Farhad Mamshai

Farhad H. A. Mamshai develops an interest in the political landscape of the Middle East, particularly focusing on Iraq, Syria, and Kurdish politics during his tenure as a research fellow at the Kurdistan Conflict and Crisis Research Center (KCCRC). This initial interest has progressed into his ongoing research project, which centers on Environmental Security and Conflict in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. At present, he serves as the Editor for the Community Change journal (CCj) at Virginia Tech.

Current Doctoral Project

• Climate Change and Communal Conflict in Iraq

Research Interests

• Environmental Security
• Climate Change
• Political Violence
• Security Studies
• State-Building
• Iraqi & Kurdish Question

Previous Education

• University of Suleimani, B.A., Political Science 2010, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• University of Malaya (UM), MA Strategic and Defense Studies, Malaysia

Courses Taught

• Lecturer at the University of Sulaimani, Department of Politics and International Relations, and Tishk International University Sulaimani. 
• He taught undergraduate courses on Security studies, comparative political systems, Terrorism, Insurgency, and Political Violence.

Awards/Honors

• Recipient of the 2024 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) program at Syracuse University, New York, sponsored by the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Consortium for Qualitative Research Methods (CQMR).
• Winner of the Human Capacity Development Program (HCDP) in Higher Education, an ambitious program that aims to develop human capacities in the Kurdistan Region in higher education.

Publications

• My publications are accessible on my Google Scholar page:
• Mamshai, Farhad Hassan Abdullah. "“Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier”: Security and Communal Implications for Iraq." (2023).
• Mamshai, Farhad Hassan Abdullah. “Party corruption in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Context and implications.” Digest of Middle East Studies 31, no. 1 (2022): 25-42.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan. “The political system in Iraqi Kurdistan: Party rivalries and future perspectives.” Asian Affairs 49, no. 4 (2018): 606-624.
• Abdullah, F. H. “PUK–Gorran relations in post Kurdish referendum: A new phase of conflict in green zone.” Masher Politics & Culture Journal 3, no. 6 (2018).
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan. “PUK–KDP Conflict: Future Kurdish Status in Kirkuk.” Jadavpur Journal of International Relations 22, no. 2 (2018): 107-126.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan. “The Role of Social Network Platform in Egyptian’s Political Upheaval in January 2011.” International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies 3, no. 2 (2016): 94.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan, and Hawre Hasan Hama. “Minority Representation and Reserved Legislative Seats in Iraqi Kurdistan.” Contemporary Review of the Middle East 7, no. 4 (2020): 381-402.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan. “Revolution in Egypt: Political Movements and Mobilisation of Resources.” Insight on Africa 12, no. 1 (2020): 7-28.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan. “The Arab Spring in Egypt: The Role of Social Media.” PhD diss., Jabatan Pengajian Antarabangsa dan Strategik, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya, 2014.
• Hama, Hawre Hasan, and Farhad Hassan Abdullah. “Political parties and the political system in Iraqi Kurdistan.” Journal of Asian and African Studies 56, no. 4 (2021): 754-773.
• Hama, Hawre Hasan, Farhad Hassan Abdulla, and Dastan Jasim. “One battle, two narratives? Rudaw’s framing during the 2017 conflict over the disputed territories of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.” The Journal of International Communication 24, no. 2 (2018): 238-261.
• Abdullah, Farhad Hassan, and Hawre Hasan Hama. “The nature of the political system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics 5, no. 3 (2020): 300-315.
• Hasan Hama, Hawre, and Farhad Hassan Abdulla. “Kurdistan’s Referendum: The Withdrawal of the Kurdish Forces in Kirkuk.” Asian Affairs 50, no. 3 (2019): 364-383.