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CURRICULUM VITAE Zia Rahman, Ph.D. Professor & Founder Chair Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Tel: +88029888625 (Home); +188029661900-59, ext. 6900 (Off.); 008801770520319 (Cell) Fax: +88028615583 Email [email protected] and [email protected] Personal Present Address : Bungalow # 7, Shahid Minar Road (close to TSC), University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, BANGLADESH. Parental Address : Village: Shalinabaksha, PO. Shalinabaksha, Upazilla: Muksudpur, District: Gopalganj Nationality : Bangladeshi (by birth), Canadian Teaching & Research Interest : Globalization and Labour Issues, Labour Movements, Social Movements, Globalization and International Terrorism, Transnational Crime, Youth Crime and Justice, Political Sociology, Research Methodology (Quantitative and Qualitative), Urban Sociology, Social Policy, Theory, and Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Education 2011 : University of Calgary, Canada Ph.D. (Dissertation defended Dec 22, 2010) 2003 : University of Calgary, Canada. MA (two years research) in Sociology (Thesis Defended Oct. 17, 2003) 1992 : University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh MSS (Research) in Sociology First Class (2nd position, out of 233 students) 1990 : University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh BSS (Honors) in Sociology First Class (2nd position, out of 157 students) 1985 : Intermediate Technical College (Now, Govt. Science College), Dhaka Board, Dhaka, Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.) First Division, with distinction mark in Chemistry, 1982 : Govt. Laboratory High School, Dhaka Dhaka Board, Dhaka Bangladesh Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) First Division, with distinction marks in Elective Math and Religion 2. Courses Studied University of Calgary Classical Sociological Theory (Soci 631), Social Stratification (Soci 665), Introductory Social Statistics 1 (Soci 315), Social Research Methods (Soci 615), Social Stats: General Linear Model (611, using SPSS and STATA), Political Sociology (Soci 601), Contemporary Sociological Theory (Soci 633), International Development (SW 675), Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (Soci 715), Advanced Methodological Issues (part of qualifying exam), Globalization and Labor Movements (Soci 703), Professional Sociology, Advanced Quantitative Analysis in Sociology (Soci 711, using STATA) University of Dhaka Major Introductory Sociology, History of Human Civilization, Anthropology, Social Psychology, Social Statistics, Sociological Theory, Social Structure of Bangladesh, Social Demography, Research Methodology, Sociology of Development & Under Development, Sociology of Capitalism & Socialism, Social Change, Advance Research Monograph etc. Subsidiary English Language and Political Science 3. Teaching / Professional Experiences i. Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka Professor Founder Chairperson, since 24 November 2013 till date 1. Introduction to Criminology; 2. Principles of Sociology; 3. Theories of Criminology; 4. Seminar in Criminology; 5. Research Methods; 6. Social Statistics; 7. Victimology and Justice; 8. Comparative Criminology; 9. Minority, Crime and Social Policy; 10. Terrorism and Transnational Crime, 11. Advanced Research Methods CV of Dr. Zia Rahman December, 2019-Bangladesh Page 2 of 33 ii. Department of Sociology, University of Calgary a. Term Contract Sessional Teaching 1. Introductory Research Methods (for senior undergrad level-Soci 313), summer, 2009. 2. Sociology of Third World Cities (for senior undergrad level-Soci 453), winter, 2009. 3. Sociology of Third World Cities (Soci 453), fall, 2008 b. Teaching Assistant (TA) 1. Research Methods (seven semesters). 2. Social Statistics (three semesters) 3. Introductory Sociology (five semesters) c. Research Assistant (RA) For Dr. Daniel Beland of Sociology Dept., University of Calgary, Winter 2002. iii. Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka a. Professor, 30th April to November 24 2013 Course Offered: Sociology of Capitalism and Socialism. Introduction to Sociology, Research Methods, Social Statistics II. b. Associate Professor, May 2005 to April 2013 Courses offered: Peasant Society, Introduction to Sociology, Understanding Social Change in Bangladesh, Classical Sociological Theory, Social Statistics II, Research Methodology, Sociology of Capitalism and Socialism c. Assistant Professor, from July 1998 to May 2005 Courses offered: Social problems, Sociology of Third World and Introductory Sociology d. Lecturer, May 1997 to July 1998. Courses offered: Social problems, Sociology of Third World, Introductory Sociology iv. Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Sci. & Tech., Sylhet. a. Assistant Professor, from November 1996 to May 1997. b. Lecturer, from August, 1993 to November 1996. Courses offered: Urban Sociology, Research Methodology, World Civilization, Social History of Bangladesh, Social Demography, and Population Politics and Development. v. