Ijaz Khan (University of Peshawar)

Ijaz Khan, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of International Relations
University of Peshawar
Peshawar, NWFP, PAKISTAN

Postal Address:
H. No. F-34, University Campus
University of Peshawar
Peshawar, NWFP, PAKISTAN

phones: 92/91-585-3408 (residence)
        91/91-921-6752 (office)
        92/0300-595-2885 (mobile)
email:  ijazk@hotmail.com
email:  ikkhattak@yahoo.co.uk
email:  ijaziruop@gmail.com
url:    http://www.geocities.com/ikkhattak

Experience And Job Description	

1. April 1988 - current Assistant Professor (since 1997, was lecturer 
earlier), at the Dept. of International Relations, University of Peshawar, 
NWFP, Pakistan.

2.  28 February 2006 - 17 August 2006 worked as Professor, National 
Defense College (NDC), Islamabad, Pakistan, Duties included help in 
transformation of the National Defense College into National Defense 
University, Development of new departments, Designing of courses, 
Research, Research Supervision, Teaching/ Lecturing. I have re-joined IR 
Dept, UOP on 19 July 2006.

3.  JOB DESCRIPTION

a.  Teaching and taught at various times during my career: Teaching 
methodology is more interactive, use simulation and case studies as well 
as lectures and debates in the class. I use internet in my teaching and 
create a yahoo group for a continuous contact with students registered for 
my courses.

i.	Public International Law - continuously since 1988 (MA) Currently 
teaching
ii.	International and Regional Organizations (MA).
iii.	International Protection of Basic Human Rights (M. Phil/Ph. d)
iv.	Extremism and Terrorism in IR  (Mphil/Ph.D) Currently teaching
v.	Foreign Policy Analysis. Foreign Policies of USA and Soviet 
Union/Russia. (MA)
vi.	Foreign Policy Analysis. (M.Phil/Ph.D)
vii.	Theories of International Relations (Mphil/Ph.D) 
viii.	Basic Factors of International Relations (MA)
ix.	Geo politics of Afghanistan (Mphil/Ph.D level)
x.	Politics of Central Asia (M.Phil/ Ph.D level)
b.	Supervision of Research. Currently have two Ph. D and four M. Phil 
students.
c.	Paper Setter and Checker for Masters Examinations
d.	Conduct of MA Examinations by University of Peshawar.
e.	External Evaluation of masters level dissertations for Center for 
Pakistan Studies, 
University of Peshawar
f.	External Evaluation of masters/ M.phil /Ph.d Thesis for University 
of Punjab, 
Lahore, Pakistan
g.	Review of research articles for various research and academic 
journals, both 
within Pakistan and outside, including USA and UK.
h.	Consultancy to various organizations, both national and 
international within 
Areas of my research interests.
i.	Volunteer work as trainer/ lecturer on various related topics in 
the Non Governmental Sector

Membership of Professional Bodies, Committees, Societies and other Civil 
Society Organizations
	
a.	Member, Board of Faculty of Social Sciences, Frontier Women 
University, 
Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan
b.	Member, Graduate Studies Committee (Responsible for Research 
Programme of 
the Department).and Board of Studies of Department of International 
Relations, 
University of Peshawar. (Responsible for academic programmes of the 
department including Masters, Mphil and Ph. D,  etc)
c.	Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Area Study Center, (Russia, 
China and 
Central Asia) University of Peshawar.
d.	Member, Selection Committee of University of Peshawar for 
appointment of 
Lecturers on contract Basis in the subject of International Relations
e.	Remained member of Syndicate (1993-96), University of Peshawar.  I 
was one 
of the six elected members, out of a total of 16. Syndicate is the highest 
executive 
decision making body of the University.
f.	Member, International Advisory Board, Alternatives, A Turkish 
Journal of 
International Relation, Istanbul, Turkey
g.	Member, Asian Politics and International Studies Association 
(APISA), 
headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
h.	Member, Council of Social Sciences, Pakistan, [COSS]
i.	Member, Central Eurasian Studies Society, Harvard University, USA.
j.	Member; Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace, Development and 
Democracy.
k.	Member; Human Rights Commission of Pakistan [HRCP].
l.	Member South Asians For Human Rights.
m.	Member Working Committee 'Citizens for Peace Peshawar, an NGO 
working 
for peace (Part of Pakistan Peace Coalition which in turn is part of the 
Hague 
Appeal)
n.	Resource Person for 'Political Education Program' of Aurat [Woman] 
Foundation, an NGO, working for the rights of women.
	
Education

 - 2004 ___ Dept. of International Relations, University of Peshawar. 
Ph.D. Thesis titled, " An analysis of Pakistan's Foreign Policy 
Decision-Making with Special Reference to Pakistan's Post September 11 
2001 Afghan Policy and its Impact on the Region".

