Aizah Azam



Editorial STAFF

Sub-Editor, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad

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WEBSITE
irs.org.pk
EMAIL
aizah@irs.org.pk
OTHER LINKS
Twitter @aizah
OFFICE ADDRESS
Institute of Regional Studies, Ataturk Avenue, F-5/2, Islamabad


Aizah Azam completed her MS in Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) from Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS) at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). She has served as the Associate Editor to the NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability (NJIPS) for a period over four years and was an integral part in the planning and launch of the Journal. Before her appointment at NUST, she served at the Shahid Javed Burki Institute of Public Policy (BIPP), Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research (CSCR). She has worked with Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) for a brief amount of time as well. Ms Azam is the Co- Editor of the book titled, Forced Migration & Conflict-Induced Displacement: Impacts & Prospective Responses released in 2020. She has also edited and books of several retired ambassadors including Ambassador Altaf A. Shaikh (Late) and Ambassador Afrasiab Mehdi Qureshi Hashmi.

Research Projects

  • Population & Food Security | Grand National Dialogue in Collaboration with Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)
  • Reconstructing Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Strategy: Setting Grounds for a Revised National Action Plan | Funded by the HEC
  • Unraveling the Contextual Realities in Post-Conflict North Waziristan: Understanding Displacement, Resettlement and Development | Funded by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF)
  • Gemstone Supply Chains and Development in Pakistan: Analysing the Post-Taliban Emerald Economy in the Swat Valley | Tiffany & Co.
  • Books: Dreams in Hands | Social Action Project by British Council

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. India’s Election Upset, What Next! - Global Change, Peace and Security (HEC (W) Category, WoS, Scopus, IF: 0.7) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14781158.2024.2382686?src

2. Book Review: The India Pakistan Nuclear Relationship: Theories of Deterrence and International Relations Edited By: E. Shridharan, published in NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability (NJIPS) https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/15/28

3. Book Review: Fear: Trump in the White House - Authored By: Bob Woodward, published in Stratagem Journal https://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache%3AxlpyYIzHsCgJ%3Ascholar.google.com/%2Baizah%2Bazam%2B&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5

Website ARTICLES

1. Naya Pakistan: Pressing the Restart Button http://cscr.pk/explore/themes/social-issues/naya-pakistanpressing-the-restart-button/

2. Syrian Local Elections- An Insight into Withering Syrian Democracy https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/politics-governance/syrianlocal-elections-2018/

3. What’s in a Name- An Inconvenient Reality https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/politics-governance/whatsin-a-name-an-inconvenient-reality/

4. Redressing the Imbalance in Balochistan https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/politicsgovernance/redressing-imbalance-balochistan/

5. From Rhetorical Moderation to Literal Extravagance: Saudi Crown Visits Pakistan https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/politics-governance/fromrhetorical-moderation-to-literal-extravagance- saudi-crown-price-visitspakistan/

6. Pakistan India Fiasco: Of the Role and Responsibility of Media https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/politics-governance/pakistan-india-fiasco-of-the-role-and-responsibility-of- media/

7. Forced Religious Conversions in Pakistan: International and National Legal Arrangements for the Protection of Minorities https://cscr.pk/explore/themes/social-issues/forced-religious-conversions-in-pakistan-international-and- national-legal-arrangements-for-the-protection-of-minorities/

8. Forced Conversions Are an Organized Crime: Published in Daily Times, April 27th, 2019 https://dailytimes.com.pk/383218/forced-conversions-are-an-organized-crime/

9. Whispers in Hall: Of Power Relations and Academic Integrity in Pakistan, Published in Friday Times, January 21, 2024 https://thefridaytimes.com/21-Jan-2024/whispers-in-the-halls-of-power-relations-and-academic-integrity

Work In Progress

  • Internal Security Framework of Pakistan: An Assessment
  • Absent Narratives of Peace in Bollywood’s Cinematic Portrayals of India-Pakistan Relations