Habibul Haque Khondker, PhD (Pittsburgh) is professor of Social Sciences at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE and a scholar of globalization studies. He is the Co-Chair of Research Committee 9 (Social Transformations and Sociology of Development) of the International Sociological Association. Khondker, a Bangladesh-born sociologist has taught sociology and related fields for over three decades. He has published articles on globalization, glocalization, migration governance, state and secularism, nationalism, and various development issues in such international journals as Journal of Consumer Culture, International Sociology, International Sociology Review, Protosociology, The British Journal of Sociology, Current Sociology, International Migration, Globalizations, Armed Forces and Society, Asian Journal of Social Sciences, South Asia among others. Khondker received the outstanding faculty award at Zayed University in 2013-14. Khondker, a recipient of prestigious Andrew Mellon Fellowship as a graduate student also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Sociology in 2012.
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As some writers talk about de-globalization in a world dominated by pandemic, I am currently examining Eurasian and Asian globalization
as a framework to argue that universities from the very beginning have been a global, that is, transnational
institution. Whether Nalanda in India, or the University of Paris, universities created a space for
transnational scholarship drawing students from across geographical boundaries. Modern universities have
always been transnational, an institution for modernization and globalization. The first generation of
modern universities in Asia: in India, China, and Japan in the nineteenth century were set up to promote a
global curriculum to advance nation-building.
Provided academic leadership to over 50 full time & part-time faculty members in their intellectual & academic pursuits. Provided academic and administrative leadership to the faculty.
Taught both graduate and undergraduate classes. Provided advisory role and guidance to the students. Led research team. Served on the departmental, college level, and university level committees.
Taught both undergraduate and graduate classes. Supervised Masters and Doctoral students.
Took part in course development. Served on various departmental and college level committees.
Participated in Conferences, workshops, and served on the committees.
Taught various undergraduate classes from Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Research Methods, Crime and Delinquency, and Urban Sociology
Conducted recitation (tutorial) classes.
My Ph.D. thesis was on the Governmental Response to Famine in 1974. I used historical famines to develop a framework of responses using Karl Polanyi’s theory. My supervisor was Dr. John Markoff. My Ph.D. committee consisted of Prof. Gilbert Shapiro, Prof. Zdenek Suda, and Prof. Robert Norman.
My Masters Thesis at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada was “Social Change, Class Structure, and Changing Elites in Asia and Africa: A Comparative Study of Peripheral Societies" My supervisor was Professor Donald Whyte. Committee included Professor John Porter and Professor John Harp.
I stood first in the first class in the MA final exam and received Registrar’s Award
I secured the first position in the Honors final exam. I received K-M Memorial Scholarship. My honors thesis (monograph) was Marxist Conception of State.
