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Dr Seebal Aboudounya

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

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 Profileand 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’swith 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) ‘.’ World and New World Journal.30 May 2024.
  • Aboudounya, Seebal. (2024)''. Political Studies0(0) (Open Access)
  • Aboudounya, S. (2022)‘’,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:
  • Aboudounya, S.(2022) ‘’,LSE International Relations Blog.

Teaching

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