Publications

MSc Thesis:

Abdullah S. (2009) Corruption and political system performance in Iraq, assessing the anti-corruption efforts in Iraq in comparison with Hong Kong (Arabic language), is now ready for publication at Mukryani, a center for the study of political and economic issues in Erbil- Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq.

PhD Thesis:

Abdullah, S. M. (2017). Clientelism, rent-seeking, and protection: a study of corruption in Iraq after 2003.

Journal Papers

Abdullah, S., Gray, T., & Clough, E. (2018). Clientelism: factionalism in the allocation of public resources in Iraq after 2003. Middle Eastern Studies, 54(4), 665-682.

Abdullah, S. M. (2017). Corruption protection: fractionalization and the corruption of anti-corruption efforts in Iraq after 2003. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 1-17.

Abdullah S. (2018) After IS, Iraq’s Major Challenge is Corruption, Published at Washington Institute, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/after-is-iraqs-major-challenge-is-corruption.

Abdullah S. (2017) Why is Iran Against the Independence Referendum? Published at Washington Institute: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/why-is-iran-against-the-independence-referendum

Abdullah S. (2009) The obstacles facing young people in respect of political participation in Iraq after 2003. In Kurdish Language. ‘Hishata’ social and political journal (1), pp.2-12.

Abdullah S. (2011) Corruption and political system performance in Iraq, assessing the anti-corruption efforts in Iraq in comparison with Hong Kong (Arabic language), is now ready for publication at Mukryani, center for study of politcal and economic issues in Erbil- Kurdistan Rigional Government-Iraq.

My Google Scholar profile can be located: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F6Dqf4ZB3jqTwUXfoP0aZW5TrAguFHJ4Wqc7xFDbneIn2iwiGJdKSmO9r1kXHmWlfwfqTW-jr2Ztbzl6EXoBVq-3-0Vow&user=PZ9CF3MAAAAJ

Conference Papers