Samer Abdelnour

PhD student in Management

Biography

Using institutional and entrepreneurial theory, my thesis examines postwar interventions for reintegrating former combatants in Sudan. This fits into my overall research agenda, which seeks to combine organisational institutionalism and collective enterprise perspectives to examine humanitarian and development interventions. In particular, I am interested in interventions targeting displaced and marginalised communities as well as ex-combatants. Since 2005, I have engaged numerous research projects across Sudan, including the Blue Nile and Darfur, and also Southern Sudan.

My teaching experience includes two courses in LSE's 2011 Summer School, 'Foundations of Management' and 'Leadership in Organisations'. In addition, in 2009 I co-created and delivered a course titled 'Hot Emerging Economies' at the Rotterdam School of Management. This course explored the role of business, organisations, and poverty in emerging and developing contexts.

In addition to my affiliation in the Department 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.