{"id":1482,"date":"2020-05-10T22:07:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T02:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=1482"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:30:39","slug":"ola-el-taliawi","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/ola-el-taliawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ola G. El-Taliawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=hR2LYvwAAAAJ&#038;hl=en%20\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Scholar<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy Science at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. She holds a Ph.D. from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore (2019), and an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo (2010). Prior to joining the University of Twente, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at Carleton University\u2019s Faculty of Public Affairs, Canada. Her scholarly and professional endeavors for the past 15 years have centered around three main pillars: research, teaching, and practice; with the three informing each other. She is author of the book &#8220;The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South&#8221; (McGill-Queens University Press, 2024). She has been working with LERRN in different capacities since 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Book Launch<\/h3>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Book Launch \u2013  The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South by Ola El-Taliawi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EwVK6uWFic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>New Book:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mqup.ca\/politics-of-refugee-policy-in-the-global-south--the-products-9780228021179.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South (2024)<\/a>. McGill-Queen&#8217;s University Press.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Events and Publications:<\/h3>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\"><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/award-citation-the-charles-h-levine-memorial-book-prize-2025\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Friday, June 20, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Congratulations to Ola G. El-Taliawi, the 2025 recipient of the Levine Award!<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Each year, the Levine Prize is awarded under the auspices of the Research Committee on the Structure and Organization of Government (RC 27) of the International Political Science Association.\u00a0\u00a0 The prize honors the legacy of Charles H. Levine, a distinguished member of the committee and a former member of the editorial board of its... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/event-report-the-politics-of-refugee-policy-in-the-global-south\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Friday, May 23, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Book Launch: The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South Webinar Event Report<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">On May 5, 2025, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to celebrate the launch of Dr. Ola El-Taliawi&#039;s book, \u201cThe Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South.\u201d Shifting the focus from sensationalist rhetoric about mass migration to the North, The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South provides... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/blog-post-bibliometric-analysis-of-refugee-policy-research-mapping-the-subfield\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Friday, April 25, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bibliometric Analysis of Refugee Policy Research: Mapping the Subfield<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">By: Ola G. El-Taliawi, Ph.D., Luiz Leomil, and James Milner Introduction Scholarship on refugee policy has grown substantially over the past decades, reflecting the increasing complexity of forced displacement and policy responses worldwide. This reflects the realization that state responses to refugees are not only shaped by legal and... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/op-ed-what-the-beirut-blast-means-for-lebanons-refugees\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Monday, September 14, 2020<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Op-Ed: What the Beirut Blast means for Lebanon\u2019s Refugees<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Last month\u2019s Beirut Blast impacted thousands of people in the country, particularly Lebanon\u2019s refugee population, who a majority of which are living below the poverty line and experience frequent food insecurity.\u00a0 Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University,... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/three-lessons-in-crisis-governance-for-the-age-of-coronavirus\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Tuesday, April 28, 2020<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Three Lessons in Crisis Governance for the Age of Coronavirus<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">In a recent publication on the World Economic Forum website, Dr. Ola El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at Carleton University, highlighted 3 crisis governance principles currently undertaken by some governments that can help public leaders and their policy advisors effectively respond to the implications of COVID-19.\u00a0 Dr.... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/dr-ola-el-taliawi-on-the-current-divide-between-the-norm-and-practice-of-refugee-protection\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, March 11, 2020<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi on the Current Divide Between the Norm and Practice of Refugee Protection<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">On Wednesday March 11,\u00a0Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy\u00a0at Carleton University, gave a talk\u00a0to outline her research agenda for advancing the study of refugee policy. During her talk, she presented her doctoral research on state policy responses to the Syrian refugee movement. Her research focused on\u00a0refugee... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/dr-ola-el-taliawi-bridging-the-gap-between-public-policy-and-refugee-studies\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Friday, February 7, 2020<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Ola El-Taliawi: Bridging the Gap Between Public Policy and Refugee Studies<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">LERRN is thrilled to welcome Dr. Ola El-Taliawi for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on Global Refugee Policy. Dr. El-Taliawi holds a Ph.D. from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and a Master\u2019s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the American University in Cairo. 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