Biography
Rabia Chaudhry is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College University, Lahore. She holds a PhD (titled “An army with a country: How the Pakistan military imposes indirect hegemony via the infrastructure and welfare sectors” (Mangna cum Laude) from Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn.
Prior to this she conducted independent qualitative research and published two monographs titled “Custodial Torture and Human Rights: Designing a Policy Framework for Pakistan” and “Anti-Terror Laws, Policing and Criminal Justice System: A case study of Anti-Terrorist efforts in Punjab”. She has a Master (Exec.) in Public Policy, CPPG-FC College, Lahore and LL.B (Hons.), University of London. She has practiced civil and commercial law in Pakistan’s Higher Courts and has over 10 years of teaching experience. Her research interests include civil military relations, institutional reform, public policy and governance. Research regions are South and Central Asia in particular and the global south in general.
Education
| July 2019 | Doctor of Philosophy (Magna cum Laude, Grade 1.3 German system)
Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung), University of Bonn Dissertation: “An Army with a country: How the Pakistan military imposes hegemony via the infrastructure and welfare sectors” https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/8159 |
| June 2011 | Master’s in public policy (Executive)
Center for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore Dissertation: “Political Parties and charismatic leadership: How Qazi Hussain Ahmed transformed the Jama’at-i-Islami” |
| May 2003 | Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
University of London (External Degree Programme) |
| March 2004 | Bachelor of Arts
The University of the Punjab, Pakistan Bachelor of Arts (Majored in Political Sciences and Journalism) |
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Courses Taught: Globalisation and transformation of Religion and Politics in South Asia (Spring / Summer 2020 and Spring/Summer 2021); Introduction to Public Policy (Fall Semester 2020)
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Publications (external)
| Monographs | |
| 2021 | Political Parties and charismatic leadership: How Qazi Hussain Ahmed transformed the Jama’at-i-Islami
To be Published by August 2021 (currently under review) Center for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore |
| 2019 | An “island of excellence”? How the Pakistan military reflects on its presence in the development sector
ZEF working paper series https://www.zef.de/fileadmin/user_upload/ZEF_Working_Paper_185.pdf |
| 2014 | Anti-Terror Laws, Policing and the Criminal Justice System: A Case Study of Anti-Terrorist Efforts in Punjab
Center for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore |
| 2013 | Custodial Torture and Human Rights: Designing a Policy Framework for Pakistan
Center for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore |
| Posters | |
| 2018 | From cornflakes to cement: Fauji Foundation – a business empire or military welfare?
Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung), University of Bonn |
| 2017 | Defence or ‘development’: Frontier Works Organisation (Pakistan) – thriving at the crossroads of civil military binaries
Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung), University of Bonn |
| Talks, Interviews & Presentations | |
| 2019 | An army with a country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OJhZIJrFH8&feature=youtu.be |
| 2017 | The military as a popular development actor and saviour of Pakistan
Bonn Sustainability Portal |