Rounaq Jahan

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor of International Affairs

Affiliation

Columbia University, New York, New York

Email

rj15@columbia.edu

Mailing Address

Southern Asian Institute
School of International and Public Affairs
Room 1132, Columbia University
420 West 118 Street, New York, NY, 10027-3334 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phones: 212-854-7625 (office)
212-678-1526 (residence)
fax: 212-854-6987

Countries of Specialization

Bangladesh, Pakistan

Education

Ph.D., 1970, Political Science, Harvard University
M.A., 1968, Political Science, Harvard University
M.A., 1963, First Class, Political Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
B.A., (Hons.),
1962, First Class, Political Science Major, History and Economics Minors,
Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Teaching Interests

1967-69
Teaching Fellow, Government Department, Harvard University.

1970-1993
Professor, Political Science (1977-1993) and Associate Professor,
Political Science (1970-1977) Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Taught
undergraduate and graduate courses on Comparative Politics, Political
Development, and Research Methodology. Supervised M.Phil. and Ph.D.
theses. Chaired the Political Science Department (1973-1975) which was the
largest university department with 1000 students and 29 faculty members,
and served on various university committees and governing bodies. Also,
served in an advisory capacity on several policy-making bodies established
by the Government of Bangladesh in the field of education, culture, rural
development, women, and population.

Publications

A. Books

2000
Editor, Bangladesh: Promise and Performance (London: Zed
Books and Dhaka: University Press, Ltd.)

1995
The Elusive Agenda: Mainstreaming Women in Development
(London: Zed Books).

1980
Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues (Dhaka:
University Press, Ltd).

1979
Co-editor, Women and Development: Perspectives from South and South-East
Asia (Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs).

1972
Pakistan: Failure in National Integration (New York: Columbia University
Press).

B. Articles
Author of numerous articles published in edited books and academic
journals.

Keywords

women ; development ; politics ; South-East Asia ; National Integration.