Prof. Khalil Abdalla El medani
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Brief statement on my research and teaching experience:
Prof. Khalil Abdalla El medani is a social scientist, graduated in Khartoum University and obtained his M.Sc. from Khartoum University, Ph.D. from University of Riverside, California USA in 1986 in Social Anthropology and Sociology. During his professional and academic career Prof. Khalil obtained various high-quality experience and training (with World Bank, UNDP, UNHCR, UNESCWA, etc.), in specialized fields of knowledge, i.e.: Decision Support System (DSS), Cost-benefit analysis (CBA), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Participatory Approaches and data Analysis etc. Prof. Khalil has comprehensive experience through his works with International, National and Regional Organizations. For example: he carried-out many consultancies with Water Management Fast Track Projects (WMFTP), Eastern Nile Transboundary Office, (World Bank). The main activities included collaboration in preparing the modalities for initiating Pilot Watershed Planning Approaches on a bottom-up basis, using smaller units and following Local Level Participatory Approach (LLPA) focusing on poverty alleviation through integrated interventions in multi-disciplinary activities, i.e. crops and livestock production, forestry and ago-forestry, watershed management, intensification, new crops varieties etc. Prof. Khalil harmonize and consolidate planning procedures at the grass-root levels. Also reviewing available indigenous knowledge on environmental and livelihood issues, and carry out Cost/benefit, Social Impact Analysis, Environmental Impact assessment, and provision of database for future evaluation of changes taking place after the implementation phase.
Other Consultancy experience includes field research on: Mapping, Assessment and Management of Trans-Boundary Water Resources in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Sub-Regions Projects, sponsored by IGAD, African Water Facility and OSS. The main objective of the consultancy research is to collect, screen, analyze and compilation of available data and information. This is to assess the status of existing water resources, socio-economic, environmental data and information and then to establish a harmonized database that will be used at national and sub-national levels. The Project covers seven IGAD members States.
Other consultancies include Conflict mapping and conflict mitigation, Pastoralists and Farmers relation in five Sudanese States, sponsored by World Bank, Egis BCom International. In addition, field research done to United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), fieldwork done for UN Economic and Social Council on Gender and Decision-making, which included in the Human Development Report Index 2012-213.
Main consultant for United Nation Economic and Social Work for South Asian countries (UNESCWA) for designing Social Policy to the Republic of the Sudan. It was the first Social Policy programs for Sudan since its independence, which intended to be included in the Sudan Constitution; and thus, becomes implemented and empowered by the Constitution. The Social Policy Plan is comprehensive and based on the historical experience of the Sudanese society, both in policy decisions, economic planning and in the social and cultural predicaments associated with such experiences.
Prof. Khalil is a fellow and a member of many International and Regional Associations. He published more than thirty articles (18th in English and 23 in Arabic), plus more than 15 research projects for national and international organizations in relation to sustainable development, poverty reduction, conflict resolutions, Refugees Dilemmas, political and economic corruption, etc.
Teaching Experience:
Prof. Khalil teaching experience is wide and rich. He had the opportunity to join teaching in different accredited universities, i.e. Khartoum University (1976-1989), Riverside University USA (1985-1986), Mohamed n Saud University in Saudi Arabia, (1989-2002) Nilain University in Sudan 2022-2014), and Now in University of Sharjah, UAE, (2014-2022). Besides, Dr. Khalil had been visiting professor teaching graduate courses in Faculty of planning engineering, Khartoum University, Higher Military Academy, 204-2014, Higher Strategic National Security Academy, Sudan etc.
Personal Data:
1. Name: Khalil A Elmedani
2. Academic Position: Professor of Social Anthropology and Sociology, University of Sharja, Nileen and Khartoum University.
3. E-mail Address: khalilmedani@gmail.com
4. Home Address: 11901 Abess Blov. Appartment #4104
Jacksonville, Florida (32225), USA.
Mobile: (425) 800 7200
5. Birth of Date: January 1, 1952.
Academic Qualifications:
1. [1981-1986]: Ph.D. Social Anthropology, University of California, Riverside. United States of America.
2. [1975-1978]: M.Sc. Social Anthropology and Sociology, Department of Social Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
3. [1974]: B.Sc. Social Anthropology and Sociology (Honors] Department of Social Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
4. (1965):Sudanese Certificate (grade A): Hantoub High School, Sudan.
Working Experiences:
1. (2020-2023): Chairman, Department of sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social sciences, University fo Sharja, United Arab Emerit (UAR).
2. (2017-2018): Vice- Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sharja University, UAR.
3. (2016-2017): Dean assistant for Graduate Studies, University of Sharja, UAR.
4. (2014-2023): Professor of Social Anthropology and Sociology, Sharja University, UAR.
5. (2003-2008): Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Economics and Social Studies. University of Nileen, Sudan.
6. (2000-2003): Chair, Department of Sociology: Nileen University, Sudan.
7. (1989-2000): Asociate professor,Department of Sociology, King Saud University, Saui Arabia.
8. (1985-1986): Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California at Riverside, USA.
9. (1975-1986): Teaching Assistant, Khartoum University.
10. (1986-1989); Assistant professor, Khartoum University, Sudan.
Publications.
English Publications:
1-Rethinking Peace, Conflict and Governance: Towards understanding the roots of conflict and its dynamics in Sudan. Journal of Advanced Research in Social sciences, (2020).
2-The Refugees Crisis and the Humanitarian Assistance Dilemma: “Fixing the hole in the jar before filling it with water”, (in: Current Sociology) 2019
3-War, Conflicts and Refugees Dilemma in the millenarian century, (Towards a new Paradigm) Proceeding of the International Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (International Conference on Social Science, Literature, and Education ICSSLE) Venice, Italy, July 2018
4- Integrated Social Policy for The Sudan. UNESCOW/UNICEF 2017
5- Popular Consultation as mechanism for Conflict Resolution and Peace-making in war-stricken heterogeneous Societies (case study of Sudan): International Peace Research Association, University of Sierra Leone 2017.
6- Land as a crucial factor in poverty alleviation, protection and sustainable Development: International Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social sciences, Eastern Nile Basin, (ENTRO)Word Bank 2016.
7-Transitional Solutions Initiatives for integrating refugees into the rural economic system and improving the livelihood of rural people (Case-study of Refugees in Easten Sudan). UNDP/UNHCR, June 2015
8-The Influence of Socioeconomic status of Mothers on Attending Traditional Healers in Khartoum state, Sudan. In Journal of Human and Social Science Research. Vol.2, No.2 (2014), 57-65.
9- Assessment of Land Tenure system in relation to Rural Development. (Case of Kassala and Gadarif States, Sudan. UNDP, April 2014.
10- Social Assessment of Dinder National Park Development Project. Development Studies, World Bank: 2009
11-The Dialectics of Culture in present and the future of Sudanese State: Journal of Epistemological Enlightenment, Vol.15, 2015, Enlightenment Centre Sudan
12- Water Economics and Hydro- politics: a paper presented to the International Appreciation Seminar for Policy and Decision Makers. Mile Colline Hotel, Kigali,2017.
13- Socio-economic Study of the Ingessana Hills Artisanal Gold Mining Community, Blue Nile State, Sudan. GEF/UNDP Gold Mercury Project, December 2003
14-On the Epistemology of Ethnicity: A critical review of the Theories of Ethnic formation. In: ed. Abed El salaam A. and Hurries: Ethnicity, Conflict and National Integration in Sudan. Khartoum University Press 1989
15- Some Aspects of Indigenous Farming knowledge and practices in the Blue Nile Province, Sudan: Indigenous Farming knowledge and Practices in the Sudan, ed: Ahmed. Khartoum 1997
16-Refugees Dilemma: which way? International Journal of African Historical Studies, Boston, USA, 1987
17-- Stranger’s Communities in Host Societies: Vehicles for economic and social goals, a paper presented to the Mid-Western Sociological Association. Kansas University, Kansas 1986.
18- Rural Television: Its Cultural Role in the Gezira Scheme. UNESCO publications 1981
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19- Sociology, Information Technology and Peace. Paper to present to International Conference on:
19-Peace Technology: Positioning Fourth Industrial Revolution and Emerging Technologies in fostering Global Peace. 11-15, 2021, Nairobi Kenya.
الدراسات المنشورة باللغة العربية:
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واقع توظيف خريجي العلوم الاجتماعية في سوق العمل في مجتمع الأمارات (دراسة ميدانية)
مجلة جامعة الشارقة للعلوم الإنسانية الاجتماعية 2022
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بعض المتغيرات المؤثرة في اتجاهات الشباب الجامعي نحو المشاركة السياسية للمرأة في أربع مجتمعات عربية. ( بحث مشترك).
مجلة الآداب جامعة العراق العدد 133 حزيران 2020
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رأس المال الاجتماعى وأمن الأحياء في مجتمع الإمارات: دراسة سوسيولوجية على عينة من أحياء إمارة الشارقة: مجلة الآداب، جامعة بغداد العدد 141 حزيران 2022
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المشكلات الاجتماعية للمتعاقدين العسكريين في أمارة دبي :مجلة الآداب، جامعة بغداد، العدد عدد140 اذار 2022
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بعض المتغيرات المؤثرة في اتجاهات الشباب الجامعي نحو المشاركة السياسية للمرأة في أربع مجتمعات عربية. مجلة الآداب جامعة العراق العدد 133 حزيران 2020
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الشباب والتواصل الاجتماعي في دولة الإمارات: دراسة ميدانية عن الشباب ومواقع التواصل الاجتماعي في كل من أبو ظبي والعين والظفرة (مقدمة للنشر في: مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية، جامعة الكويت (2020).
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المراحل الفكرية/الأيديولوجية التي أثرت في نشأة وتطور علم الاجتماع في السودان 2019: مؤتمر: الدور الوطني للجامعات العربية، إستانبول، تركيا 2019
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المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات ورجال الأعمال. (مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية والإدارية بجامعة النيلين، 2015)
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جدلية الثقافة في حاضر ومستقبل الدولة السودانية: مجلة التنوير المعرفي العدد 15 السنة 2015.مركز التنوير المعرفي- الخرطوم (مجلة محكمة).
-10 مؤسسات ومراكز البحث العلمى وعلاقاتها بمؤسسات ومراكز اتخاذ القرار والسياسات فى الدولة (علاقات تكامل ام تنافر؟) قبلت للنشر فى مجلة الدراسات السودانية ديسمبر 2015. مركز دراسات المجتمع الخرطوم.
11- ديناميكية مفهوم (الامن) وعلاقته بالواقع الاجتماعي المعاصر واستشراف المستقبل: مجلة الاستراتيجية والامن الوطني العدد 8 سبتمبر 2014 الاكاديمية العسكرية للدراسات الاستراتيجية والامنية الخرطوم. (مجلة محكمة(.
12-السياسة الاجتماعية ودورها فى الامن الاجتماعى (حالة السودان)مجلة الدراسات الاجتماعية مجلة التنوير المعرفى الخرطوم 2012
13 –دور الثقافة في تنمية الموارد البشرية وترقية الخدمة المدنية. ورقة قدمت ونشرت في وثائق proceedings البحوث التي نظمتها وزارة الموارد البشرية 2013
-14ثقافة الاستهلاك المفرط في مجتمع الإمارات والعوامل الاجتماعية والثقافية لترشيده: دراسة سوسيولوجية. (تم تمويله من إدارة البحث العلمي بجامعة الشارقة 2020-2019)
-15القيم الاجتماعية والاتجاهات الثقافية للشباب في إمارة أبو ظبي: دراسة ميدانية: بحث مشترك (يمول من إمارة أبو ظبي) 2020-2019
16-مخرجات التعليم العالي وعلاقته بالتنمية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية في السودان. مجلة الدراسات السودانية. 17-الفساد: أسبابه وأنماطه وأثاره الاقتصادية والاجتماعية (رؤية تأصيلية) ورقة بحثية عن الفساد قدمت في اجتماع مجلس الشورى السوداني نوفمبر 2013
18-العولمة واثارها الثقافية والاجتماعية فى المجتمعات العربية والاسلامية: الاكاديمية العسكرية العليا الخرطوم 2012
-19الفقر واثاره الاجتماعية: ورقة قدمت فى ورشة الفقر التى نظمها صندوق الزكاة. السودان الخرطوم2012
20-الديمقراطية: ثقافة مجتمع ام خيارات نخبة؟: مركز التنوير المعرفى الخرطوم 2011
21-علم الاجتماع في الوطن العربي: الواقع والطموح ورقة بحثية قدمت في مؤتمر (توجيه بحوث الجامعات223
22-العولمة والثقافة العربية - حوار أم صراع؟ ورقة قدمت في ندوة (مؤتمر حوار الحضارات.) قاعة الصداقة السودان ٢٠٠٢
-23التنمية الاقتصادية والتغير الاجتماعي في الوطن العربي. دراسة قدمت في مؤتمر الشباب العاشر الذي عقد في الخرطوم في الفترة من 25-29 يناير 1988
كتب المنشورة
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الآثار الاجتماعية لإعادة توطين أهالي حلفا، في: العمل الشعبي في السودان- تجربة تهجير وتوطين أهالي وادي حلفا وتداعياتها. مطبعة مجلس الأبحاث الاقتصادية والاجتماعية، الخرطوم 2007.
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مشكلات النوع الاجتماعي (الجندر) ووضع المرأة السودانية. 2008. مركز التنوير المعرفي الخرطوم
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الفساد وأثارة الاجتماعية والاقتصادية: منظور تأصيل (السودان نموذجا). (تحت الطبع: مركز دراسات المجتمع السودان).
Membership of Scientific and Professional Associations:
1- Executive director of the African Peace and Education Research Association (AFPERA) 2016-2019
2- Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace and Research Association (IPRA) 2016-2019.
3-Scientific Research Unit, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan 2006-2014
4-Society Study Centre (SSC), Sudan.2015
5-UN ESCWA: National Consultant for Comprehensive Social Policy for Sudan.2004-2014
6-Nile Basin Initiative (NBI): ENTRO (World Bank).2005-2014
7-Ex-member of Khartoum University Senate 1987-1989
8-Member of Nilain University Senate2004-2011
9-Member of the Sudanese Council for Child2007
10-Member of XI, the Scientific Research Society USA1986 to date,
11-Member of the American Anthropological Association,1986-to date
12-Member of the Sudanese Studies Society, USA2006-to date
13-Member of the International Development Association USA/Canada 1987-to date