Book Chapters and Articles (Peer Reviewed)
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2021) “Whose Risk? Bank De-risking and the Local Political Economy of the Counter-Terrorism in Conflict-Affected Countries.” International Review of the Red Cross. Ed. Bruno Demeyere.
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2021) “Solidarity and Fragmentation in Libya’s Associational Life: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Trends.” The Economics of Peace and Security.
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2020) “A State of Discord: A Sociohistorical Perspective on Contested Statehood in Libya.” Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East. Ed. Armando Salvatore.
El Taraboulsi, Sherine (2020) State Building and State-Society Relations in Libya (1911-1969): An Examination of Associations, Trade Unions and Religious Actors. DPhil Thesis. Oxford: University of Oxford.
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2017) “The Arab Unrest and Debates on Immigration in the United Kingdom: A Generational Analysis of British-Libyan Youth” The Muslim World 107 (1) 127-46
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2015) “The Civic Unconscious and State Formation: The Case of Libya”. Youth Networks, Civil Society and Social Entrepreneurship: Case Studies in the Post-Revolutionary Arab World, Bologna: Bononia University Press
Mati, Jacob Mwathi, Fengshi Wu, Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Bob Edwards, David H Smith (2017) ‘Social Movement and Activist Protest Volunteering’. The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation and Non-Profit Associations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Schomerus, Mareike, Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy and Jassi Sandhar (2017) “Countering violent extremism (Topic Guide)”, Birmingham, UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham.
Usman, Zainab, Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy and Khadija Gambo Hawaja (2020) “Gender Norms and Female Participation in Radical Groups in Northern Nigeria” Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society and Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria [Eds: Abdul Raufu Mustapha and Kate Meagher] London: James Curry.
Reports, Articles and Working papers
I. Civic Activism, Political Mobilization and Local Agency
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2014) ‘Transforming Self and Society? Volunteerism, Women and Pathways to Governance in the Arab Region’, International Society for Third Sector Research Working Paper Series Volume IX. Available through: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.istr.org/resource/resmgr/WP2014/ElTaraboulsiUNV_Paper_Revise.pdf
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2013) ‘Al-‘adalah ijtima’iah in Transition: Social Justice Philanthropy and the Arab Awakening’, TrustAfrica. Available through: http://africanphilanthropy.issuelab.org/resources/19601/19601.pdf
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine, Mahi Khallaf and Naila Farouky, (2013) ‘The Case of Egypt’ Philanthropy in Transition: Shifts in Philanthropic Practices in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, Cairo: John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo. Available through: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/giving-in-transition-and-transitions-in-giving-philanthropy-in-egypt-libya-and-tunisia-2011-2013.html
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2011) ‘Spaces of Citizenship: Youth Civic Engagement and Pathways to the January 25 Revolution,’ Youth Activism and Public Space in Egypt. Cairo: Innovations in Civic Participation and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo. Available through: https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/revolutionary-promise-summary_0.pdf
Salah, Ahmed and Sherine El Taraboulsi (2013) ‘”Libya” Philanthropy in Transition: Shifts in Philanthropic Practices in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia’, Cairo: John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo. Available through: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/giving-in-transition-and-transitions-in-giving-philanthropy-in-egypt-libya-and-tunisia-2011-2013.html
II. Southern Perspectives on Counter Terrorism and Security
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine and Rachel George, (2020) “The Gendered Dimensions of Violent Extremism in North Africa: Approaches, Policy and Practice” UN Women and UN CTED. Available through: https://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20arab%20states/attachments/2020/04/pve%20page%20updates/3rd%20platform%20meeting%20report%20v2_cted%202204.pdf?la=en&vs=242
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine, Ghada al-Bayati, Victoria Metcalfe-Hough and Sarah Adamczyk, (2019) ‘Protection of Displaced Libyans: Risks, Responses and Border Dynamics’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11405-protection-displaced-libyans-risks-responses-and-border-dynamics
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2018) ‘A Humanitarian Sector in Debt’: Counter-Terrorism, Bank De-risking and Financial Access for NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11174-humanitarian-sector-debt-counter-terrorism-bank-de-risking-and-financial-access-ngos-west-bank-and
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2018) ‘The Challenge of Informality: Counter-Terrorism, Bank De-risking and Financial Access for Humanitarian Organisations in Somalia’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11142-challenge-informality-counter-terrorism-bank-de-risking-and-financial-access-humanitarian
