PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Daisy Muibu, "Somalia's Stalled Offensive Against al-Shabaab: Taking Stock of Obstacles," CTC Sentinel 17, no. 02 (2024) https://ctc.westpoint.edu/somalias-stalled-offensive-against-al-shabaab-taking-stock-of-obstacles/
Elena Savoia, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Daisy Muibu, Amy Leffler, Diana Hughes, Alberto Montrond, "Reframing Human Trafficking Awareness Campaigns in the United States: Goals, Audience, and Content," Front. Public Health - Public Health Education and Promotion (2023)
Daisy Muibu, "Normative and Instrumental Judgments of Policing and Their Relative Impacts on Police Empowerment During Protracted Conflict," Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict (2023)
Daisy Muibu, "Police Officer Experiences with Community Policing and Views on Counterterrorism in Somalia," The Journal of the Middle East and Africa (2022)
Daisy Muibu & Ifeoluwa Olawole, "Does representation matter: examining officer inclusion, citizen cooperation and police empowerment in a divided society," Conflict, Security and Development (2022)
Daisy Muibu, "Police Militarization and Public Perceptions: Exploring Residents' Attitudes in Kismaayo, Somalia," The Journal of the Middle East and Africa (2021)
Daisy Muibu, "Police Empowerment and Police Militarization in Times of Protracted Conflict: Examining Public Perceptions in Southern Somalia," South African Journal of International Affairs (2021)
Daisy Muibu & Suat Cubukcu, "Assessing the Impact of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism on Public Perceptions Among Ethnic Minorities in Kenya," Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (2021)
Tricia Bacon & Daisy Muibu, The Domestication of al-Shabaab," The Journal of the Middle East and Africa (2019) *Select Coverage
Daisy Muibu & Benjamin P.
Nickels, Foreign Technology or Local Expertise? Al-Shabaab's IED Capability,
CTC Sentinel 10, no. 10 (2017) *Select Coverage
BOOK CHAPTERS
2019 Tricia Bacon & Daisy Muibu, "Al-Qaida and Al-Shabaab: A Resilient Alliance," in War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and Al-Shabaab, eds. Michael Keating and Matt Waldman (London: Hurst Publishers) 351-363.
2019 Tricia
Bacon & Daisy Muibu, "Foreign Fighter Influence in Al-Shabaab -
Limitations and Future Prospects," in
War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and
Al-Shabaab, eds. Michael Keating and Matt Waldman (London: Hurst Publishers) 376-389.
UNDER REVIEW
Daisy Muibu, Anna Vasaturo & Wilson Spurrell, "Interventions for (Violent) Extremists: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Elements in Tertiary Prevention Programs."
Daisy Muibu & Nathan Pino, "Public Confidence and Hybrid Security Governance at The Periphery of African States: Examining Public Perceptions During Conflict."
WORKING PAPERS
WORKING PAPERS - Draft Available upon request
Daisy Muibu, Tricia Bacon, Joseph Young & Alex Clayton, "Foreign Fighters Impact on Violence in Civil Conflicts."
Daisy Muibu, Sarah M. Lynch, Michael H. Becker, Daniel Gutierrez, Ethan Ferguson & Joseph K. Young, "The Hidden Costs of Security: Examining the Impacts of Exposure to Violent Material."
Daisy Muibu & Lauren Ferrie, "Police Self-Confidence During Conflict: Examining Officers Sense of Authority."
Daisy
Muibu, "Are Local Forces
Appropriate for Countering Al-Shabaab? Examining the Strategic Value of Local
Forces in Southern Somalia."
Daisy
Muibu, "Why Local Insurgent Groups Violently Reject Foreign
Fighters they Once Welcomed: An Evaluation of al-Shabaab and the Armed Islamist
Group."
Daisy Muibu, ""Rogue" Actors and Discretion: Street-level bribery and its impact on obligations to obey police and public confidence in ruling government."
WORKING PAPERS - Data Collected & Drafting in Progress
Suleyman Ozeren, Suat Cubukcu & Daisy Muibu, "Does Institutional Trust Moderate the Effect of Islamist Ideology on Sympathy to Jihadist Groups?"
WORKING PAPERS - Funded & Data Collection in Progress
Daisy
Muibu, "Women in East Africa's Private
Security Sector."
Daisy Muibu and Joseph K. Young, "Vicarious Trauma in Counterterrorism Research and Practice."
