Dr Jamal M. Moosa

Associate Professor

Dr Jamal M. Moosa did his Masters in Political Science from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU, New Delhi, India). He was awarded MPhil degree for his dissertation tilted, ‘Ethnicity and Secessionist Struggle: A Comparative Study of Bifara and Eritrea’, from the Centre for West Asian and African Studies, School of International Studies, JNU. Subsequently, he went on to do his PhD on the theme, ‘Ethnic Conflict and the Problem of Refugees: A Comparative Study of Rwanda and Burundi’ from the same centre.

His areas of specialization are African Studies, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, and Conflict Studies. Currently, he is working on issues related to child soldiers, refugees and stateless persons, and Francophone Africa. He has also contributed articles to journals like African Quarterly and Journal of Peace Studies, and to edited volumes.

Academic Qualifications

Previous employment Profile

• October 1999 to March 2005 as Lecturer in the Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia

Fellowships/Visiting Professorships

• 1993 awarded Research Fellowship (JRF/SRF) in Political Science by the UGC

Publication Details

Total Publication Profile -
(a) Number of Papers published in refereed journals
In India:  3
Abroad :  -  

List of Publications

1. “Implication of Sudanese Conflict on India’s Energy Security” in S. N. Malakar (Ed.) India’s Energy Security and The Gulf (Delhi: Academic Excellence, 2006)
2. "Refugee Problem in Francophone Africa: An Overview" Africa Quarterly Vol. 43 No. 4, 2003 (Jan.-Mar. 2004)
3. "Refugees, Conflicts and Global Peace" Journal of Peace Studies Vol. 11 No. 2, (April-June 2004)
4. "Refugee Problem: A Comparative Study of South Asia and Africa" Africa Quarterly, Vol. 36 No. 4 (Apr. - June 1996)
5. " Review of Eghosa, Structural Adjustment and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Report No. 98 Uppsala 1995 .pp. 66 " Africa Quarterly, Vol. 36 No. 3 (Jan.-Mar. 1996)