Mr Farooq Yousaf

Mr Farooq Yousaf

Research student

Career Summary

Biography

Farooq Yousaf has completed his PhD in Politics from the University of Newcastle (2015-2019). He originally comes from Peshawar, Pakistan. His PhD research focused on the role of indigenous conflict resolution methods in countering Insurgency in tribal areas of Pakistan. His theoretical approach used a Postcolonial critique and argued how a Postcolonial legacy in Pakistan negatively affected the Pashtun periphery. Prior to his PhD studies, he completed his Masters in Public Policy, with concentration in Conflict Studies, from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany. 

He has previously worked for Islamabad based Centre for Research and Security Studies as a Research Analyst. He has also been regularly contributing to various news sources. He has been part of various international conferences, exchange programs, and workshops on media, law, and internet governance in Pakistan, Germany, UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Austria, Malaysia, Singapore, Poland and Russia. 

Keywords

  • Afghanistan-Pakistan
  • Conflict Studies
  • Conflict management
  • International Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Media
  • Pakistan
  • Politics
  • Postcolonialism
  • Tribal Politics
  • Tribal Societies

Languages

  • Punjabi (Fluent)
  • Pashto (Mother)
  • Urdu (Fluent)
  • English (Fluent)

Professional Experience

Professional appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/12/2011 - 31/3/2015 Research Analyst / Consultant Center for Research and Security Studies
Pakistan

Awards

Distinction

Year Award
2011 Silver Medal
Institute of Management Sciences

Scholarship

Year Award
2015 UNRSC 50 50 scholarship
Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
2013 DAAD Partial Scholarship
Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt
2007 Tuition Scholarship
Institute of Management Sciences
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Journal article (12 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2020 Yousaf F, 'U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan s Pashtun tribal region: beginning of the end under President Trump?', Small Wars and Insurgencies, 31 751-772 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/09592318.2020.1743490
Citations Scopus - 5
2020 Yousaf F, Wakhu S, 'Security in the Periphery of post-colonial states: analysing Pakistan s tribal Pashtuns and Kenyan-Somalis', Social Identities, 26 515-532 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/13504630.2020.1776599
2020 Yousaf F, FurrukhZad S, 'Pashtun Jirga and prospects of peace and conflict resolution in Pakistan s tribal frontier', Third World Quarterly, 41 1200-1217 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/01436597.2020.1760088
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 4
2019 Yousaf F, 'Pakistan s Tribal Pashtuns, Their Violent Representation, and the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement', SAGE Open, 9 1-10 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/2158244019829546
Citations Scopus - 23Web of Science - 12
2019 Yousaf F, 'Pakistan Adrift: Navigating Troubled Waters', SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH, 39 236-238 (2019)
DOI 10.1177/0262728019844056
2019 Yousaf F, 'Pakistan s Colonial Legacy: FCR and Postcolonial Governance in the Pashtun Tribal Frontier', Interventions-International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 21 172-187 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/1369801X.2018.1487322
Citations Scopus - 15Web of Science - 9
2018 Ahmed ZS, Yousaf F, 'Pashtun Jirgas, Their Potential in Pak-Afghan Reconciliation and National Reconstruction', South Asia Research, 38 57-74 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/0262728017748382
Citations Scopus - 10Web of Science - 6
2018 Yousaf F, Poncian J, 'Detriments of colonialism on indigenous conflict resolution: an analysis of Pakistan and Tanzania', Contemporary Justice Review, 21 455-473 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/10282580.2018.1532795
Citations Scopus - 8
2018 Ahmed ZS, Yousaf F, Zeb K, 'Socio-economic and Political Determinants of Terrorism in Pakistan: University Students Perceptions', International Studies, 55 130-145 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/0020881718790689
2018 Yousaf F, 'Book Review: Neil Krishan Aggarwal, The Taliban s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community', South Asia Research, 38 209-211 (2018)
DOI 10.1177/0262728018768953
2017 Yousaf F, 'Militancy trumps education on Pakistan frontier', Eureka Street, 22 39-40 (2017)
2014 Yousaf F, Rahmanullah, 'Drone Strikes in FATA: A Violation of Pakistans Sovereignty', TIGAH: A Journal of Peace and Development, V 117-132 (2014)
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Other (3 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2016 Yousaf F, 'The plight of religious minorities in Pakistan', SADF FOCUS ( issue.12). Brussels: South Asia Democratic Forum (2016)
2014 Yousaf F, 'Drone Strikes in FATA:Debates on Armed Conflict, Legality and Illegality', Spotlight South Asia, No. 13. Heidelberg, Germany: The Foundation for Applied Political Science of South Asia (APSA) (2014)
2013 Yousaf F, 'Gwadar Port: Chinese Acquisition, Indian Concerns and Its Future Prospects', Spotlight South Asia, No. 10 ( issue.10). Heidelberg, Germany: The Foundation for Applied Political Science of South Asia (APSA) (2013)

Report (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2018 Yousaf F, Rasheed H, Gul I, 'FATA Tribes: Finally Out of Colonial Clutches? Past, Present and Future', Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), 58 (2018)
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.25215.71841
2017 Yousaf F, 'CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan: History, Perception and Future', Center for Research and Security Studies, 47 (2017)
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.24664.80646
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Mr Farooq Yousaf

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Email farooq.yousaf@uon.edu.au
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