Key details
Al-hassan Adam
Senior Research Fellow PSIRU
Al-hassan is a Senior Research Fellow specialising in public service financing, with a particular interest in private equity and venture capital. His research centres on the practical applications of institutional theory, social capital, and power dynamics between the state, private enterprises, and society within the context of public service financing. He adopts a multimethod research approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies as his principal tools of inquiry.
Since 2021, Al-hassan has contributed to the work of the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) in the delivery of a number of reports. He is scheduled to defend his doctoral thesis, titled ‘Drivers and Approaches of Private Equity Investment in Global Healthcare Systems’, on 29 May 2025.
Prior to joining PSIRU, Al-hassan worked in the development sector in both England and Ghana. He has served as a consultant to several organisations, including the Global Economic Governance Programme at the University of Oxford. As an academic and development expert, he has delivered presentations at numerous conferences, seminars, and professional forums.
Responsibilities within the university
Al-hassan was part of the PSIRU Team that won a $70,000 grants from Open Society Foundation to produce a report on ‘Shifting Narratives in Public Services’.
Research / Scholarly interests
Public services management and reforms (water, education and health), social movements and non-state actors influence on public services.
Al-hassan co-authored with Kate Bayliss a book chapter titled “Where Have All the Alternatives Gone? The Shrinking of African Water Policy Options”. He has written several popular materials on water privatisation in Africa and several blogs on human rights to water and sanitation.
Recent publications
- Vera Weghmann, Emanuele Lobina And Al-Hassan Adam (2024) ‘French Early Child Education And Care Companies’
Forth coming reports:
- Al-hassan Adam (2025) ‘Who benefits from the privatisation of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo)’.
- Al-hassan Adam, David Hall and Vera Weghman (2025) ‘Private Equity Financing of Transport’
- Vera Weghmann, Al-hassan Adam and Alexandra Stroleny (2025) ‘Industrial action in the health and care sector: a global comparative analysis.’