Duncan Mclean
Adjunct Lecturer
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Anglo-American University
Czech Republic
Biography
Duncan Mclean holds a PhD in history from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and divides his time between humanitarian work and academia. He has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 2002 in various capacities, including Program Manager for Nigeria, Uganda, Haiti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan; Head of Mission in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Nepal, and Chad; and Field Coordinator in Sudan, Thailand, and Myanmar. He has also provided operational support in Pakistan and conducted research projects for MSF in Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Mclean lectures at both Anglo-American Univerity and Charles University with a focus on disease, colonialism, and conflict studies. He continues to work with MSF, contributing chapters on the kidnapping of aid workers in the Caucasus and the challenges of medical evacuations in recent anthologies. In 2015 he researched and drafted International Crisis Group report “The Politics Behind the Ebola Crisis”.
Research Interest
Labour History, Colonial History, Epidemiological History
Publications
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“The Politics Behind the Ebola Crisisâ€, International Crisis Group, Africa Report N°232, 28 October 2015.
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“The Shadowy Theatre of Kidnappings: An Account of Arjan Erkel’s Rescue†(from anthology: Saving Lives and Staying Alive, Hurst & Company, 2015).
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“Challenges of Instituting Effective ‘Medevac’ Policies†(from anthology: Ebola: The Politics of Fear, Oxford University Press, 2016).
