Samer Abdelnour

PhD Candidate in Management

Biography

My thesis examines the global-local dynamics of postwar interventions for reintegrating former combatants in Sudan, through the lenses of organisational institutionalism and globalisation.

My research crosses a number of broad fields including social enterprise, organisational theory, globalisation and political sociology. Contextually, I have been conducting field research on fuel-efficient stoves and the humanitarian response in Darfur, post-war reintegration of ex-combatants in the Blue Nile, and collective enterprise approaches for marginalised peoples under conflict and discrimination in Darfur. In addition, I am currently engaging with a project to explore enterprise education in Southern Sudan.

I have taught in the LSE summer school in London, the LSE-PKU summer school in Beijing, and at the Rotterdam School of Management. 

I am a member of the Innovation Co-Creation Lab| and LSE Conflict Research Group|, and an affiliate of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University|. My formal education consists of an undergraduate degree in Management and Economics from the University of Toronto, and a Master in Environmental Studies from York University. 

Supervisors 

• Professor Jannis Kallinikos
• Professor Harry Barkema

Academic awards

• Nominee, Carolyn Dexter Award for Best International Paper, Academy of Management 2009
• Best Paper Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada 2009

Recent publications

Academic Journals

• Abdelnour, S., & Branzei, O. (2010) Fuel-efficient stoves for Darfur: The social construction of subsistence marketplaces in post-conflict settings. Journal of Business Research, 63(6): 617-629.
• Branzei, O., & Abdelnour, S. (2010) Another day, another dollar: Enterprise resilience under terrorism in developing countries, Journal of International Business Studies, 41(5): 804-825.

Practitioner and Policy Articles

• Abdelnour, S. (2011) Repackaging the efficient-stove as the 'solution' to crises in Darfur, Boiling Point, 59.
• Abdelnour, S. (2010) A Convergence of Need: Reintegration for Returnees and Ex-combatants in the Sudan, MEI/FRS Project for Refugee Cooperation Working Paper.
• McGrath, S., & Abdelnour S. (2010) Participatory Research Partnerships for Development: Reflections from the Sudan, MEI/FRS Project for Refugee Cooperation Working Paper.

Book Chapters

• Abdelnour, S., Badri, B., Branzei, O., McGrath, S., & Wheeler, D. (2008) Grassroots Enterprise Development in Darfur and Southern Sudan. In O.E. William CSC (Ed.) Peace through commerce: Partnerships as the New Paradigm (pp. 283-306). South Bend: University of Notre Dame Press.

Case Studies

• Abdelnour, S. (2011). Forging Through Adversity: The Blacksmiths of North Darfur and Practical Action. GIM Case Study No. B057. New York: United Nations Development Programme.
• Abdelnour, S., & Branzei, O. (2008) Competing for Development: Fuel Efficient Stoves in Darfur. Ivey Publishing (Parts A, B, C): London.

Research Reports

• Atari, D.O., Abdelnour, S., McKague, K., & Wager, R. (2010) Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurial Capacities in Southern Sudan: Assessment and Opportunities. Toronto: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University & Plan International.
• Abdelnour, S., Badri, B., El Jack, A., Wheeler, D., McGrath, S., & Branzei, O. (2008). Examining Enterprise Capacity: A Participatory Social Assessment in Darfur and Southern Sudan. Toronto: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University..