SASSI STAFF
Visiting Researcher: Nasrullah MirzaPresent Appointments:
1. Visiting Lecturer (Strategic and International Affairs), Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, since Sept. 2006.
2. Member National Curriculum Review Committee, (IR) Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, since March 2006.
3. Visiting Faculty, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, in Research Training Programmes for University Teachers, since December 2005.
4. Member Board Faculty of Social Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad-Pakistan, since April 2005.
5. Permanent Faculty Member, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan, since Jan. 30, 1994.
Academic Qualifications:
1. Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Germany (final year) under HEC Overseas Scholarship.
2. Fulbright Fellow for the year 2003-2004, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security.
3. M.Phil. International Relations, QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan, 1989-90.
4. M.Sc. Defence and Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan, 1987-88.
5. Advanced International Diploma in Conflict Resolution, Uppsala University, Sweden, 2002.
6. Certificate "Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Research", from the Institute of Quality Assurance Pakistan, 2005.
7. Certificate in "Qualitative Research Paradigm", course organised by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, for selected Faculty members from Public sector universities of Pakistan, 2005.
8. Certificate in Digital Library (Management and Uses), from the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
9. Qualified International GRE and TOEFL exams with respectable scores.
10. Certificate in "German Language and Culture", University of Heidelberg 2006.
11. Certificate courses in computer programming languages COBOL & FORTRAN and all Computer Applications required for Word Processing, Publishing, Communication and Presentations.
Position Held/Professional Experience:
1. Member, National Curriculum Review Committee, HEC since March 2006.
2. Visiting Faculty, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, in Research Training Programmes for University Teachers since December 2005.
3. Guest Lecturer, South Asia Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Germany, under the HEC International Linkage Programme (July-August, 2005).
4. Member Board of Studies, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan, from March 1995 to March 1998 and March 2005.
5. Member Board Faculty of Social Sciences, QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan, April 1995 to April 1998 and April 2005.
6. Twelve Years (by 30 Jan. 2006) experience of teaching Defence and Strategic Studies, at the QAU, Islamabad-Pakistan.
7. Senior Sub-Editor, The Pakistan Times, Islamabad-Pakistan, from July 16, 1992 to March 4, 1994.
8. Sub-Editor, The News International, Islamabad/Rawalpindi-Pakistan, from Oct. 1, 1990 to July 8, 1992.
Fields of Specialization:
1. Conflict Analysis and Peace Research.
2. Arms Control & Disarmament.
3. Theory and Dimensions of Nuclear Strategy.
4. Politics of Environmental Security and Resource Management.
5. Defence and Strategic Policies of Great Powers, India and Pakistan.
6. Contemporary Issues in Defence and Strategic Studies.
7. Research Methodology.
Courses Taught/Being Taught:
1. Arms Control and Disarmament.
2. Theory and Dimensions of Strategy & War.
3. Strategic Policies of Great Powers.
4. Defence and Foreign Policies of Pakistan and India.
5. Strategic Dynamics of South Asia.
6. Use of Force and International Law.
7. Changing Dimensions of Security.
8. Research Methodology.
9. Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Defence & Strategic Studies.
Research Publications:
1. "Water, War and Peace Linkages: The Kashmir Conflict", to be published as conference paper by the Society for Military and Strategic Studies, Calgary University, Alberta, Canada (Forthcoming).
2. "Impact of Nuclearisation on Security Paradigm of South Asia", (Under Review).
3. "Water, War and Peace: Conceptual Linkages", Occasional Paper, ACDIS, UIUC, USA (Forthcoming).
4. "Economic Cooperation between Pakistan and India: Need, Problems and Prospects", Occasional Paper, (November 2005) ACDIS, UIUC, USA, pp. 1-29.
5. "US Policy Paradigms at the turn of the 20th Century: Pakistani Perceptions", Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol. XXV, No. 2 (July-December 2004), pp. 7-32.
6. "External Security and Issue of Development in Pakistan", Sword and Ploughshares, ACDIS, UIUC, USA, Vol., No. 3 (Winter 2004).
7. "Traditional Mechanism of Conflict Resolution; A Comparative Study of Afghanistan, Guatemala, Rwanda and Nigeria", Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 (July-Dec., 2002), pp. 83-113.
8. "Pakistan in the post-Cold War Era: Constraints and Opportunities", Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol. XXV-VI (1998-2000).
9. "Ethnic Factor in Soviet Policies in Afghanistan", Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol., XXIII, No. 1, spring 2002.
10. "US Policy Paradigms at the turn of 20th Century: Pakistani Perceptions", Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol., XXV, No. 2, July-December 2004.
11. "Salal Dam Issue", Margalla Papers, National Defence College Journal, Islamabad-Pakistan (Spring 1997).
12. "Genesis of Sri Lanka Crisis", Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Islamabad-Pakistan, Vol. XVII-XXII (1991-96).
13. World Muslim Minorities, (ed.) Islamabad: Panagraphic Publishers, 1994.
14. "Wular Barrage", Pakistan Horizon, Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Vol. 47, No. 1, 1994.
15. "Strategic Studies", The Strategist, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-Pakistan, 1988.
Papers Presented in Internationally Refereed Conferences:
1. Conference on "Peace and Security in South Asia", organised by South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, July 11-12, 2005.
2. 7th International Conference on "War and Security", organised by Society for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Feb. 4-5, 2005.
3. Conference on "Security and Development in South Asia", organised by South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Feb. 10-11, 2005.
4. Seminar on "Water, War and Peace: Linkages in India Pakistan Relations", organised by the Centre for South Asia and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on Dec. 9, 2003.
5. Seminar on "Strategic Significance of Kashmir", organised by Centre for Islamic Studies Urbana, Illinois, USA on Oct. 17, 2003.
6. Trans-national Seminar on "Understanding Kashmir Dispute", organised by the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oct. 17, 2003.
7. Conference on "South Asia: Energy Security and Environment", Organised by the ACDIS, UIUC, USA and Carnegie Mellon University, June 6-7, 2003 Washington D.C.
8. Conference on "The US Foreign Policy at the turn of the century: New Grounds for Dialogue between the US and South Asia", Organised by American Studies Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad-India in collaboration with USIA Washington DC, at Hyderabad, India, from November 9-12, 1998.
9. Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS-2002), International Conference on Conflict Resolution, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, organised by Uppsala University and SIDA from April 19-May 31, 2002.
10. International Seminar on "Swedish Model of Democracy: Swedish Policy towards Sami People", organised by Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden, from April 23-25, 2002.
11. International Seminar on "Human Rights and Ethnic Relations in Post-Soviet Latvia", organised by Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies and Latvian Institute of Foreign Affairs, Riga, Latvia, from May 13-15, 2002.
12. International Seminar on "Arms Trade and Conflict", organised by SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 2002.
13. "Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Management: A Comparative Study of Afghanistan, Guatemala, Nigeria and Rwanda", in an International Conference on Conflict Analysis and Conflict Management in the Third World organised by SIDA and Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. May 27-28, 2002.
Honours and Awards:
1. HEC Overseas Scholarship for Ph.D. Studies, 2005-2006.
2. HEC International Linkage Award 2005.
3. Pre-Doctoral Fulbright Award for 2003-04.
4. Pride of Performance, by National Federation of NGOs, Drug Abuse Prevention Pakistan.