Dr. Mohammad Tarikul Islam Associate Professor, Department of Government & Politics
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Dr. Mohammad Tarikul Islam, former UN (United Nations) Development Practitioner, is an Associate Professor of Government and Politics at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh. He was the Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom in 2018. Dr. Islam is the regular contributor to the South Asia Blog of London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. Prof. Islam has taught at Jadavpur University in Kolkata and Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu as guest lecturer for a while. He has more than 35 publications to his credit mostly appeared in international outlet (Routledge, SAGE, Oxford, BJECC and so on). His edited book on Human Security, Peace and Development: South Asian perspective was published from Kolkata, India in July, 2018. Dr. Islam was engaged with the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University in USA as Affiliate Researcher. He has participated in number of lectures, seminars and workshops at Cambridge, LSE, SOAS and Oxford. Prof. Islam acts as Research Guide to different courses (SSC and ACAD) at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. Dr. Islam’s article regularly appears in the Daily Star, the Financial Express, the Daily Independent and South Asia Monitor (leading English dailies of South Asia).
RESEARCH INTEREST
Local Government, Human Security, Political Cooperation, Bangladesh in South Asia, Climate Diplomacy, Environmental Governance and Disaster ManagementJournal Paper
Bangladesh–Nepal Trade Relations: Understanding the Influence of Economic DiplomacySAGE, India
Rural dispute resolution in Bangladesh: how do village courts safeguard justice?Contemporary South Asia, Journal of Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
Popular Perceptions about Village Courts: Bangladesh PerspectiveDevelopment Issues (working paper series), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.
Practices of Democracy in Local Governments in Rural BangladeshJournal of Local Governance, India
Influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and it's Consequences on Human SecuritySouth Asian Affairs, South Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Climate Change Diplomacy: A Reflection in the Context of BangladeshBritish Journal of Environment and Climate Change, London.
Conflict Resolution and Civil Society: Experiences of NepalSAGE, India
Conference Paper
International conference on Prospects and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries held in Rajshahi University, BangladeshReceived the best paper presenter award. More than 130 research papers were presented in two days long conference hosted by the Faculty of Social Science at RU from 19-20 July, 2019.
Role of Union Disaster Management Committee in Post-Disaster Response Management: Rural Bangladesh PerspectiveSAARC Disaster Management Centre, New Delhi
Paper also published in the journal of South Asia Disaster Studies, SAARC
Public Engagement with Research: Global PerspectiveUniversity of Oxford, UK
Capability Approach and Human DevelopmentCentre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
South-South CooperationDFID and UNDP, China
LSE-UC Berkeley Bangladesh Summit 2018Ahead of Bangladesh Summit at LSE, top five articles on contemporrary issues of development with reference to Bangladesh were chosen by South Asia Centre. My article on Standing Committee of the Local Government was one of them.
South Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science(LSE), UK
Seminar
Political and Law of Democratic Transition: Discourse of Democracy and Development in BangladeshSchool of South Asian Laws, SOAS, University of London
Liberty, Equality and AlienationSt. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK
SDGs and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: Methodology and Data ChallengesOxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, UK
South Asian SeminarCentre of South Asian Studies, Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge, UK
E-Governance: Free, Open, Peaceful and Secure: Applying the UK's New 'Fusion Doctrine' in CyberspaceCentre for Technology and Global Affairs, University of Oxford, UK
South Asia Seminar on Peopling Policy Processes? Methodological Populism in the Bangladesh Health and Education SectorsSouth Asian Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford, UK
Constitutional Debate in the Contemporary WorldCentre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK
Government needs to get better at Policy-MakingMartin School, University of Oxford, UK
Globalisation, Public Policy and LabourDepartment of International Development, University of Oxford, UK
Deciphering EU-China diplomatic relationship-buildingDepartment of International Development, University of Oxford, UK
Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge: Developing Countries PerspectiveUniversity of Oxford, UK
Rohingya Crisis: Diplomatic Endeavor of Bangladesh Government towards Peaceful RepatriationDepartment of International Development, University of Oxford, UK.
Understanding the Effectiveness of Union Parishad Standing Committee: A Perspective on BangladeshSouth Asia Centre, LSE, UK
Book
Human Security, Peace and Development: South Asian PerspectivePublished by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
The capacity of Cyclone Preparedness Programme and Flood Preparedness Programme volunteers for gender -inclusive preparedness and responsePublication of UN Women, Asia and the Pacific Region, United Nations.
