Dr Seebal Aboudounya

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in International Public Policy & Environmental Politics  
Room: 4.01, 31 Tavistock Square
Email: s.aboudounya@ucl.ac.uk
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Biography

I completed my PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Prior to joining UCL, I was a Fellow at the LSE’s department of International Relations. I completed my Master’s degree in International Studies and Diplomacy at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Here, I was awarded the prizes of Best Student Profile and Best Dissertation.

I received my undergraduate degree in International Politics from King’s College London. I was ranked the top student and awarded the prize of Best Overall Performance of the Year for all three years. I graduated from King’s with First Class Honours.

In 2022, I was awarded the African Women Award for being “an outstanding African Woman Achiever in International Relations”. 

Research

My research interests and expertise include: International Relations, International Public Policy, International Institutions, the International Maritime Organization, deliberation/deliberative democracy, International Development, International Environmental Politics, African Affairs, International Law, Shipping/Maritime Affairs, Diplomacy, Sports and Diplomacy.

Publications

Journal articles

• Aboudounya, Seebal. (2024) ‘Export bans and inter-state tensions: The need for a revised WTO export bans framework to address worrying state behaviour at the peak of the pandemic.’ World and New World Journal. 30 May 2024.
• Aboudounya, Seebal. (2024) 'When Weber Meets Habermas: The Effect of Weberian Bureaucracy on Habermasian Deliberative Quality in International Deliberations'. Political Studies 0(0) (Open Access)
• Aboudounya, S. (2022) ‘Demanding Reparations for Colonial Genocide Using Historical Documents: Do the Herero of Namibia Have Legal Evidence to Support Their Demand for German Reparations?’, Journal of Namibian Studies, 32, pp. 145–63.

Blog articles

• Aboudounya, Seebal. (2023) ‘Making Journal Articles Accessible: Time to make journal articles accessible for students and end ‘deficit thinking’, UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics- Ditching Deficit Thinking Day blogs. Available at: https://www.uclcentreforthepedagogyofpolitics.net/ditching-the-deficit-day-blogs/blog-post-title-three-tkb7t 
• Aboudounya, S. (2022) ‘The FIFA World Cup and the World of Diplomacy: Ensuring their Interaction is Friendly’, LSE International Relations Blog.

Teaching

I currently teach courses on International Public Policy and Global Environmental Politics.