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) Dhaka, Bangladesh Data Entry Specialist from January to April 1993. vi. Department of History Univ. of Dhaka: Adjunct Faculty Principles of Sociology: 1997- 2001, Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology: July 2011 to January 2012 vii. Department of Economics Univ. of Dhaka: Adjunct Faculty Introduction to Sociology: Since July 2011 t0 2018 viii. Institute of Business Administration (IBA): Adjunct Faculty CV of Dr. Zia Rahman December, 2019-Bangladesh Page 3 of 33 Principles of Sociology: Since 2016 to 2918 ix. Faculty of Business Administration, East West University: Adjunct Faculty Business Ethics (MBA 509 and EMBA 513) for MBA and EMBA: Winter 2016 4. Research Experiences i. Dissertation/Thesis 2011 University of Calgary, Canada, Ph.D. dissertation: “Labour Unions and Labour Movements in the Readymade Garment Industry in Bangladesh in the era of Globalization (1980-2010).” Supervisor: Dr. Tom Langford, Professor and Past Head, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. Method: Qualitative (Case Study) Technique of Data Generation: In-depth semi-structured interviewing, FGDs, textual document analysis and observation. The dissertation was reviewed by Dissertation Review’s assigned reviewer Dr. Rifat Akhter, University of Central Arkansas: http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/4555 2003 University of Calgary, Canada, MA Thesis: “Urban Policy in Bangladesh: The State, Inequality and Housing Crises in Dhaka City.” Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Beland, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Calgary (now working as a Professor and Canada Chair for Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada) Method: Qualitative Technique of Data Generation: In-depth interviewing, case study and textual documents analysis. 1992 University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. MSS Thesis: "Impact of Multinational Corporations on Socio-Cultural and Economic life in Bangladesh." Duration: one year, Supervisor: Dr. M. Nazrul Islam, Ex Professor of Sociology, University of Dhaka Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative Technique of Data Collection: Case Study, Content Analysis. 1990 University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. BSS (Hons.) Research Monograph: "Women's Attitude towards Family Planning Programs." Supervisor: Prof. Syed Ahmed Khan, Dept. of Sociology. Methods: Quantitative, Technique of Data Collection: Survey. CV of Dr. Zia Rahman December, 2019-Bangladesh Page 4 of 33 ii. Independent Research Project: 2019a “Revisiting juvenile Delinquency: Gang Culture in Dhaka City.” (On progress) 2019b. “Revisiting Juvenile Delinquency: Youth and Drug Abuse in Bangladesh.” (On progress) 2019c “Political Economy of Religious Terrorism.” (On progress) iii. Research for Professional organizations 2018-2019 Coordinator, Bangladesh Part for “Developing a Training Concept for Building Sustainability Related Capacity among Managers in the Readymade Garment Industries in Bangladesh.” Sponsored Organization: GIZ, Germany. International Partner: University of Kassel, Germany. Project Value for Bangladeshi part: Euro 38,000 2017a Team Leader, "Problems and Limitations in Criminal Prosecution and Case Management,” funded by Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Bangladesh 2017b Team Leader “Causes behind Radicalization and its Counter Approach” funded by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) 2017c Team Leader, “The Radicalization Process among the Urban Educated Affluent Youths in Bangladesh : A study on developing deradicalization programs” (on progress), sponsored by Counter Terrorism and Transnational Unit, Bangladesh Police (on progress) 2017d Team Leader, “The rise of religious terrorism in Bangladesh: Searching for the root causes,” (on progress) sponsored by Counter Terrorism and Transnational Unit, Bangladesh Police 2016 CV of Dr. Zia Rahman December, 2019-Bangladesh Page 5 of 33 Team Leader, “Virtual Reality and Cybercrime: Making of Digital Life and the Emerging Frontier of National Security in Bangladesh” sponsored by Ministry of Education, GOB 2015 Team Leader, “Understanding Crime Trends in Dhaka City” sponsored by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) 2006 University of Calgary Follow-up research entitled “Socio-economic and Cultural Determinants of Attitudes toward Immigrants in Canada” under the guidance of Dr. Richard Wanner, Professor of Sociology, U of C, for Soci 711 Methods: Quantitative; used multinomial logistic regression using Canadian Election Survey data 2000 2005 University of Calgary “Socio-economic and Cultural Determinants of Attitudes toward Immigrants in Canada” under the