THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Ahmed Abozaid examines security, power, and state-building from global and decolonial perspectives, with particular attention to political violence in the Global South and the international politics of small states.
His work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Review of International Studies, International Political Sociology, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Aggression and Violent Behavior.
Dr. Abozaid has published two books in English, nine books in Arabic, and more than seventy peer-reviewed journal articles. His scholarship has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide and has received support from institutions such as the Leverhulme Trust, Columbia University, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Isaac Newton Trust, the University of Cambridge, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), and the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation.
He is currently completing a book manuscript, Decolonizing the Study of the State: Ibn Khaldun and the Genealogies of International Society and State-Building (Oxford University Press), which develops a political-theoretical account of state formation beyond Eurocentric frameworks.
Dr. Abozaid’s contributions across International Relations, Political Theory, and Middle Eastern Studies have been recognized by the Arab Citation & Impact Factor, which has consistently ranked him among the most cited Arab scholars in Politics and International Relations since 2012 (among more than 2,000 scholars across twenty-two countries).
Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Dr. Abozaid held teaching and research appointments at institutions including the University of Cambridge, the University of Southampton, the University of St Andrews, and Al Jazeera University.