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YEAR
2025

department of international and strategic studies

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International Relations
Political Science
Globalization and Development

RESEARCH KEYWORDS
African politics and International Relations;
Global South; Regionalism; Diplomacy and
Strategy; Islam and Politics

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Usman A.A. (2024). Sovereignty construction in
dr. ECOWAS and SADC: Implications for governance
Abubakar Usman Abubakar and institutional structures, South African Journal of
International Affairs. 31(3), 293-314.
abubakar.usman@um.edu.my doi:10.1080/10220461.2024.2409383
Muhammad, U. M., & Usman, A. A. (2024).
EDUCATION Brethren in Terror: Mapping ISIS and Boko Haram
Digital Campaigns. Journal of Politics and
PhD.GD Administrative Studies, 17 (1).
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Sa'ad, A. A., Usman, A., & Rehan, R. (2024).
MSSc.D.SS, (Kajian Strategik) Islamic Sustainable Finance: Gulf Experiences. In
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development (pp.
5-14). Routledge.
M.P.S, (Political Science) Usman, A. A., & Umar Muhammad, M. (2024).
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
ASEAN versus ECOWAS: Sovereignty construction
B.A.MassCom, (Mass Communication) and its impact on governance and institutional
Bayero University, Kano structures. Global Society, 38(4), 520-542.
Usman, A. A. (2024). Explaining Boko Haram’s anti-
UMEXPERT LINK Muslim violence. Contemporary Islam, 18(2), 257-
278.
https://umexpert.um.edu.my/abubakar-usman.html

RESEARCHER ID SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
JDW-3303-2023 (Web of Science) Visiting Lecturer University of Nottingham Malaysia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5776-6785 (2024)
African Studies Coordinator Asia Middle East
SCOPUS ID Centre for Research and Dialogue (2023 -)
56519443700 Fellow IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and
Finance (2022-2024)

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