Dr Boubacar Haidara
Key expertise
History of Islam in Africa; Sociology of religion; Islam and politics; Islamic movements; Islamism and jihadism; Crises and stabilisation processes; peace and security; inter-community conflicts.
(Academic) education / CV:
Boubacar Haidara's research focuses on the articulation of links between political and Islamic actors; the emergence of jihadism in northern Mali and its spread to central Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger; and the intercommunal conflicts that have ensued. He is also a research associate at the ‘Les Afriques dans le Monde' (LAM) laboratory of science po Bordeaux, and before joining BICC was a lecturer at the University of Segou in Mali (since 2018). Boubacar is the author of numerous writings, journal articles, book chapters, and outreach articles on socio-political, peace and security, and public policy issues.
At BICC, he is currently a member of the research team on the project ''How can the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus succeed? NGOs between humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and peacebuilding''.
Boubacar holds a PhD in political science & political geography, University Bordeaux Montaigne and laboratory ‘’Les Afriques dans le Monde’’ (LAM), Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux, France (2015), a Master’s in International Management, Paris School of Tourism & Communication, Paris, France (2012) and a Master’s in Geopolitics, University of Paris Sorbonne-Paris 4, Paris, France (2010). He did his Bachelor's in Humanities and social sciences at the University of Clermont-Ferrand II, France, in 2008.
Recent Publications:
- Haidara, B. (2022). Sahelzone: Die Ernährungssicherheit in den unsicheren Gebieten ist gefährdet. 17 Ziele Blog.
- Haidara, B. (2022). The private military company Wagner, the instrument of a proxy war by Russia against France in its African 'pre-square'?. In M. Korinman (Ed.), Le nouveau rideau de fer (pp. ). Paris: David Reinharc Éditions.
- Haidara, B. (2022). The impact of school closures on students in Mali. In J. Charlier (Ed.), The African school facing the Covid-19 (pp. 223-245). Louvain-la-Neuve: Academia.
- Haidara, B., & Tounkara, M. (2021). Intercommunity conflicts in central Mali: genesis, and proposals for ending the crisis. In V. Rouamba-Ouédraogo (Ed.), Security crisis in the G5 Sahel countries: Understanding to act (pp. 121-139). Paris: L'Harmattan.
- Haidara, B., & Tounkara, M. (2020). International and local researchers facing security challenges: in what forms can research still be done in northern Mali. Etudes Maliennes, 89, 37–47.
- Haidara, B. (2020). The Political Use of Islam in Mali. Mande Studies , 22, 145–174.
- Grosz-Ngaté, M., & Haidara, B. (2020). Introduction to Special Issue on ‘’Armed Conflict and Insecurity in the West African Sahel: Challenges and Implications for Research and Education. Etudes Maliennes, 89, 4-9.
- Haidara, B. (2020). The socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 response measures in the precariousness of the population in Mali. Notes Africaines, 214-215, 105–108.