AWARDS
2018 American Society of Criminology Division of International Criminology Student Paper Award (Runner Up)
2018 Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa Conference Award Africa Category (Winner)
RESEARCH GRANTS
2023 NCITE - DHS Supplemental Program Co-PI
2023 National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) - a DHS Center of Excellence - research grant award Co-PI
2022 National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) - a DHS Center of Excellence - research grant award Co-PI
2021 Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa PI
2021 UA - Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) research grant PI
2021 UA - College Academy for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (CARSCA) (5200 USD Grant) PI
2020 Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa (2500 USD Research Grant) PI
2019 American University Doctoral Student
Research Scholarship 2019-2020 PI
2019 Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa PI
2018 Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa Co-PI
2017 United Nations' Initiative on Peace and Reconciliation in Somalia 2017 Co-PI
2016 Peace and Violence Research Lab (PVRL) Research Fellowship 2016-2017. (American University School of Public Affairs) PI
POLICY RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Daisy Muibu, "Operation Black Lion: Challenges That Lay Ahead of Somalia's Second Phase of the Offensive," The Soufan Center, October 30, 2023, https://thesoufancenter.org/research/operation-black-lion-challenges-that-lay-ahead-of-somalias-second-phase-of-the-offensive/
Daisy Muibu, "What drives Al-Shabaab in Somalia: foreign forces out, Sharia law in and overthrow the government" The Conversation, October 11, 2022, https://theconversation.com/what-drives-al-shabaab-in-somalia-foreign-forces-out-sharia-law-in-and-overthrow-the-government-191366?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1665581271-1
Daisy Muibu, "IntelBrief: The Limitations of Security Force Assistance in Countering al-Qaeda in Africa," The Soufan Center, August 02, 2021, https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-august-2/
Daisy Muibu, "Limitations of Security Sector Reform in Countering Al-Shabaab in Somalia," Orion Policy Institute, July 28, 2021, https://www.orionpolicy.org/orionforum/48/limitations-of-security-sector-reform-in-countering-al-shabaab-in-somalia
Daisy Muibu, "Justice and Terror: Al-Shabaab's Informal Justice Mechanism," Africa Security Lab, January 05, 2019, https://africasecuritylab.com/justice-and-terror-al-shabaabs-informal-justice-mechanism/
SELECT MEDIA COVERAGE
Orion Policy Insitute Webinar, "Security Challenges in Africa: Coups, Terrorism, and External Interventions," Orion Policy Insititute, October 25, 2023
Podcast Appearance: OrionTalks, "Daisy Muibu: Escalating al-Shabaab Threat and Somali Government's New Counter-Insurgency Approach," Orion Policy Institute, January 09, 2023
Interviewed live by Dotun Adebayo on BBC Radio 5 Live, "Up All Night," about al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 29, 2019
Daisy Muibu, on conflict prevention and reconciliation in Somalia, UNSOM February 28, 2018
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Presentations:
2024 "Violent Extremism in Africa: Driver," African Contemporary Security Challenges - ACSS, Washington, DC
2024 "Global Jihadist Movement" Global Summit on Terrorism and Political Violence 2024, Soufan Center, New York
2024 "Defection, Disengagement, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Experiences of Women in Al-Shabaab" Women Peace & Security Conference AFRICOM, Nairobi, Kenya
2024 "Drivers of Violent Extremism in Africa," Emerging Security Sector Leaders' Seminar, ACSS Washington, DC
2024 "Country Risk and Vulnerability Assessments," Emerging Security Sector Leaders' Seminar, ACSS Washington, DC
2024 "Resiliency of The Counterterror Workforce," Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington DC
2024 "Violent Extremism and Organized Crime in Africa," Chiefs and Directors of Military Intelligence Conference, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Dar es Salaam Tanzania
2024 "Organized Crime in Africa," Africa Land Forces Summit, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Livingston, Zambia
2024 "Trauma Among Counter-Terrorism Practitioners and Academic Researchers," American University, Washington DC, USA
2024 "Shifting Landscapes - Mapping the Implications of Radicalism, and Terrorism on Global Security," Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2024 "Role of Collaborative Policing in Countering Violent Extremism," ACSS, Nouakchott, Mauritania
2024 "Maritime Safety and Security Shared
Challenges and Responses in The Indian Ocean," ACSS, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
2023 "Civil-Military Engagement in Internal Conflicts," Silent Warrior 2023, Special Operations Command Africa
