Refugee education/Education in emergencies Humanitarianism-Peace-Development Global governance issues Geopolitics Peacebuilding, stabilization, and reconciliation Democratization of post-conflict contexts
Hassan Aden
Senior Researcher
Interests and experience
Hassan Aden holds a PhD in Peace and Development Research from the University of Gothenburg, a master's degree in Global Studies majoring in Political Science from Lund University, and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Malmö University. His current research explores the intersection between quality of governance and academic achievement through a comparative study of UNHCR-funded and nationally accredited refugee-led schools in Kenya’s Dadaab camps.
Languages
English: Fluent Somali: Fluent Swedish: Good Kiswahili: Basic level
Projects
PRIO Fieldwork Network (FIWON)
Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
Building Effective Collaboration for Stability in Somalia
Building Effective Collaboration for Stability in Somalia
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
Transitioning Somalia to a Fully Democratic Election System: Learning from Somaliland
Transitioning Somalia to a Fully Democratic Election System: Learning from Somaliland
Apr 2018 – Jul 2022
Refugee Education: Building Durable Futures (REBuilD)
Refugee Education: Building Durable Futures (REBuilD)
Mar 2018 – Jun 2023
Building Futures through Refugee Education. Aspirations, Navigation and (Non)-citizenship
Building Futures through Refugee Education. Aspirations, Navigation and (Non)-citizenship
Latest publications
Hassan Ahmed Aden (2024)
Hoping against the Odds: Understanding Refugee Youths’ Aspirations for Gaining Overseas Scholarships
Hoping against the Odds: Understanding Refugee Youths’ Aspirations for Gaining Overseas Scholarships
Journal article in Journal on Education in Emergencies
Hassan Aden & Ahmed M. Musa (2023)
Re-thinking Somalia’s Stabilisation in Liberated Areas
Re-thinking Somalia’s Stabilisation in Liberated Areas
PRIO Policy Brief
Ahmed Mohamed Musa & Hassan Ahmed Aden (2023)
Improving Coordination in Somalia’s Stabilisation: Addressing Resource and Power Competition
Improving Coordination in Somalia’s Stabilisation: Addressing Resource and Power Competition
PRIO Policy Brief
Hassan Ahmed Aden, Abdirahman Edle Ali & Cindy Horst (2023)
From Refugees to Citizens? How Refugee Youth in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya Use Education to Challenge Their Status as Non-Citizens
From Refugees to Citizens? How Refugee Youth in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya Use Education to Challenge Their Status as Non-Citizens
Journal article in Journal of Refugee Studies
Ahmed Mohamed Musa, Cindy Horst & Hassan Aden (2023)
Transitioning Somalia to Direct Elections: Lessons from Somaliland and Puntland
Transitioning Somalia to Direct Elections: Lessons from Somaliland and Puntland
PRIO Paper
Ahmed Mohamed Musa, Hassan Aden & Cindy Horst (2023)
Leveraging Local Elections to Advance Somalia’s Transition to a Multiparty Democratic System
Leveraging Local Elections to Advance Somalia’s Transition to a Multiparty Democratic System
PRIO Policy Brief
Hassan Aden et al. (2022)
What Can We Learn from Refugee-Led Education in Kenya?
What Can We Learn from Refugee-Led Education in Kenya?
PRIO Policy Brief
Hassan Aden, Zeina Bali & Cindy Horst (2022)
From Refugees to Citizens? Rethinking Refugee Education Dilemmas
From Refugees to Citizens? Rethinking Refugee Education Dilemmas
PRIO Policy Brief
Hassan Aden & Nicholas Marsh (2022)
Security Logics of Africa’s Divided Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Security Logics of Africa’s Divided Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Journal article in Strategic Review of Southern Africa
Cindy Horst & Hassan Aden (2021)
Refugee Education: A Long-Term Investment
Refugee Education: A Long-Term Investment
PRIO Policy Brief
Latest news
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023
Hassan Aden Successfully Defends His PhD Thesis
Hassan Aden Successfully Defends His PhD Thesis
Today, Hassan Aden has defended his PhD thesis at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
Thursday, 17 Jun 2021
New Animation Highlights Need for Refugee Education and Durable Futures
New Animation Highlights Need for Refugee Education and Durable Futures
Education in situations of conflict and crisis is central in efforts to protect children and youth in the near-term and fostering peaceful coexistence over the longer-term.
Friday, 30 Oct 2020
Virtual workshop on education in conflict and exile
Virtual workshop on education in conflict and exile
Over four sessions in October, 20 academics and practitioners from around the world met virtually to discuss the question of how education can enable refugee individuals and communities to build durable futures whenthere is great uncertainty about where these futures will be? Recognizing theprotracted nature of refugee situations, the latest UNHCR education strategyprioritizes the integration of refugees into the national education systems ofhost countries.
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019
Call for Abstracts: ‘Education in Conflict and Exile: Building Durable Futures?’
Call for Abstracts: ‘Education in Conflict and Exile: Building Durable Futures?’
This academic workshop focuses on education of refugee children and children living in protracted conflict within and beyond the national frame.
Work positions
2023–
Senior ResearcherSocieties, Mobilities, and Change (SMC)Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2019–2023
Doctoral ResearcherSocieties, Mobilities, and ChangePeace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
2018–2019
PhD fellowshipUniversity of Gothenburg
2014–2018
Study support and Mother-tongue TeacherDalaskolan Norra. Bromölla Kommun, Sweden,
Education
2018–2023
PhD. Peace and Development Research
University of Gothenburg
2015–2017
MSc. Global Studies, Major in Political Science
Lund University
2011–2014
BA. International Relations
Malmö University