Bangladesh Report 2013: Disaster Preparedness Response and RecoveryDepartment of Disaster Management, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh Government
Workshop
Better Assessment Better Response: Disaster ManagementUnited Nations in Indonesia
Non-violence in the Context of War or Armed ConflictKathmandu, Nepal
Other
Local government in Health Services for the Rural CommunitiesThe Daily Independent
Bangladesh Foreign Relations with India and Sri LankaThe daily Independent
Reinforce Local Government for Dispute Resolution in Rural BangladeshThe Daily Independent, Bangladesh
Upazila Parishad Standing Committee and its EffectivenessThe daily Independent, Bangladesh
South Asia: An analysis of Bangladesh foreign policyThe Daily Independent (Bangladeshi English Dailies)
Local Government in Sustainable Rural DevelopmentThe daily Independent
Round table on E-Governance for Accountable and Transparent Public and Private Service DeliveryOrganized by Save the Children and published by the Daily Star
State of Health Security in rural BangladeshSouth Asia Centre, LSE, UK
Health security in rural Bangladesh needs a bottom-up approachSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Bangladesh-India ties should be a multi-party, multi-stakeholder affairSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Rohingya refugees: Issues of security, geo-politics and repatriationThe Daily Independent, Bangladesh
Rural Women and Democracy in Local Government in BangladeshLSE South Asia Blog
Role of MP in Local Government: Bangladesh PerspectiveLSE South Asia Blog, United Kingdom
Bangladesh China Strategic Relations: Critical AnalysisLSE South Asia blog
Bangladesh-China relations have metamorphosed into a strategic partnership Informal Diplomacy: Reinforcing Bangladesh-India relationshipsTwo published articles reproduced by Indian Defence Review
Bangladesh needs paradigm shift in governance: Let local community lead and power social changesSouth Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Parliamentary standing committees in Bangladesh must be made effectiveSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Local bodies vital to ensure environmental security in rural BangladeshSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Without decentralisation Bangladesh cannot have effective local governmentLSE South Asia Centre, UK
Bangladesh and Bhutan: A strategic development partnershipSouth Asia Centre, LSE, UK
Bangladesh needs paradigm shift in governance: Let local community lead and power social changesSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
India should support Bangladeshi diplomatic efforts to repatriate RohingyasSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Bangladesh Studies at LSE Research OnlineLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Bangladesh, Bhutan have a strategic development partnershipSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Without decentralisation we cannot have effective local governmentThe Daily Star (Leading English Dailies of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh-China relations have metamorphosed into a strategic partnershipSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Disaster governance in South Asia: Regional collaboration essentialSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Ensuring enforcement of environmental governanceThe Financial Express (English dailies of Bangladesh)
Mainstreaming human security: Need for paradigm shiftThe Financial Express (English dailies of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh should consider appointing a special climate-change envoySouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Bangladesh and Nepal must raise the level of their economic tiesSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
Informal Diplomacy: Reinforcing Bangladesh-India relationshipsSouth Asia Monitor, New Delhi, India
How we can strengthen local governance ?The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Cooperation or Interference: MP’s Role in Local GovernmentThe Daily Star, Bangladesh
Policy brief at Oxford Department of International DevelopmentUniversity of Oxford
Despite legislative and institutional arrangements, Bangladesh is struggling to improve environmental governanceSouth Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
Health Security in Rural BangladeshSouth Asia Centre, LSE, UK.
In quest of justice in rural BangladeshSouth Asia Centre, LSE, UK.
Cold Wave in Bangladesh: Consequences of Poor Human SecurityColumn in the Financial Express (popular english dailies of Bangladesh)
In quest of functional community policingColumn in the Daily Star (leading english dailies of Bangladesh)
How Can Bangladesh Utilize Human Security for Rural Development ?South Asia Centre, LSE, UK
Are Bangladesh’s local government bodies democratic?South Asia Centre, LSE, UK
How does local government cope with disaster in Bangladesh?South Asia Centre, LSE, UK
Climate negotiations: How does Bangladesh fare?South Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK
Academic Info
Visiting Research Fellowship at Oxford Department of International Development with Research on Local Government in Dispute Resolution: A Comparative Perspective
PhD on Role of Bangladesh Government in Disaster Risk Reduction (evaluating the legal and instituational affairs of Bangladesh Government in DRR)
Masters in Government and Politics with Dissertation on State of Human Security in Rural Bangladesh: Understanding the Role of Local Government in the Department of Government and Politics
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Dr. Mohammad Tarikul Islam
Associate Professor
Department of Government & Politics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +88 01716812265
Work Phone: +88 01716812265
Email: t.islam@juniv.edu
, tarikislamju@gmail.com
