Abdul-Jalilu Ateku

Abdul-Jalilu Ateku has a PhD in International Relations. He was a 2014 Commonwealth Scholar from Ghana. His research interests are in international relations theories, international security interventions in war-affected/post-war states – peacebuilding, peacekeeping, human security, human rights, elections, election security and democracy, and African politics. More recently, his attention has focused on international security interventions in war/post-war-affected states, particularly the impact of peacebuilding on human security in war-affected states in Africa.

His research focuses on peacebuilding, peacekeeping, human security, post-conflict Reconstruction, human rights, TRCs and transitional justice, and African peace and security. Jalilu taught in the Department of Political Science/ICDE at the University of Ghana. He also served as the Senior Programmes Manager in charge of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the National Peace Council of Ghana