Dr. Saad
The John Galliher Postdoctoral Fellow in Peace Studies and Black Studies
315 Gentry Hall
radwasaad@missouri.edu
Research

Dr. Radwa Saad is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Peace Studies and Black Studies. Her research focuses on civil–military relations, Black transnationalism, and regional integration and security alliances in Africa. She is currently working on a book manuscript, tentatively titled “What Are We Fighting For? Military Conscription, Resistance, and Citizenship in Egypt,” which examines how state–societal contracts and understandings of citizenship are (re)negotiated through resistance to military conscription practices. Her research has been supported by the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Einaudi Center for International Studies, and the African Leadership Centre. She also serves as Publications Manager at the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and as a research affiliate at the Gender and Security Sector Lab. Radwa holds a PhD from Cornell University and an MSc from King’s College, London.

Teaching
  • PEA_ST 1050: Introduction to Peace Studies
  • BLImageSTU 1704: Introduction to Black Politics
  • PEA_ST 1051: International Conflict Resolution and Group Reconciliation 
Select Publications
  • Saad, R. (2024). “Cleopatra, Egyptology, and Afrocentrism: A Bitter Tripartite,” Feminist Africa, Vol. 5(1).
  • Saad, R., Karim, S. & Laura, L. (2023). “Banning Sex: Who pays the price? The Effect of Zero-tolerance Policies on Female Peacekeepers,” International Feminist Journal of Politics, Vol.25 (5).
  • Saad, R. (2019). "Reconciling Pan-Arabism and Pan-Africanism, The North African Leadership Dilemma," Journal of Leadership and Developing Societies, Vol. 3(1).
  • Saad, R. & Abed, S. (2020). “A Revolution Deferred: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Egypt,” in Okech, A. (ed.), Gender, Protests and Political Change in Africa, Palgrave Macmillan.

Political Commentary