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Mohammed Alruzzi

Lecturer in Childhood Studies
University of Bristol
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Mohammed Alruzzi is a Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Bristol, the UK. He earned his PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Before that, he completed his Master’s degree in Childhood Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Alruzzi has worked with many international non-governmental organisations and UN agencies, including Mercy Corps, Terre des Hommes, the Norwegian Refugee Council, World Vision and UNICEF. Through his work experience, Mohammed has developed extensive multidisciplinary expertise in children issues.

His research interests include child labour, child detention and education policy.

Education

University of Fribourg - Switzerland

  • Degree: PhD in Social Anthropology
  • Dissertation: Children’s Work and Education in the Context of Political Activism, State Building and Foreign Aid: The case of the Gaza Strip.
  • Timeline: 2013 – 2018.

University of Edinburgh - the UK

  • Degree: MSc in Childhood Studies
  • Timeline: 2010 – 2011.

Bethlehem University - Palestine

  • Degree: BSc in Occupational Therapy
  • Timeline: 2003 – 2007.

Working Experiences

Univeristy of Bristol

  • Position: Lecturer in Childhood Studies The UK, August 2022 - Now
  • Summary: Teaching several childhood studies units including "Education, Schooling and Diversity" and "Children in a global Context", and contributing to other related theory and research units at the School for Policy Studies. A member of The Children and Families Research Centre.

University of Edinburgh

  • Position: Research Fellow

    Part-time, The UK, January 2021 - October 2024

Gaza Children Cinema

  • Position: International Coordinator

    Voluntery work, Worldwide, June 2017 - Now

University of Bath

  • Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate

    Full-time, the UK, October 2020 - June 2022

University of Geneva

  • Position: Project Facilitator

    Part-time, Switzerland, October 2016 - September 2017

  • Position: Project Assistant

    Part-time, Switzerland, August 2016

  • Position: Summer School Coordination Assistant

    Part-time, Switzerland, June 2016

  • Position: Summer School Coordination Assistant

    Part-time, Switzerland, June - July 2014

University of Fribourg

  • Position: Lecturer

    Part-time, Switzerland, February - September 2017

  • Summary: Delivering a course on the anthropology of childhood to Bachelor and Master students.

Centre for Humanitarian Psychology

  • Position: Research Assistant

    Part-time, Switzerland, May 2015 - January 2016

Terre des hommes foundation

  • Position: Mental Health and Psychosocial Techincal Unit Specialist

    Full-time, Palestine, January - September 2010

UNICEF

  • Position: Child Protection Consultant

    Full-time, Palestine, May 2009 - January 2010

Mercy Corps

  • Position: Psychosocial Coordinator

    Full-time, Palestine, July 2008 - May 2009

Consultancy Work

Right to Play

  • Position: Consultant the UK, April - May 2024
  • Summary: Undertaking a secondary research on the impact of the Right to Play's programme "MA'AN" implemented in the Palestinian territories on gender responsiveness and gender equality in UNRWA schools.

IOD-PARC

  • Position: Researcher the UK, June - July 2021
  • Summary: Undertaking qualitative research for UNRWA on their intervention during the military escalation of May 2021 on the Gaza Strip. This includes interviewing key stakeholders, analysing data and presenting findings.

Proteknôn Foundation for Innovation and Learning

  • Position: Senior Associate

    Worldwide, February 2021 - Now
    • Lead Qualitative Researcher - ​Aug 2022 – Mar 2023

      Designing methods, conducting research, and analysing qualitative data for Mid-term Evaluation for Right to Play in Palestine. This evaluation project was implemented in collaboration with Birzeit University, Palestine.

  • Position: Associate Worldwide, January 2020 - January 2021

    • Specialist in Social Research - Jul - Dec 2020

    Undertaking external evaluation of UNICEF’s project of child protection and safeguarding in East Jerusalem, Palestine. This includes designing methodology, data collection, analysis and reporting.

University of Bath

  • Position: Research Associate May 2020 - December 2020
  • Summary: Contributing to the development of research design, data collection tools and analysing research outputs for the study titled: " Covid-19 in Gaza: Community Perspectives on the Pandemic", funded by Elrha. (https://bit.ly/4bhp92f)

UNICEF

  • Position: Specialist in Social Research (Consultant)

    Jerusalem, Palestine, July 2020 - January 2021

  • Position: Child Protection Consultant

    Beruit, Lebanon, December 2017 - April 2018

Norwegian Refugee Council

  • Position: Fieldwork Disability Consultant

    Gaza, Palestine, December 2011 - April 2012

Publications

  • Alruzzi, M., Marconi, V., & Aljamal, Y. M. (2024). Childhood behind Bars. In H. Morrison (Ed.), Lived Resistance against the War on Palestinian Children. University of Georgia Press. https://bit.ly/3SocqDg
  • Procter, C., Pontalti, K., Hart, J., & Alruzzi, M. (2024). Conceptualising and challenging child neglect in humanitarian action: Protecting displaced children in Jordan and Palestine. Child Abuse & Neglect, 147. https://bit.ly/3vIvIuk
  • Hart, J., Procter, C., & Alruzzi, M. (2023). Gaza conflict: how children’s lives are affected on every level. The Conversation. https://bit.ly/3U1BL7n
  • Hart, J., Alruzzi, M., & Procter, C. (2022). Neglect and the protection of refugee children: A report on research in Jordan and the Gaza Strip, Palestine. University of Bath. https://bit.ly/3u1kUa7
  • Van Daalen, E., & Al-Rozzi, M. (2021). Empower and protect, rather than prohibit: a better approach to child work. https://bit.ly/421UWQo
  • Hart, J., Procter, C., Al-Rozzi, M., Achilli, L., Zamora, N., Enria, L., Torsein, C., Cameron, S. (2020). Covid-19 in Gaza: Community Perspectives on the Pandemic. Elrha https://bit.ly/4bhp92f
  • Hanson, K., Volonakis, D., & Al-Rozzi, M. (2015). Child labour, working children and children's rights. In W. Vandenhole, E. Desmet, D. Reynaert, & S. Lembrechts (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook Children’s Rights Studies. Routledge.
  • Alrozzi, M. (2013). The Politics of Foreign Aid and Policy Borrowing in Palestine. In G. Donn & Y. Al-Manthri (Eds.), Education in the Broader Middle East- borrowing a baroque arsenal (pp. 41-62). Symposium Books.

Last updated: October 2024