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Biography
Dr. Abdifatah Ismael Tahir is a Research Fellow at Hilin, Research Associate at the City University of Mogadishu, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. He previously held research positions at the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester. His research focuses on the politics of infrastructure and land governance, alongside broader national and regional politics and geopolitics. His recent publications examine critical infrastructures, land administration, and conflict adjudication.
Qualifications
University of Sussex
PhD, Urban Geography
University of Leeds
Master of Science, Transport Planning
University of Cape Town
Master of City and Regional Planning
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Legal pluralism, obscure reforms and adjudication of land conflicts in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Tahir, A. I., 1 Sept 2022, In: Land Use Policy. 120, 106286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical infrastructures as sites of conflict over state legitimacy: The case of Hargeisa Airport in Somaliland, Northern Somalia
Tahir, A. I., 1 Oct 2021, In: Geoforum. 125, p. 110-119 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The production of clan segregation in urban Somalia: Historical Geographies of Hargeisa
Tahir, A. I., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Historical Geography. 72, p. 53-62 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post-conflict statecraft, land governance and exclusion in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Tahir, A. I., 25 Oct 2023, In: Environment and Urbanization . 35, 2, p. 508-526 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electoral Politics and Violence in Somalia: Implications for Livability in Mogadishu
Tahir, A. I., 13 Apr 2022, In: Bildhaan. 22, 1, p. 91-114 24 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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