Musallam Abedtalas, PhD
Department
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Senior Researcher
Specialization
Economics
Work areas
- economics of displacement
- refugees (IDPs)' entrepreneurship
- integration
Regional expertise
- The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Vita
| 4/2025 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Senior Researcher, Research Department "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 11/2021-3/2025 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Senior Researcher, Research Department "Transformation of political (dis-)order" |
Refereed Publications
- Abedtalas, Musallam (2024)
The bidirectional relationship between social contracts and entrepreneurship: Syrian refugee entrepreneurs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
in: Mediterranean Politics, first published 17.07.2024 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Ahmad Mohamad / Elika Khorshid / Hemo Giwan (2023)
The oil of Northern and Eastern Syria after 2011: an institutional perspective
in: International Journal of Kurdish Studies (1), 13-22 - Abedtalas, Musallam (2023)
The political economy of real estate development in Alhaydaryah Neighbourhood - Aleppo
in: Kalamoon (22), 215-228 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Adnan Rashid Mamo (2023)
Host community attitudes towards internally displaced persons: evidence from Al-Bab, Syria
in: Journal of Social and Development Sciences 13 (4), 1-10 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Lokman Toprak / Wissam Aldien Aloklah / Abdulhamid Alawak / Abdulnaser Aljasem / Şehmus Aykol (2021)
Determinants of the economic adaptation of refugees: the case of Midyat Camp
in: Journal of Refugee Studies 34 (1), 520–534 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Wissam Aldien Aloklah / Abdulhamid Alawak / Abdulnaser Aljasem / Rohat Sheikh Esmaeel Zada (2021)
Top-down naturalization: Turkish government propensity and Syrian refugee attitudes
in: Journal of Social and Development Sciences 12 (2), 45-57 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Alawak, Abdulhamed Alawak / Wissam Aldien Aloklah et al. (2020)
Syrian higher education and social capital in times of conflict, education and conflict review
in: Education and Conflict Review 3, 9‐15 - C. McLaughlin, J. Dillabough, O. Fimyar, Z. Al Azmeh, ..., Mussalam Abedtalas et al. (2020)
Testimonies of syrian academic displacement post‐2011: time, place and the agentic self
in: International Journal of Educational Research Open 1, article 100003 - Dillabough, Jo-Anne / Olena Fimyar / Colleen McLaughlin / Zeina Al-Azmeh / Shaher Abdullateef / Musallam Abedtalas (2018)
Conflict, insecurity and the political economies of higher education: the case of Syria post‐2011
in: International Journal of Comparative Education and Development 20 (3), 176‐196 - Parkinson, T, Zoubir, T, Abdullateef, S., Abedtalas, M., Alyamani, G., Al Ibrahim, Z., Al Husni, M., Alhaj Omar, F., Iboor, F., Allito, H., Jenkins, M., Rashwani, A., Sennou, A, and Shaban, F (2018)
'We are still here': The stories of Syrian academics in exile
in: International Journal of Comparative Education and Development 20 (3), 132‐147
Non-refereed Publications
- Abedtalas, Musallam (2022)
Entrepreneurship in Northeastern Syria
in: El Hiwar (80), 111-121 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Lokman Tomprak (2021)
Yoksulluk ve Yoksul Yanlısı Turizm
Ankara: Detay Yayincilik - Abedtalas, M. (2019)
Social capital and entrepreneurial intention of syrian students at Mardin Artuklu university
in: Artuklu Kaime International Journal of Economics and Administrative Research 2 (1), 63-72 - Alawak, Abdulhemid Ogeyl / Musallam Gelo Abedtalas (2018)
The role of demographic factors in determining the political attitude of Syrian students at Mardin Artuklu university towards the Syrian event
in: Artuklu Kaime International Journal of Economics and Administrative Research 1 (1), 31‐44
Opinion Pieces
- Abedtalas, Musallam (2025)
Currency is a social contract and should not be hastily replaced (in arabic)
published on aljumhuriya.net, 17.06.2025 (arabic) - Abedtalas, Musallam (2025)
Crony capitalism in post-Assad Damascus: from the illusion of liberation to the reproduction of exclusion (in arabic)
published on medaratkurd.com, 08.06.2025 (arabic) - Abedtalas, Musallam / Jan Mohammad / Tina Zintl (2025)
Germany’s role in Syria’s reconstruction through decentralisation
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 2 June 2025 - Abedtalas, Musallam / Tina Zintl (2025)
Rebuilding Syria: A Win-Win for German-Trained Refugees and their Hosts
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 6 February 2025 - Abedtalas, Musallam (2024)
Managing change in Syria: opportunities for inclusivity amid fragmentation
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 19.12.2024 - Abedtalas, Musallam (2024)
Challenging the narrative: How policy choices empower the far-right
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 18 November 2024 - Abedtalas, Musallam (2024)
Going beyond humanitarian aid in addressing refugee issues
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 15 April 2024 - Abedtalas, Musallam (2023)
Will the interest rate be re-baptized in Turkey?
published on syria.tv, 12.06.2023 - Musallam Abedtalas (2023)
Could there be a different election discourse towards Syrian refugees in Turkey?
published on syria.tv, 13.04.2023 (Arabic)