Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Fakhruz zaman

Assistant Professor
Guwahati Campus,
Assistant Professor, Centre for Undergraduate Studies,

Qualification

Ph.D - Jawaharlal Nehru University

M.Phil - Jawaharlal Nehru University

M.A - University of Hyderabad

B.A (Hons) - Aligarh Muslim University

Contact

fakhruz.zaman[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Personal email id – fakhrufaiz@gmail.com

Office email id – fakhruz.zaman@tiss.ac.in

Mobile number - 9971255859

Dr. Fakhruz zaman is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Centre for Undergraduate Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Guwahati. He received his PhD from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. During PhD, he looked at politics of Barelwi Islam in India, focusing Syed Pak Makhdum Dargah and Kichaucha Sharif in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. His research interest includes religion and politics, state and regional politics, and the politics of representation.

Previously, Fakhruz zaman worked as a research associate at esteemed institutions such as CSH, CWDS, CSDS – Lokniti. He was visiting faculty at the University of Delhi colleges, such as Kamala Nehru College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College, PGDAV College and Motilal Nehru College.

Religion and Politics, Politics of Representation , Indian Political Process, South Asian Islam

Imtiyaz, Aisha and Fakhruz zaman. 2019. “Evaluating Reserved Seats as a Measure of Substantive Representation for Schedule Castes & Schedule Tribes through the Analysis of Parliamentary Questions in the Lok Sabha (1999 2016)”, Journal of Contemporary Voice of Dalit (Sage), 11(2), Sage.

Fakhruz zaman and Aisha Imtiyaz. 2022. “Representing Indian Muslims: Parliamentary Questions as Instrument of Evaluating Substantive Representation in the Lok Sabha, 1999-2016”, In, Sudha Pai & Sukhdev Thorat (eds.). Politics of Representation: Historically Disadvantaged Groups in India’s Democracy, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.

Fakhruz zaman et. al 2023. “Money and Muscle in India’s Democracy: The Rise of Criminal Politicians and Its Impact on Governance”, George Mason University (GMU) Working Paper in Economics No. 24-48

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Teaching:

M.A : Constitution, Law and Human Rights

M..A: Public Policies and Labour

M.A: Gender, Environment and Sustainable Development

M.A: Research Methods

B.A: Public Administration

Taught:

Political Theory: Concepts and Debates,

Indian Government and Politics,

Introduction to International Relations:

India's Foreign Policy,