Dr. Muhammad Ayub Jan
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Muhammad Ayub Jan

Ph.D , University of York, UK (2011) in Nationalism, Ethnicity, Identity, Governance and Development, Pakistan Politics.
Research Interest:  Identity Politics, Governance, E-governance
Telephone: +92919216751
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I am currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. I have done my PhD from University of York, UK. The study was funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under an Overseas Scholarship Scheme. I am currently teaching a number of modules to graduate and research students of the university. I am also working on various research projects some of which are funded by national and international organizations. I have published my research in national and international journals.

Research and Teaching Interests

The broader areas of interest are; governance, ethnicity, identity, social transformation in conflict-affected areas. I have recently developed research interest in ‘Internet Politics’.

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar- 2012 –to date.
  • Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar- 2004-2012
  • Lecturer, Government Degree College Barkhalozai, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan- 2003-2004
  • Visiting Faculty, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Politics, University of York, UK- 2009

Education

  • University of York, UK — PhD (Politics), 2011
  • University of Peshawar, Pakistan —MA (Political Science), 2002.
  • Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan —BA (Political Science and History), 2000.
  • Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan —FA (Civics, History, Islamic Studies), 1998.
  • F.G Public High School, Nowshera — Matric (Science Group), 1996,

Project Grants

  1. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Grant of Rs. 5.5 million under NRPU project. Awarded in March 2016.
  2. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s Grant of Rs. 3.34 million under Thematic Grant programme. Awarded in May 2015.
  3. USAID Research Grant of US$ 10,000 under Pakistan Strategy Support (Competitive Grant) Program 2012.
  4. University of Peshawar Research Grants of Rs. 293,500 for Research Projects of MPhil and Ph.D scholars.
  5. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Travel and Living Grant of € 2015 in 2012. 

Awards and Trainings

  1. Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Overseas Scholarship for Ph.D. studies in UK (2006-2010).
  2. Three months training from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in teaching and research under Faculty Development Program (2005).
  3. Faculty Mentoring Workshop series on ‘Conflict and Peacebuilding’ conducted by Dr Paula Newberg, University of Texas, Austin, organized by American Institute of Pakistan Studies, March 2014, January 2015, September-October 2015. 
  4. Training in productivity and quality improvement (certificate) from National Productivity Organization (NPO), Government of Pakistan.
  5. Workshop on Project Cycle Management (PCM) and Logical Framework Approach in Karachi. Asia Link Programme, European Commission. (November 2005)
  6. Served as a resource person (on Teaching Skills) in Two Days workshop on, ‘HEC Self-Assessment Model’ organized by Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Peshawar and HEC in Bara Gali (June 2006).
  7. International Computer Driving License 2005 (ICDL certificate- European Computer Driving License).

Publications

  1. Muhammad Ayub Jan (2017). The Emergence and Transformation of Batkhela (Pakistan) Bazaar: Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, and Change in Underdeveloped Societies. Journal of South Asian Development. 12 (3), pp. 308-330 (HEC- W category)
  2. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman (2016). War and Local Economy: Imprints of Violent Conflict on Batkhela Bazaar. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. 8(2), pp. 33-42.  (HEC- Y Category)
  3. Syed Sami Raza, Muhammad Ayub Jan and Ghazala Rafi. (2016). War and Game Theory: Reflecting on the War on Terror on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderland. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. 8 (4), pp. 15-29. (HEC- Y Category)
  4. Syed Wasif Azim, Muhammad Ayub Jan and Hassan Shah. (2016). Pak-India Trade Relations: From Rivalry to Friendship, The Dialogue. XI (4). Pp. 428-443.  (HEC- Y Category)
  5. Syed Sami Raza and Muhammad Ayub Jan (2016). The North-western Colonial Frontier of India: The Rule of Difference and the Rule of Similarity. Pakistan Horizon. 69 (3), pp. 89-100.  (HEC- X Category)
  6. Farmanullah and Muhammad Ayub Jan (2016) Party Identification as a Determinant of Voters’ Behaviour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case Study of General Elections 2008. FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 10 (1), pp. 175-186.  (HEC- X Category)
  7. Shahida Aman and Muhammad Ayub Jan (2016). State-Building Interventions and their Impact on Formal and Informal Institutions: Paradox of Contestation and Cooperation in Post-2001 Afghanistan. IPRI Journal, XVI (1), pp. 22-41. (HEC- X Category)
  8. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman (2015). Islam and Pakhtunwali: Convergence and Divergence of Religious and Cultural Identities among the Pakhtuns of Pakistan. Peshawar Islamicus. 6 (2), pp. 15-27. (HEC- Y Category)
  9. Shahida Aman and Muhammad Ayub Jan (2015). A Historical Analysis of Trends in Pakhtun Ethno-Nationalism. South Asian Studies. 30 (2), pp. 231 – 246. (HEC- X Category)
  10. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Sami Raza (2015). Socio-Economic and Political Change in the Tribal Society: Awami-khel’s Struggle for Equality, Emancipation and Honour in Batkhela, Malakand. Historicus: Pakistan Historical Society, LXIII (4), pp. 55-73. (HEC- Y Category)
  11. Syed Wasif Azim, Wajid Mehmood and Muhammad Ayub Jan. (2015). Muslim Militants’ Mindset and Quran: A Comparison of Narratives from Pakistan. PUTAJ Social Sciences. 22 (1). Pp. 183- 194. (HEC- Z Category)
  12. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Sami Raza (2015). New Institutionalism: Identifying Informal Institutions in the Political Process of Pakistan. Journal of Political Studies. 22(1), pp. 181-195. (HEC- X Category)
  13. Jan, Muhammad. Ayub. (2015). Dispatches from Pakistan, Ethnic and Racial Studies. Book Review. 38 (13), pp. 2443-2444. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2014.987796.  
  14. Syed Sami Raza, Lubna Abid Ali, Muhammad Ayub Jan, Ambrin Fatima, Ahmad Ali Naqvi and Syed Ali Raza Zaidi (2014).  Desiring Enemy: An Ontological Reading of the Military Operations on North Western Frontier, Journal of Political Studies, 21 (2), pp. 91-107. (HEC- X Category)
  15. Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, Lubna Ali, Ahmad Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Ayub Jan, Syed Sami Raza and Anbarin Fatima. (2014). War Making and State Making in Pakistan, South Asian Studies, 29 (2), pp. 379-394. (HEC- X Category)
  16. Faiza Bashir and Muhammad Ayub Jan (2014). Pak-US Relations: Convergence of Interests. PUTAJ-Humanities and Social Sciences, 21 (2).  pp. 117-133. (HEC- Z Category)
  17. Muhammad Ayub Jan (2014). ‘The Emergence and Transformation of Batkhela (Malakand) Bazaar: Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, and Change in Disadvantageous Societies’, PSSP working paper No 021, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.
  18. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman (2012). Introduction. Conference Proceedings, Annual International Conference (14-15 November 20111) on the Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective. Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad. 
  19. Muhammad Ayub Jan and Shahida Aman.  (2014). Introduction. Conference Proceedings, The Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective. 2nd International Conference, 25-26 June 2013, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad. 
  20. Muhammad Ayub Jan (2012). Current Unrest and Ensuing Debates about Identity among the Pakhtuns in Cultural and Virtual Spaces. Conference Proceedings, Annual International Conference (14-15 November 20111) on the Dynamics of Change in Conflict Societies: Pakhtun Region in Perspective. Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.