Adham Hamed

Adham Hamed is a policy-oriented political scientist and Research Director with a sustained record of designing, implementing and evaluating projects at the intersection of peace research, mediation and foreign policy. In his current role at the Austrian Centre for Peace he leads the centre’s research agenda, produces targeted policy recommendations for governmental and multilateral actors, and manages international research partnerships. He also teaches international relations with a focus on conflict analysis and peacebuilding at the University of Vienna.

Before joining ACP, Adham worked in the German Federal Foreign Office where he was responsible for conceiving and coordinating the Hannah-Arendt Initiative, a ministerial multi-stakeholder protection programme for journalists and human rights defenders operating in crisis contexts. His earlier work includes UNDP- and APPEAR-funded projects in Iraq and Ethiopia, academic appointments and visiting faculty roles (Haramaya University, University of Baghdad), and the authorship and editorship of books and edited volumes on pedagogy, the Middle East and political transformation. He holds degrees from the University of Vienna, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace and the University of Innsbruck.

For media enquiries, speaking invitations or collaborative research proposals, please contact: hamed@ac4p.at.