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Research interests
I come from a multi-disciplinary background combining degrees in Anthropology; Sociology and Social Policy. Before joining the University of South Wales, I worked at the University of Bath, University of Leicester, Nottingham University, the University of Liverpool, and Independent University, Bangladesh.
One of my current research projects focuses on expertise in development policies and aid ethnographies. I argue that there is a gap in the existing scholarship as very little is known about the creative roles, agency, and interests of experts from the global South (a group I describe as National Development Experts).
I have recently completed (as the Principal Investigator) a British Academy funded inter-disciplinary research project that explores the experience of violence and loss of dignity among the forcibly displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh and Internally Displaced People in Afghanistan.
My other research interests are approaches to development, participation in policy-making, international aid and conditionalities, civil society, and extreme poverty.
I welcome PhD enquiries and applications in the above and cognate areas.
Research interests
I have over twenty years of research experience in the areas of international development and aid; participation in policy-making; civil society; global poverty and measurement of extreme poverty, education; counter-terrorism; and expertise in policy-making. I also have eighteen years of teaching experience in International Development, Sociology, Anthropology, and Politics at four British and one Bangladeshi universities. This has allowed me to undertake individual and collaborative research involving extensive field experience; carry out consultancy work for NGOs; publish research findings as academic and policy orientated outputs; bidding for research grants; make public presentations and media interviews.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (Sociology and Social Policy)
MSS (Anthopology), 1st Class
BSS (Hon) (Anthropology) 1st Class
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Projects
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Politics of Denial and Non-Recognition of Genocide
Kamruzzaman, M. P. & Ahmed, B.
30/04/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Exploring the roles and challenges of national development experts on the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
Siddiqi, B. & Kamruzzaman, M. P., 6 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Development in Practice. 00, 00, 17 p., 2457050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating coexistence: perspectives of host community and Syrian refugees in Al-Mafraq, Jordan
Kamruzzaman, M. P., Al-shanableh, N. & Albanna, H., 2025, In: Cogent Social Sciences. 11, 1, 19 p., 2469595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring challenges and politics of knowledge production in the global South - Evidence from Bangladesh’s aid and development sector
Kamruzzaman, P., 11 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 00, 00, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Living in Uncertainty: Vulnerable Rohingya in Bangladesh
Siddiqi, B., Kamruzzaman, P. & Kabir, M. E., 2024, The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community. Haque, S. T. M., Siddiqi, B. & Bhuiyan, M. R. (eds.). London: Routledge India, p. 77-93 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Navigating the shift in Bangladeshi host community’s perceptions towards the Rohingya refugees: a declining sympathy
Kamruzzaman, P., Siddiqi, B. & Ahmed, K., 6 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Sociology. 9, 14 p., 1346011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond Humanitarian Aid: Is there a role for civil society to resolve refugee crises? A case study of Rohingya refugees
Md Palash Kamruzzaman (Speaker)
16 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Global Governance and Expertise in Policy-making: Social Science Post-Graduate Research Conference
Geum Young Min (Speaker) & Md Palash Kamruzzaman (Speaker)
14 Sept 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Media Interview about Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s role in leading Bangladesh’s interim government
8/08/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Creatrium podcast with Dr Palash Kamruzzaman, June 2021
25/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Scope with Waqar Rizvi, Episode 407, Indus News, 22 May 2021
22/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh struggle with fear and stigma amid coronavirus
13/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment