H. A. Hellyer

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H.A. Hellyer
H.A. Hellyer, speaking on the BBC's 'Doha Debates'
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationScholar
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
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Notable worksThe Other Europeans: Muslims of Europe
A Revolution Undone: Egypt's Road Beyond Revolt
“A Sublime Way: The Sufi Path of the Sages of Makka”
Websitewww.hahellyer.com

H. A. Hellyer is a British geopolitical analyst, and scholar in security studies, political economy, history, and belief. His geographic areas of study include the modern Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

[1] He is a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,[2] and a senior associate fellow in international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute.[3] He was previously fellow of Cambridge University's Centre for Islamic Studies, a senior nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Center for the Middle East,[4] and a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy section,[5]. He was also Democracy Non-Resident Fellow for the academic year 2014 to 2015 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.[6]

Hellyer was previously senior practice consultant at the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center,[7] and senior research fellow at the University of Warwick.[8] Hellyer was appointed to the British government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism.[9] Hellyer was appointed as deputy convener of the United Kingdom taskforce on tackling radicalization and extremism after the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005. He also served as the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) first economic and social research council fellow, within its Islam team and counter-terrorism team.[5]

He is the author of a number of books and articles, including Muslims of Europe: the 'Other' Europeans, and A Revolution Undone: Egypt's Road beyond Revolt.

Early life and education

Hellyer was raised between the UK and the Middle East.[7]

Career

After receiving his PhD from the University of Warwick, Hellyer was made Fellow of the University of Warwick.[8] He was appointed as Deputy Convenor of the UK government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism in the aftermath of the 2005 London bombings.[9]

He is a Fellow of the Young Foundation, that specializes in social innovation to tackle structural inequality,[10] as well as other institutions. He was a long-term consultant on Demos think tank projects ‘Community Engagement and Counter-terrorism’ and ‘Counter-radicalisation & Muslim communities’.[8]

Hellyer was a Ford Fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution,[11] as well as a UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Global Expert.[12] Additionally, as the recipient of a law degree from the University of Sheffield,[4] he taught as a visiting professor of law at the American University in Cairo.[12]

Hellyer was a senior practice consultant and senior analyst at the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center.[7] He contributed a post-Mubarak pre-Sisi piece on Egypt to Chatham House studies on international affairs.[13]


Bibliography

  • H.A. Hellyer. Muslims of Europe: The "Other" Europeans. Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
    • reviewed by Deepa A. in Islamonline[14]
    • Review by T.Parray in Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Volume 31, Issue 2, 2011, pages 293-295[15]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Hellyer's Website"
  2. ^ "Dr. Hellyer's Carnegie Website"
  3. ^ Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  4. ^ a b Council, Atlantic. "H.A. Hellyer". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b brookings.edu: Biography of H. A. Hellyer Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ ash.harvard.edu: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  7. ^ a b c abudhabigallupcenter.com: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  8. ^ a b c warwick.ac.uk: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  9. ^ a b communities.gov.uk: "'Preventing Extremism Together' Working Groups", August–October 2005
  10. ^ youngfoundation.org: Biography of H. A. Hellyer Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Working Group Participants" (PDF). The Roles of Muslim-Majority and Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context. Saban Centre at the Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Maslaha: Advisors". Dr Hisham Hellyer. Maslaha. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  13. ^ "The chance for change in the Arab World: Egypt's uprising". Chatham House. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  14. ^ Deepa, D.A. (12 January 2010). "A Review: Muslims of Europe". IslamOnline.
  15. ^ "Review: Muslims of Europe: The "Other" Europeans, H A Hellyer (2009)". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

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