Amal Abu-Bakare is a doctoral student at Aberystwyth University, studying racialisation and counterterrorism in the context of International Relations Theory. She identifies as a Black Muslim Feminist, and is interested in social justice, art, and media projects that address the intersections between race, gender, and religion.
General Research Interests
- Race and Racialisation in Security and Political discourse
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Postcolonial and Critical IR Theory
- Ethnic Conflict
- Middle Eastern Regionalism
Publications and Conference Papers
“Acknowledging the Colour in Counterterror: Decolonizing ‘Counterterrorism’ in the Liberalist sense ” (October 2016) – presented at Millennium Journal’s conference Racialized Realities in World Politics, London (United Kingdom)
“Islamophobia and the colour line: How efforts to contest British counterterrorism policies reveal racialised borders between faith and ‘coloured’ communities” (March 2019)– presented at International Studies Association ( ISA) Annual Convention 2019, Toronto (Canada)