers in police forces in Somalia
SA Koshin, MA Botan
SIDRA: Somali Institute for Development and Research Analysis 2017
Citations: 2