Dr Atta El-Battahani is Associate Professor in Political Science, Political Economy; educated at Khartoum University (Sudan) and Sussex University (Britain). As an academic and a researcher, he published on Federalism and Economic Development, Economic Liberalization and Institutional Reform, A Typology of Conflicts in Darfur, and Political Islam. Since 2006 he took over as Manager of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Sudan.
