Oz Hassan
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Dr. Oz Hassan FHEA FRSA is Deputy Head of Department and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. He is a Reader of National Security in the Politics and International Studies Department at the University of Warwick, having joined PAIS in 2009. His research focuses on Transatlantic relations with the Greater Middle East. He is the author of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) study entitled 'Afghanistan: Lessons learnt from 20 years of supporting democracy, development and security', which provides further guidance on how the EU can continue delivering support and assistance to Afghanistan. It is the only official lesson-learned study for the EU, and it makes 32 recommendations to inform parliamentary resolutions and the European Commission. It is one of only three officially mandated international reviews (along with Finland and Denmark) published outside of the United States. In 2015, The Huffington Post Live named Dr Hassan a 'Rising Young Foreign Policy Analyst', and in 2023, Oz was awarded one of the Middle East Policy Council's 40 under 40 awards; highlighting him as an important international voice on transatlantic relations with the Middle East among professionals from academia, business, culture, and diplomacy. Dr. Hassan is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), recognising his contributions to policy impact and commitment to finding practical solutions to social challenges. He is a member of the scientific committee for the Middle East Congress on Politics and SocietyLink opens in a new window, and a former associate at LSE Ideas on the United States International Affairs Programme and a former visiting scholar on the Democracy and Rule of Law program at the Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceLink opens in a new window in Washington, D.C. He has also held the position of chair of the US Foreign Policy Working groupLink opens in a new window, which is Europe's most prominent academic group dedicated to studying US foreign policy. He subsequently serves on its advisory committee. He has also spent considerable time living in Washington D.C. as a British Research Council Fellow at the John W. Kluge Center Link opens in a new windowin The United States Library of Congress. His expertise has provided substantial interaction with the policy-making community domestically and internationally. He is the author of two academic monographs, multiple journal articles and book chapters in the academic fields of Area Studies, International Relations and Security Studies. See Oz's publications here. Dr Hassan was a recipient of the UKRI's Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) for the project Transatlantic Interests and Democratic Possibility in a Transforming Middle East (2013-2016). The project analysed US and EU policy in Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia to assess how "conflicts of interest" continued in the post-Arab Spring environment and how these conflicted with democracy promotion strategies. The FLF is awarded to the next wave of world-class research and innovation leaders in academia and business. Dr Hassan has also recently completed the international project Managing National Security Risk during and after the Blockade: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for Qatar's Energy Sector, led by Georgetown University in Qatar. He has also worked on the European Commission-funded Framework 7 Programme's EU-GRASP and GR:EENLink opens in a new window. Dr. Hassan's research is theoretically driven but empirically rich, which has led to numerous citations by policymakers, international media, and other stakeholders. Theoretically, Oz’s work has further developed a Critical Realist and Constructivist Institutionalist (CI) methodology within a comparative framework, and state-of-the-art qualitative research methods. As such, his methods include various forms and expertise in Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS), data visualisation, and big data management and analysis. He has various qualifications in the uses of Artificial Intelligence, including machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision. Innovations in this area have allowed Dr. Hassan to provide training both domestically and internationally to public and private companies. Throughout his time at Warwick, Dr Hassan has developed his research interests in American Foreign and Security Policy, European Foreign and Security Policy, Middle Eastern Politics, democratisation theory, and constructivism in International Relations. |
Office: Social Sciences E1.18Link opens in a new window Email: O.A.HASSAN@Warwick.ac.uk @dr_oz_hassanLink opens in a new window Connect on LinkedInLink opens in a new window Teaching Information Advice and Feedback Hours: Monday: 13:00-14:00 (MSTeams)Link opens in a new window Friday: 11:00-11:30 (F2F for PGT on Westwood Campus). Friday: 12.00-12.30 (F2F in E1.18). Research Interests: US Foreign Policy EU & European Security Transatlantic Relations Middle Eastern Foreign & Security Policy Domestic & International Terrorism Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Trained in Specialist Research Software: NVivo ProSuite (QDA Miner; WordStat; SimStat) Azure Microsoft: Computer Analytics (certified) (Artificial Intelligence) WEKA: Machine Learning (certified) (Data Mining and Machine Learning)
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Recent and Upcoming Talks and Conference Presentations"Why the European Union Failed in Afghanistan", September 2024, Keynote Speaker, Institute for Law and Society in Afghanistan (ISLAF), Berlin, Germany "The crisis of American power and its challenges after the end of the post-Cold War order", September 2024, Roundtable Discussion, BISA USFPWG, Kings College London, UK "Why did the European Union Fail in Afghanistan? A Transatlantic Comparative Perspective", July 2024, Panel Discussion, Norms, Alliances, and Transformations: Evolving Foreign Policy Dynamics in Europe and Beyond, World International Studies Committee, The University of Warsaw, Poland "Why did the European Union Fail in Afghanistan?Link opens in a new window", November 2023, Invited Talk, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Northern Cyprus "Revisiting Afghanistan: A Critical Analysis of Twenty Years' Intervention in Democracy and State-Building", July 2023, Panel Discussion, Balsillie-Warwick Democracy Research Seminar, Canada and UK "Afghanistan: Lessons learnt from 20 years of supporting democracy, development and securityLink opens in a new window", May 2023, Plenary Session, European Economic and Social Committee, Belgium "The Governance of AI and Middle Powers: Perceptions of the EU AI Act", April 2023, Symposium Presentation, The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act workshop, University of Warwick, UK "Afghanistan: Lessons learnt from 20 years of supporting democracy, development and securityLink opens in a new window", March 2023, Expert Evidence, AFET Committee, The European Parliament, Belgium |
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