Rounaq Jahan | |
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রওনক জাহান | |
 Dr. Rounaq Jahan | |
| Born | 2 March 1944 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Radcliffe Award[2] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD (political science) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Harvard University |
| Thesis | Pakistan: Failure in National Integration (1970) |
| Influences | Abdur Razzaq |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Sub-discipline | Comparative politics, Political theory, Development studies, Gender and development, Feminist theory |
| Institutions | University of Dhaka (1970–1993) Columbia University (1990–present) |
| Main interests | Gender and development, governance, health, politics of Bangladesh |
| Notable works | Pakistan: Failure in National Integration; Women and Development: Perspectives from South and South-East Asia; Bangladesh: Promise and Performance[1] |
Rounaq Jahan (Bengali: রওনক জাহান; born 2 March 1944) is a Bangladeshi political scientist, feminist leader and author.[3] A former faculty of the University of Dhaka, Jahan teaches and researches at the Columbia University since 1990.[4] She was a representative of Bangladesh to the 32nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1977.[5] She founded Women for Women, one of the first feminist research centres in Bangladesh, in 1973,[6] and is the director of Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB).
- ^ Alam, Shahid (6 July 2015). "Bangladesh: Promise and Performance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Prof Rounaq Jahan receives Radcliffe Award". The Daily Star. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Test case for polls under a political govt". The Daily Star. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "'One of the best ways to tackle extremists is to ensure space for non-violent and democratic opposition'". The Daily Star. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Rounaq Jahan". Academics. School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Retrieved 21 August 2007. quoted by "Rounaq Jahan". Source Watch. Center for Media & Democracy. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
- ^ Burra, Neera. "Women and Micro-Credit: Some Challenges Note Prepared for the National Commission on Farmers" (PDF). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.