 - 1985 ___ London, U.K__ M.A International Relations 

 - 1982 ___ Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan___ L.L.B 

 - 1979 ___ Edward's College Peshawar NWFP Pakistan __B.A . Subjects 
English, Political Science, History 

Forthcoming Publications

- Book titled, "Pakistan's Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Making". 
Scheduled to be published by Nova Publishers, New York USA in fall 2007. 
The book studies Pakistan's Strategic Culture and foreign policy 
decision-Making process with the help of Prof. Karl Deutsch's Streams of 
Information Model and explains why Pakistan supported Taliban, then why it 
changed that policy, noting the difficulties it is facing as a result of 
the changed Afghan Policy and ends with suggestions how and where to 
change Pakistan's decision making process by changing its strategic 
culture, as required by Pakistan's changed Foreign/Afghan Policy.

 - "Pakistan's Post September 11 2001 Afghan Policy Shift: Impact on 
Pak-India-Afghan Geopolitics" accepted for publication by Journal of African and 
Asian Studies, Boston. USA. Sage Journals. Scheduled to be published in 
September 2007

 - "US-India Nuclear Deal: Implications for the Non Proliferation 
Regime", 
accepted by journal of Social Sciences University of Peshawar.

Current Ongoing Research
 - Working on paper titled, "Pashtun Politics in the aftermath of 9/11"

 - Working on paper titled, "Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the 
Context of 'War against Terrorism'".

 - Working on paper titled, "Pak-India Relations in the Shadow of 'War 
against Terrorism'" for presentation at an International Conference on Pakistan 
India Relation in Islamabad, being organized by Preston University, Islamabad, in 
December 2007.

Publications

1.	"Understanding Pakistan's Pro Taliban Afghan Policy" Pakistan 
Horizon, 
Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi, Vol. 60, No. 9, 
April 2007. 
(Publishers have incorrectly given me 'Ahmad' as middle name) 
2.	"Post September 11 2001 Foreign Policy Debate in Pakistan: Issues 
of Identity 
and World View" Journal Sciences and Humanities, Faculties of Humanities 
and 
Social Sciences, University of Peshawar, Vol. XIV, No. 2, 2006.
3.	"Contending Identities of Pakistan and the Issue of Democratic 
Governance", 
Journal of Peace and Democracy, Stockholm University Publications.  
http://www.pdsajournal.org, Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2006.
4.	"The Law and Politics of Durand Line".  Law and Society, Law 
college, 
University of Peshawar, Vol. 35, Issue 48, July 2006.
5.	"Prisoners of War Status: Hezbollah Fighters in the hands of 
Israel", Journal of 
Law and Society, Law College, University of Peshawar, Vol. 35, Issue 48, 
July 
2006. Vol. 35, Issue 48, July 2006.
6.	"Insights into Electoral History of Afghanistan" Journal of Law 
and Society, 
Law College, University of Peshawar, Vol. 35, Issue 48, July 2006.
7.	Changing Trends in Civil Society: A Comparative Analysis, Journal 
of Law and 
Society, Law College, University of Peshawar, Vol. 35, Issue 48, July 
2006.
8.	"Combating Religious Militancy: Regional and Extra Regional 
Cooperation" 
Conference Proceedings, BISS, in Dhaka, October 2004.
9.	"Violent Conflict in South Asia: A Case for Peace through Rule of 
Law in Pak-India Relations", Journal of Law and Society, Faculty of Law, 
University 
of 
Peshawar, Vol. 31, No. 45, January 2005.
10.	"Pakistan and the War Against Terrorism in Afghanistan: Choices, 
Pragmatism 
and the Decision", in Alternatives, Turkish Journal of International 
Relations, 
Volume 3, Number 4, Winter 2004-5
11.	"Iran, Taliban and Afghanistan: A View From Peshawar", Central 
Asia Monitor, 
Vol. 2 1999. USA.
12.	"The Internal and External Dynamics of Pakistan's Foreign Policy 
Making". 
Paper presented at the National Conference on "Pakistan's Foreign Policy, 
Regional 
Perspective; A Critique" held in Peshawar, Pakistan 10-11 May 1999. 
Conference 
Proceedings. October 1999.
13.	"Afghanistan: a Geopolitical Study", Central Asian Survey, London, 
Vol. 17(2) 1998.
14.	"The Right of Self-Determination: A Re-assessment", Journal of 
European 
Studies, Vols. 11 &12 No. 2 & 1, July 1995 and Jan. 1996, Karachi.
15.	"Whither State Sovereignty? An analysis of the Concept in the Post 
Cold War 
Situation" Journal of Law and Society, Law college, University of 
Peshawar, Vol. 
XIII, No. 22 Jan. 1994.
16.	"Emerging World Scenario: Implications and Options for Pakistan", 
in  
Emerging Central Asia and Pakistan, Proceedings of the Seminar organized 
by 
Department of International Relations and Area Study Center [Central Asia  
and 
Russia] University of Peshawar at Bara Gali NWFP, Pakistan 24th--18th July 
1992

