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El-Gack, Asst. Prof. Nawal

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Assitant Professor, International Studies
Faculty of Arts & Design

Bldg, Floor & Room: 20, C26
Telephone: (02) 6201 2744
Facsimile: (02) 6201 5999
Nawal.El-Gack@canberra.edu.au

Biography

Nawal El-Gack is an Ass. Prof. in International Studies and Master of International Development at the University of Canberra, Australia, before that she has been lecturing in the Development Studies Program, Massey University, New Zealand.  Nawal is the author of Rural Development and Microfinance Project in Sudan: with Special Attention to Community Participation (2013) and a winner of several awards and research grants.  In 1990s she worked in Sudan, and with many international development organizations (UNDP, FAO and INGOs) as a development expert and consultant in several countries.

Areas of Teaching

  • International Studies
  • International Development

Research Interests

  • Development in Practice
  • Political Economy
  • Microfinance and Risk Management
  • The Politics of Civil Society & Indigenous Knowledge
  • Agroforestry & Rural Development

Qualifications Obtained

  • PhD in Development studies, Massey University
  • International Postgraduate Diploma, University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Masters (Environmental Studies), University of Khartoum/Sudan
  • Bachelor of Science  (Hon.) (Forestry /Agriculture), University of Khartoum/Sudan

Recent Publications

  • El-Gack, N. (2014). Integrated Rural Development Initiatives: The Case of the White Nile Agricultural Services Project. Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies . Vol. 2. 1, pp. 1-10, (3) (ISSN 1683-6456).
  • El-Gack, N. (2013).  Microfinance and rural development project in Sudan: with attention to community participation, Edwin Mellen Press, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales (ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-3075-4).
  • El-Gack, N. (2013).  Participatory Development and Non-Governmental Organizations: Expectations and Realities.  Africa Development, Vol. X, No. 2, 2012, pp. 193- 206 (Dec. 2012) (ISSN 0850-3907).
  • El-Gack, N.  (2012). Development and Indigenous System: Lessons from North Kordofan, Sudan. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, Vol. 8. No.1, pp 99-111
  • El-Gack, N. (2011). Challenges to Sustainable Development and the Role of Religions and Value-Based Approaches. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 29-38.
  • El-Gack, N. (2010). Finding New Ways to Empower Women, UN Foundation and DEVEX.
  • El-Gack, N. (2010). Survival in Sudan: local strategies for alleviating poverty. Just Change Issue 15. (Republished in Hopebuilding – Wiki (Survival in Sudan: Local strategies for alleviating poverty)).

Grants

  • 2015 The Australian Government grant/DSS
  • 2014  The ACT Government grant
  • 2013 Asiabound Grant/Faculty-led Program
  • 2011 Faculty Start-up research grant, University of Canberra

Awards

  • 2006 PhD Scholarship, Massey University, New Zealand
  • 1999 FAO Telefood AWARD for implementing four food security projects in Yemen
  • 1997 UNDP AWARD for Establishing a Community Development Centre in Sudan

Current Research Projects:

  • Employment and Job seeking Opportunities/ the Australian Capital Territory.
  • Peace and Stability in Darfur: Addressing the Contribution of NGOs in Development Efforts. 
  • Promoting Unity and Harmony among South Sudanese Communities in Australia: Using Pathways of Resilience.