Dr. BALAL ALI

Assistant Professor – Humanities

Interest Area(s)

  • International Relations
  • West Asian Studies
  • Peace and Conflict

Dr. Balal Ali is a prominent political scientist currently serving as the Assistant Professor of Political Science at the K.R. Mangalam University. His academic contributions are significant, particularly in the areas of peace and conflict, Arab-Israel conflict, and West Asia Studies. His research focuses on the interplay between the Hamas and state of Israel and other Palestinian resistance factions, examining how these dynamics affect outcomes in West Asian in particular and International Relations in general. His educational background includes a PhD in Political Science, and he has published extensively in leading academic journals, contributing to the understanding of the role of Hamas in the Palestinian politics in the context of Israel-Palestinian conflict.

1) Ph.D. – Awarded in November 2014 on the topic entitled, “The Role of Hamas in Palestinian Politics since 1993.” from the Department of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University.

2) M.A (Political Science) in 2007 from Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University.

3) B.A (Hons.) in Political Science from Department of Political Science, 2005.

6 Years

  1. Presented a paper on the topic “India-Israel Relations and its major implications on West Asia” organized by Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2017 (India).
  2. Presented a paper in an International Seminar on the topic “Oslo Accords and Hamas Response” organized by Department of Political Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2016 (India).
  3. Attended six days workshop personality development and communication skills organized by Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with MESCO, Hyderabad, dated 14th to 20th November 2012.
  4. Participated in State of the Nation Survey, January 2009, a social scientific study of issues concerning politics and democracy conducted by Lokniti: Program for Comparative Democracy, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. The Survey was sponsored by the news channel CNN-IBN.

1) “From Civil Uprising to Sectarian Conflict in Syria” Quarterly Journal of Chinese Studies, Vol.3, No.4, Summer 2015.

2) “Origin and Ideological Moorings of Hamas” Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, Vol.15, Issue No.9, October-2018.

3) “The Oslo Accords and Hamas Response” International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), Vol.8, Issue No.9, September – 2020.

4) “Hamas and The Palestinian National Authority” International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol. 9, Issue No. 2, June – 2022.

5) “Hamas in Power” International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, Vol. 10, Issue No. 3, July 2022 – September 2022.