Dr. A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman (Meah Mostafiz)
Dr. ASM Mostafizur Rahman is a lecturer and advancing toward postdoctoral research. He earned his PhD in Political Science from the Institut für Politikwissenschaft (IPW) at Heidelberg University, graduating with great distinction (Magna Cum Laude). His dissertation, titled Globalization and Transformation: State, Ideas, and Economic Policy in Bangladesh, was supervised by Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji, Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun, and Prof. Dr. Markus Pohlmann.
Dr. Rahman holds a multidisciplinary academic background, including a double BA in economics, sociology, and literature. He began his career as a journalist in Chittagong, Bangladesh, reporting on political and socio-economic issues and earning international awards. Pursuing his aspirations for higher education, he completed an MA in International Relations (Peace and Conflict Studies) at the European Peace University in Austria.
Dr. Rahman actively bridges academic research and policy discourse in areas such as political economy, governance, development, globalization, and Bangladesh’s engagement with regional and international actors. He is an academic member (Mitglied) of the South Asia Institute, a member of the Heidelberg Postdoctoral Network, the European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS), the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), the Bangladesh Studies Network in Europe, and Heidelberg Alumni International. He was also an executive board member of the Doctoral Students Convention at Heidelberg.
Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
- Winter Semester 2016/2017 - Winter Semester 2024/2025: PhD student at the Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, South Asia Institute-SAI.
- 2012- 2014: Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies, European Peace University, Stadtschlaining, Austria.
Professional Background:
- 2025: Lecturer in the department for Political Science, SAI, Heidelberg University
- 2024 - today: Associate Member of the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
- 2018-2022: Teaching and Research Assistant in Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
- July 2016 – Dec. 2017: Project Research Assistant: Project Global Governance - Rethinking Stakeholder Participation: India, Bangladesh Comparative Case Study, by Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji, Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
- Research Visiting Stay, Department of International Relations, July-August 2019, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Teaching Experience:
- Summer Semester 2025: Secularism, Islamization, and the State: Bangladesh in a Regional Perspective
- Winter Semester 2024/2025: Course title: “Political Developments, conflicts Bangladesh - Student Movements, Mass Uprisings, Geopolitics South Asia”, Heidelberg University,
- Winter Semester 2022/2023: (Tutorial) : Comparative Politics and South Asia, Heidelberg University,
- Summer Semester 2022: Course title: “Political Economy of Development and Change: South Asia and Bangladesh”, Heidelberg University,
- Guest Lecture: “Bangladesh’s India Policy Shift After Hasina: From Economic Cooperation to Regional Tensions” 16 April 2025, Jagiellonian in Kraków, Poland
- Guest Lecture: “Economic Policy and Transformation in Bangladesh”, Business School, University of Plymouth, UK, March 20, 2024.
- Guest Lecture: “International Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage” - Export-oriented Strategy and the Rise of Bangladesh’s Textile and Garment Industry, Business School, University of Plymouth, UK, May 9, 2023.
Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships:
- EASAS Early Career Scholars Grant: 28th European Conference for South Asian Studies, Heidelberg.
- Landesgraduiertenförderung (LGF) PhD Completion Grant (2023): Ministry of Science, Research and Arts, German Govt.
- German Academic Exchange Service- DAAD Completion Grant for International Doctoral Students
- Yale University South Asia Conference Grant.
- Graduate Academy, Universität Heidelberg Grant: PhD field research gran.
- Rethinking Stake-Holder Participation in International Governance: A project funded by the Swiss Network for International Studies
- Austrian National Union of Students Social Policy Scholarship.
- Lund University: Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) Conference Grant.
- Oslo University PhD Course Scholarship: the Oslo Academy of Global Governance and Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM)
- European Peace University (EPU) Scholarship.
- Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP), Dutch govt.
- The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – SIDA fellowship, Swedish Govt.
Contact
E-Mail: Mostafiz@uni-heidelberg.de