Awol Allo

Dr Awol Allo serves as a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield's School of Law, with prior academic appointments at the London School of Economics, University of Glasgow, University of Addis Ababa, and University of Keele. He held visiting positions at Princeton University (2020-2021, 2023), Amherst College (2012), and the University of Chicago (2018).

His research critically examines legal norms, discourses, and institutions through postcolonial and decolonial methodologies and Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), focusing on how legal systems construct dominant beliefs and exploring resistance, protest, and epistemic justice. Current work includes the book project "Africa as Method: Decolonizing Knowledge Production and the Quest for Epistemic Justice".

Scientific recognition:

• Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University (2020-2021)

Research funding secured:

• "Africa as Method: Decolonizing Knowledge Production and the Quest for Epistemic Justice" (Princeton University, £90,000, September 2020 - June 2021)
• "More Than Just Words": The Transformative Promise of Medemer and Solidarity in Ethiopia’s Political Transition" (AHRC/GRNPP, £29,700, 2019-2020)
• Post-war State-building, Wartime Governance, and Dynamics of Violence in Self-determination Struggles in Ethiopia (Keele University, £12,500, June 2023 - June 2024)

He contributes to research groups in International Law, Human Rights, Socio-legal Studies, Law and Social Movements, and Post-war governance with Horn of Africa focus, while regularly publishing in media outlets including New York Times, BBC, and Al Jazeera.