Name

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A. K. M. Abdus Sabur

Designation
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Research Director and Head, International Studies Division
Educational Qualifications
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M. A. in International Relations With Honours (1980)

Area(s) of Specialisation
:
i. Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution: South and Southeast Asia;
    ii. Problems of Security and Regional Co-operation: South and Southeast Asia;
    iii. Human Security: South Asia;
    iv. Domestic Politics and Problems of Governance: South Asia;
    v. Development Co-operation: Bangladesh and its Development Partners.
Significant Publications
:
a. Books and Monographs:
i.
Human Security Index in South Asia: Exploring the Issues, (Co author), University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2008. (Forthcoming).
ii.
Politics and Security in South Asia: Salience of Religion and Culture, (Editor and Contributor), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, 2004.
iii.
Development Co-operation at the Dawn of the Twenty First Century: Bangladesh-German Partnership in Perspective, (Editor and Contributor), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, 2000.
iv.
Conflict Management and Sub-Regional Co-operation in ASEAN: Relevance for SAARC, (Co-author), Academic Press and Publishers Ltd., Dhaka, 2000.
v.
Nuclearisation of South Asia: Challenges and Options for Bangladesh, (Editor), BIISS Papers (Monograph Series), No.17, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, December 1998.
vi.
Challenges of Governance in India: Fundamentals under Threat, BIISS Papers (Monograph Series), No.15, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, July 1995.
vii.
Bangladesh: Society, Polity and Economy, (Co editor and contributor), Progati Prokashani, Dhaka, 1993.
viii.
Post Brezhnev Soviet Policy Towards the Third World, BIISS Papers (Monograph Series), No.8, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, July 1988.
    b. Articles in Academic Journals and Books (in English)
i.
"International System: The Role of Diplomacy", (Co-author) in Mufleh R Osmany (ed.), Whither National Security Bangladesh 2008, University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2008.
ii.
"Bangladesh: Post-conflict Peace-building" in Rajesh M. Basrur and Mallika Joseph (eds.), Reintroducing the Human Security Debate in South Asia, (Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, 2007).
iii.
"Human Security in South Asia: Discourse, Practice and Policy Proposition" (Co author), in Ralf Emmers, Mely Caballero-Anthony and Amitav Acharya (eds.), Studying Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Trends and Issues, Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Private Limited, Singapore, 2006.
iv.
"Challenges of Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Ethnic Conflicts", in Nomura Centre for Lifelong Integrated Education (ed.), Lifelong Integrated Education as a Creator of the Future: Wisdom for the Survival of Humankind, Ichiyosha Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 2005.
v.
"Sino-South Asian Relations: Evolving Trends", in BIISS Journal, Volume 26, No. 3, July 2005.
vi.
"Management of Intra-group Conflicts in SAARC: The Relevance of ASEAN Experiences", South Asian Survey, (New Delhi), Vol. 10, No. 1, Jnauary-June 2003.
vii.
"National Security of Bangladesh: The Traditional Context", in Mufleh R Osmany and Muzaffer Ahmad (eds.), Security in the Twenty First Century: A Bangladesh Perspective, Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka, June 2003.
viii.
"Evolving a Theoretical Perspective on Human Security: The South Asian Context", in P. R. Chari and Sonika Gupta (eds.), Human Security in South Asia: Gender, Energy, Migration and Globalisation, Social Science Press, New Delhi, January 2003.
ix.
"The Role of CBMs in Managing Indo-Pakistan Security Relationship: Reflections on the Crucial Challenges", in Mohammad Humayun Kabir (ed.), CBMs and Security Co-operation in South Asia: Challenges in the New Century, Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka, October 2002.
x.
"The Challenges of CBMs in South Asia: A Bangladeshi Perspective", in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Challenges of Confidence-Building in South Asia, Har Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2001.
xi.
"Degradation of Environment as a Threat to the Security of Bangladesh: Sources and Challenges", in BIISS Journal, Vol.22, No.1, January 2001.

Contact Details

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Phone: 935-6846 (Direct), PABX: 935-3808ext.105
Fax: (880-2) 831-2625

E-mail: sabur@biiss.org, akmabdussabur@yahoo.com