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 |
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| 1/12/2011 - 31/3/2015 | Research Analyst / Consultant | Center for Research and Security Studies Pakistan |
Awards
Distinction
| Year | Award |
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| 2011 |
Silver Medal Institute of Management Sciences |
Scholarship
| Year | Award |
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| 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 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (12 outputs)
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2019 |
Yousaf F, 'Pakistan’s “Tribal” Pashtuns, Their “Violent” Representation, and the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement', SAGE Open, 9, 1-10 (2019) [C1]
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Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 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]
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Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 2018 |
Ahmed ZS, Yousaf F, 'Pashtun Jirgas, Their Potential in Pak-Afghan Reconciliation and National Reconstruction', South Asia Research, 38, 57-74 (2018) [C1]
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| 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]
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Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 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]
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Other (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2016 | Yousaf F, 'The plight of religious minorities in Pakistan' (2016) | ||
| 2014 | Yousaf F, 'Drone Strikes in FATA:Debates on Armed Conflict, Legality and Illegality' (2014) | ||
| 2013 | Yousaf F, 'Gwadar Port: Chinese Acquisition, Indian Concerns and Its Future Prospects' (2013) |
Report (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2018 |
Yousaf F, Rasheed H, Gul I, 'FATA Tribes: Finally Out of Colonial Clutches? Past, Present and Future', 4-54 (2018)
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| 2017 |
Yousaf F, 'CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan: History, Perception and Future' (2017)
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Mr Farooq Yousaf
Contact Details
| farooq.yousaf@uon.edu.au | |
| Links |
Twitter Personal webpage |
