Hager Ali

In this policy paper, GIGA researcher Hager Ali and SWP researcher Gerrit Kurtz, argue that civilian actors formed a broad anti-war coalition that should set the tone for peace talks from the very beginning.

In Sudan kämpfen die wichtigsten Sicherheitskräfte des Landes gegeneinander. Eine
schnelle militärische Entscheidung ist angesichts des relativ ausgeglichenen Kräfteverhältnisses zwischen den Sudanesischen Streitkräften (SAF) und den Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nicht zu erwarten. Durch dieses strategische Patt sind die Chancen auf eine erfolgreiche Vermittlung nicht ausweglos.

Dissolving former ruling parties and purging institutions breaks with old regimes. But, Hager Ali, building strong political parties to govern after ousting long-time rulers takes far more time than new incumbents have, especially when they face severe crises.

Tunisia’s politial system suffers from problems with governability and proportionality. Electoral reforms were undertaken in 2014, 2017, and 2019, but they were unable to diffuse either of these issues. This paper analyses who stands to gain from previous electoral reform, and why they failed to improve governability and proportionality.

Depuis le passage de l'ouragan Daniel, la coordination de l'aide et des secours dans les zones touchées en Libye reste complexe. Il faut savoir que depuis 2014, le pays est pratiquement divisé en deux régions (l'est et l'ouest) sous des gouvernements rivaux.

"Years of not having a reliable government or any system that distributes needed resources fairly and efficiently through the country has left the civil society with a deep mistrust towards the administration," Hager Ali, a researcher at the GIGA, told DW.

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Hager Ali (Speaker)

Hager Ali presents her paper "Autocracies with Adjectives: The Need for Better Classifications of Autocratic Regimes" at the ECPR General Conference 2023 in Prague. The presentation is part of the panel "Classifying Contemporary Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes: Old Questions, New Data, and Salvaged Concepts", co-chaired by her.

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Hager Ali (Speaker)

There is consensus in existing research that constitutional and electoral reforms are an important tool in opening or restricting democratic systems by changing the parameters of electoral competition.

This course covers the emergence, function, and demise of hybrid and authoritarian regimes. The first half covers the emergence and breakdown of autocracies and specific autocratic institutions. The second half deals with current developments in hybrid and autocratic regimes.

Disseminating academic research to political stakeholders and the general public is an increasingly important skill to have. At the same time, few centralized guidelines or teaching modules exist on how to plan and execute effective research communication for specifically academic writers.