2023 "Security Challenges in Africa: Coups, Terrorism, and External Interventions," Orion Policy Institute, Live Webinar
2023 "Protecting the Protectors: NCITE Explores Trauma in Counterterrorism Work," NCITE, Omaha, NE
2023 "Violent Extremism in Africa: Driver," African Contemporary Security Challenges - ACSS, Washington, DC
2023 "Africa & The Spectrum of Conflict," Global Security Forum, Doha, Qatar
2023 "Global Perspectives on the State of the Jihadist Threat," Global Security Forum, Doha, Qatar
2023 "Blue Campaign Evaluation," The DHS Protect Campus Symposium: Human Trafficking on College Campuses, University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
2022 "Police Self-Confidence During Conflict: Examining Officers Sense of Authority," The American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA
2022 "Police Confidence in Their Special Authority During Conflict: Examining Officers Sense of Authority," Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa, Washington, DC
2022 "Psychological-Behavioral Approaches to Prevent Terrorism and Facilitate Reintegration," McCain Institute Prevention Practitioner Network Fall Symposium: Tertiary Prevention, Washington, DC
2022 "Vicarious Trauma in Counterterrorism Practitioners" ENVISION Annual Conference DHS- National
Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), Omaha, Nebraska
2022 "Foreign Fighters Impact on Violence in Civil Conflicts," American Political Science Association, Montréal, Canada
2022 "Does Representation Matter?: Examining Officer Inclusion in a Divided Society," American Political Science Association, Montréal, Canada
2021 "Gender and Private Security: Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Women in Kenya's Private Security Sector " The American Society of Criminology, Chicago
2021 "Representative Bureaucracy in a Divided Society: Examining Officer Inclusion, Citizen Cooperation and Police Empowerment" The American Society of Criminology, Chicago
2021 "Does Institutional Trust Moderate the Effect of Islamist Ideology on Sympathy to Jihadist Groups?" The American Society of Criminology, Chicago
2021 "Security Force Assistance at the Periphery: Examining Legitimacy and Public Cooperation With Regional Militarized Actors," Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa, Washington, DC
2021 "Protracted Conflict: Examining Public Perceptions in Southern Somalia," (Counter-)terrorism in Africa: Reflections for a new decade - The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA
2020 "Exploring
officer views on Community Policing for Counter Terrorism in Southern Somalia,"
Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa, Washington, DC
2020 "Police Legitimacy and Community Cooperation in times of Protracted Conflict," ACCEPTED at The American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC
2020 "Normative and Instrumental Models of Policing and Their Relative Impacts on Police Empowerment during Protracted Conflict," ACCEPTED at The American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC
2019 "Police Militarization and Community Cooperation in Times of Protracted Conflict: Examining Dimensions of Militarization in Kismayo, Somalia," Association for the Study of The Middle East and Africa, Washington, DC.
2019 "Paper Presented: Regional Variations in Terrorism and Public Perceptions: An Evaluation of Al-Shabaab's Retaliatory Attacks in Kenya," The American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA
2018 "Ethnicity, Procedural Injustice and Police Performance: Examining Public Trust and the Obligation to Obey in Kenya," The American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA
2018 "Al-Shabaab's Retaliatory Attacks and Public Perceptions of Police Response to Terrorism," The American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA
2017 "Foreign Fighters in Somalia," ISSS-ISAC Annual Conference, Washington, DC
INVITED TALKS
2024 "CP3 Presents: Dr. Daisy Muibu and Dr. Joe Young on Vicarious Trauma in CT Practitioners," The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) Department of Homeland Security, Online
2024 "Security and Stability: The Role of Youth in Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism in Africa," ACSS, Live Webinar
2024 "Dynamics in Somalia," US Air Force Special Operations School African Operations Course
2023 "Security Challenges in Africa: Coups, Terrorism, and External
Interventions," Orion Policy Institute, Live
Webinar
2022 "Workshop on Women and al-Shabaab," Adam Smith International, funded by the United Kingdom FCDO
2021 "Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Somalia," The Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Center (GTTAC) Speaker Series, Bethesda, MD
2021 "Police
Officer Experiences with Community Policing and Counterterrorism in Somalia,"
UA CCJ Colloquium Series, Tuscaloosa, AL