Amna Kaleem

Dr. Amna Kaleem is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Her research employs feminist epistemology to analyze the grassroots impacts of security policies, particularly focusing on community-led counter-terrorism initiatives and the UK's Prevent Duty framework.

Education includes:

• PhD in Critical Terrorism Studies (University of Sheffield)
• MA in Social Research (University of Sheffield)
• MA in Global Security (University of Sheffield)
• MA in International Relations (University of Karachi)
• BA (Hons) in International Relations (University of Karachi)

Her research examines how counter-terrorism measures transform community organizations and normalize surveillance. She investigates security policy impacts on charity operations and community-state relationships through ethnographic methods.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on critical security studies, with recurring analysis of the Prevent Strategy's societal impacts, surveillance mechanisms, and decolonial perspectives on counter-terrorism.

Awards and grants:

• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2023-2026)
• EISA Postdoctoral Bridge Grant (2023)
• Economic and Social Research Council White Rose Doctoral Scholarship

Professional activities include co-convening BISA's Critical Terrorism Studies working group and teaching graduate courses on security challenges and international relations theory.