ABOUT ME

Senior Researcher at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, leading work on conflict mediation and post-conflict recovery across the Arab region. Author of three books (Hurst/OUP, CUP, Palgrave) and 25+ peer-reviewed articles. Associate Editor, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.

Selected Publications

How did Qatar become one of the world's most prominent conflict mediators? This book traces its journey from regional broker to global peacemaker, drawing on extensive fieldwork across Lebanon, Darfur, Afghanistan, and Gaza.

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The first systematic, global study of higher education in conflict-affected societies. It examines the neglect of the sector in post-conflict recovery, the impact of war on universities, and the contributions higher education can make to reconstruction, displacement response, and peacebuilding.

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Higher Education in the Arab Region: Resilience, Rebuilding, and Recovery

Sansom Milton. Forthcoming. Higher Education in the Arab Region: Resilience, Rebuilding, and Recovery. Cambridge University Press

A comparative study of higher education across five conflict-affected contexts — Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, it challenges externally driven recovery models and foregrounds local agency and institutional resilience. The first comprehensive study to centre higher education in Arab post-conflict recovery.

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