Dr. Amel Hammami holds a PhD in Law from the University of Sousse (Tunisia). She wrote her PhD thesis in a joint Law and Economics program between the University of Sousse and the University of Hamburg, where she advocates a counterterrorism model that focuses on raising the opportunity cost of becoming a terrorist. She also holds a Master’s degree in European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe in Natolin and an MSc in Public Law from the University of Sousse.
She is currently an Academic Advisor at the College of Europe in Natolin, where she supports students in developing their research projects, refining their academic skills, and planning their professional pathways. Since joining the College in 2020, she has held various positions supporting teaching, curriculum design, and student guidance.
Before joining the College, Amel built a diverse career as a teaching assistant, researcher and legal expert in national and international projects. She worked with academic institutions, NGOs, and transitional justice bodies, where she contributed to democracy-building and human rights initiatives. Her earlier work also focused on peace and security, community resilience, and youth vulnerability.
Her areas of expertise include EU–MENA relations (migration management, security assistance, and democracy promotion), extremism, radicalization, and resilience (qualitative and quantitative analysis), security and conflict governance in the MENA region (including the role of external and non-state actors), democratization in the Middle East post-2011, and Tunisian politics and governance.