Workshops and Conferences
   
1.	Lecture on "Law and Order situation in FATA", organized by a group 
of NGOs, 
Peshawar, June 5 2007.
2.	Lecture on "Human Trafficking" at Seminar organized by World Youth 
Assembly at Peshawar, June 3 2007
3.	Lecture on "Conflict Resolution in Pakistan with special reference 
to Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas", organised by British Council, Peshawar. 21 
February 2007
4.	Presentation on "Regional Dimensions of Conflict in Federally 
Administered 
Tribal Areas of Pakistan" at a seminar organized by Sustainable 
Development 
Policy Institute, Islamabad. 19 February 2007-02-28
5.	Presented a talk on 'Tolerance: A Pre-Requisite of Democracy', at 
a Seminar 
organized by Democratic Commission , HRCP, Pakistan, at Fateh Jang, a 
small 
town in Punjab, Pakistan. 24 December 2006. 
6.	Presented a talk on 'Law and Order in NWFP: Rule of Law and 
Peace" at a one 
day workshop organized by Aurat (Women) Foundation, at Peshawar, 05 
December, 2006.
7.	Presented a talk initiating a roundtable workshop on 
International Protection of 
Human rights and Federally administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, 
organized by Action Aid UK's Pakistan chapter on 07 November 2006.
8.	Participated in capacity building workshop on 'Research 
management in Asian 
Universities' organized by 'Asian Politics and International Studies 
Association' 
(APISA) at Kuala Lumpur, 09 October to 14 October, 2006.
9.	Paper titled "Pakistan's Strategy Towards Federally Administered 
Tribal Areas" 
written for Conference on 'Politics and Militancy on Pakistan's Western 
Borderlands'  organized by US Naval War College, Monterey, USA at 
Monterey 
USA on 21-22 Sept. 2006. The paper was presented by some one else as I 
could not participate personally for administrative reasons not related to 
academics. To be published as part of Conference Proceedings
10.	Presented a paper titled, "Changing Strategic Environment of Asia: 
Implications 
for (South Asian) Regional Stability" at Pakistan Germany Strategic 
Dialogue, 
held at National Defence College, Islamabad, on 13 July 2006. To be 
published in 
proceedings
11.	"Pakistan's Foreign Policy Strategy and Turkey" presented at 
Turkish Asia 
Conference organized by Turkish Asian Centre for Strategic Studies 
(TACSS), 
Istanbul Turkey, 25-26 May 2006
12.	Presented a Paper titled, " Religious Extremism/Militancy in South 
Asia: Issue in 
levels and Spheres of Cooperation" at a Regional Conference 'Dealing with 
Religious Militancy in South Asia: Regional and Extra-Regional 
Cooperation' 
organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies 
(BIISS), 
in Dhaka, October 2004. Published in the conference proceedings.
13.	Presented a talk on Theoretical Issues in IR: A South Asian 
Regional Perspective 
at a Workshop organized by Asia Pacific International Studies Association, 
at 
Goa, India, October 2003
14.	Presented Paper titled "Pakistan's Foreign Policy Choices and War 
against 
Terrorism" at the International Conference organized by the Department of 
IR, 
University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, [Munich] Islamabad, at 
Peshawar University, 21-22 April 2003. 
15.	Presented a paper on "Understanding and Confronting Terrorism" at 
the National 
Conference on Terrorism and Pakistan, organized by National Commission on 
Democracy, Pakistan, Peshawar, February 2003.
16.	Participated in 'Workshop for Academics on International 
Humanitarian. Law' 
organized by ICRC and University of Geneva at Geneva, October 2002.
17.	Presented a talk titled, 'Pre-requisites of Democracy: Strong 
Political Parties', at 
National Consultation on Restoration of Democracy in Pakistan, organized 
by 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Lahore, May 2000.
18.	Participated in Hague Appeal for Peace Preparatory Conference for 
South Asia, 
6-7 May 1999, Katmandu, Nepal.
19.	Participated in 'Workshop for Academics on International 
Humanitarian. Law' 
organized by ICRC, Islamabad Pakistan 17-20 Nov. 1998.
20.	Presented a paper titled, "Dynamics of Pakistan Foreign Policy 
Decision 
Making" at National Conference on Pakistan's Foreign Policy organized by 
Department of IR, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, 
[Munich] Islamabad, May 1999. I coordinated that Conference, and edited 
its 
proceedings, which were later published.
21.	Presented a lecture on 'Pakistan Foreign Policy Making' at 
workshop on 
Political Education, Aurat [Women] Foundation, Peshawar, Pakistan,  August 
1998

Interests	

Public International Law, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, 
International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy, Peace, Conflict Prevention 
and Resolution, Democratic Governance, Decision Making, Terrorism, 
Nationalism, Ethnicity, Pakistani Foreign Policy, Central and South Asia, Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, India, Pashtuns, Tribal Areas of Pakistan

Languages

English, Pashto, and Urdu; I can read, write and speak all three with ease 
and fluency.