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine and Camilla Cimatti, (2018) ‘Counter-Terrorism, De-risking and the Humanitarian Response in Yemen: A Call for Action’ Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11020-counter-terrorism-de-risking-and-humanitarian-response-yemen-call-action
Gordon, Stuart and Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy (2018) ‘Counter-Terrorism, Bank De-risking and Humanitarian Response: A Path Forward’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11180-counter-terrorism-bank-de-risking-and-humanitarian-response-path-forward
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2018) ‘Philanthropy in Captivity: Counter-Terrorism Measures and Arab Philanthropy’ Alliance for Philanthropy and Social Investment Worldwide. Available through: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/philanthropy-captivity-counter-terrorism-measures-arab-philanthropy/
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2015) ‘How the International Community Failed Libya’ OxPol: The Oxford University Politics Blog. Available through: https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-the-international-community-failed-libya/
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2015) ‘The Enemy Next Door? ISIL, Libya and Proto State Actors’ OxPol: The Oxford University Politics Blog. Available through: https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/the-enemy-next-door-isil-libya-and-proto-state-actors/
III. Foreign Policy and the Changing Geopolitics of North-South Relations
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2020) “The Changing Geopolitics of North South Relations: Introducing ODI Med.” Available through: https://www.odi.org/blogs/17227-changing-geopolitics-north-south-relations-introducing-odi-s-mediterranean-initiative
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine, Barnaby Willits-King and John Bryant, (2018) ‘Humanitarian Action and Foreign Policy: Balancing Interests and Values’ Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/11239-humanitarian-action-and-foreign-policy-balancing-interests-and-values
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2017) ‘A Kingdom of Humanity? Saudi Arabia’s Values, Systems and Interests in Humanitarian Action’ Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/saudi-arabia-humanitarian-action
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine, Hannah Krebbs, Barnaby Willits-King and Steven Zyck, (2016) ‘Regional Organizations and Humanitarian Action: Rethinking Regional Engagement’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/10427-regional-organisations-and-humanitarian-action-rethinking-regional-engagement
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2014) ‘Revisiting the Narrative of “Statelessness”: Reflections on Non-State Actors and State-Building in Pre-Qaddafi Libya (1911-1969)‘, Istituto Per Gli Studi Di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Available through: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/revisiting-narrative-statelessness-reflections-non-state-actors-and-state-building-pre-qaddafi-libya-1911-1969-9932
Nwajiaku-Dahou, Kathryn, Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy and Alina Rocha Menocal (2020) ‘Fragility: Time for a Rethink’ Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://odi.org/en/insights/fragility-time-for-a-rethink/
Peters, Katie and Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine (2020) ‘Dealing with Covid-19 in Conflict Zones Needs a Different Approach’ Thomson Reuters Foundation. Available through: https://news.trust.org/item/20200329200250-bj72i/
Van Engeland, Anicee and Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy (2020) “’Not our problem…’: Building International Resilience for Refugee Protection – How Do We Enforce the Right to Health to the Most Vulnerable?” United Nations University. Available through: http://cris.unu.edu/covid19-refugee-protection
IV. Rethinking Peacebuilding Approaches
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine, Rachel George and Jassi Sandhar (forthcoming) “Protection and Peace in Conflict-Affected Contexts: Understanding the Intersections.” ODI & Interpeace.
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine (2016) ‘Peacebuilding in Libya: Cross-Border Transactions and The Civil Society Landscape’, United States Institute of Peace Peacebrief. Available through: https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/PB208-Peacebuilding-in-Libya-Cross-Border-Transactions-and-The-Civil-Society-Landscape.pdf
V. Accountability and Community-Engagement in Humanitarian Crises
El Taraboulsi – McCarthy, Sherine, Yazeed al Jeddawy and Kerrie Holloway, (2020) “Accountability Dilemmas and Collective Approaches to Communication and Community Engagement in Yemen” Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/17174-accountability-dilemmas-and-collective-approaches-communication-and-community-engagement-yemen
Jalal, Ibrahim and Sherine El Taraboulsi – McCarthy (2020) “‘The host community is as vulnerable as we are’: insights into the IDP crisis in Hodeida and the humanitarian response” Humanitarian Practice Network, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://odihpn.org/magazine/yemen-host-community-idp-crisis-hodeida-humanitarian-response/
VI. Private Sector Engagement in Conflict-Affected Contexts
El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Sherine, Nisar Majid and Barnaby Willitts-King (2017) ‘Private Sector Engagement in Complex Emergencies’, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute. Available through: https://www.odi.org/publications/10720-private-sector-engagement-complex-emergencies-case-studies-yemen-and-southern-somalia