DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Ph.D. (Indiana University, USA) in Political Science, with subfields in Comparative Politics and International Relations, and minor in Central Eurasian Studies.

• Memberships (including past): Social Science History Association, International Political Science Association, American Political Science Association

Research:

• State-building in early 20^th Century Afghanistan and Iran
• Nationalism and Ethnic Identity in Central Asia
• Christian Minority in Pakistan: past contributions and current attitudes
• Ethno-Federalism in Pakistan

Courses taught:

• At FCCU: 
  • Introduction to Political Science
  • Government of Western Europe and North America
  • Research Methodology
  • Politics of the Middle East
  • Theories of Comparative Politics
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
                               
• At Indiana University
  • Democracy and National Security
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • Politics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran
  • Soccer and Politics

Publications:

• 2011 “Ethnic Brother or Artificial Namesake? The Construction of Tajik Identity in Afghanistan and Tajikistan” Berkeley Journal of Sociology
• 2014 (co-authored) “Militant Islam in South Asia: Past Trajectories and Present Implications” in Krause and Mallory: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Strategic Change Routledge.
• 2019/2020 (accepted for publication, OUP Pakistan): Editor and Introductory Chapter: “Ethno-Federalism in Pakistan at 70: Local, National, and Comparative Perspectives.”
• 2020 “Pride and Abstention: National Identity, Uncritical Patriotism and Political Engagement among Christian Students in Pakistan”. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00856401.2020.1689459

Events and Conferences:

• July 2016 International Political Science Association Conference, Poznan, Poland; paper title:  “Projecting the State: Political Ideology and Infrastructural Power in early 20^th Century Afghanistan and Iran”
• April 2017 LUMS, Lahore, Conference: “Pakistan at 70: The Long View”; presentation title: “National Identity amongst the Christian Minority in Pakistan”
• January 2018 Afkar-e-Taza Lahore ThinkFest; presentation title: “The Patchwork State in Afghanistan”
  • Newspaper link: https://nation.com.pk/13-Jan-2018/fatima-jinnah-the-trail-blazer
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MjmXnMrKNE
• October 2018 Minhaj University Conference: “Social Responsibility and World Religions”; Panel Chair
  • https://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/45108