Rounaq Jahan

Rounaq Jahan
রওনক জাহান
Dr. Rounaq Jahan
Born (1944-03-02) 2 March 1944 (age 80)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Political scientist
  • Educator
  • Author
Years active1970–present
Spouse
(after 2003)
AwardsRadcliffe Award[2]
Academic background
EducationPhD (political science)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Harvard University
ThesisPakistan: Failure in National Integration (1970)
InfluencesAbdur Razzaq
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplineComparative politics, Political theory, Development studies, Gender and development, Feminist theory
InstitutionsUniversity of Dhaka (1970–1993)
Columbia University (1990–present)
Main interestsGender and development, governance, health, politics of Bangladesh
Notable worksPakistan: 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).

  1. ^ Alam, Shahid (6 July 2015). "Bangladesh: Promise and Performance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Prof Rounaq Jahan receives Radcliffe Award". The Daily Star. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Test case for polls under a political govt". The Daily Star. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.