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Biography
Tajkiya Ahmad is currently undertaking a PhD in International Relations as part of an ESRC-funded 1+3 studentship having recently completed an MA in Social Science Research (Politics and International Relations with Distinction) at the University of Nottingham. She has previously studied a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (summa cum laude), with minors in Gender Studies and Development Studies, at the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Bangladesh, as well as an MA in International Relations (with Distinction) at the University of Sussex.
Prior to arriving in Nottingham, Tajkiya worked as Chief Teaching Fellow and Graduate Program Coordinator at the Asian University for Women where she led a team in designing and implementing the university's inaugural Masters in Education program. During this process, she helped organize the evacuation of several dozen young Afghan women and worked closely with them throughout their studies at AUW. Tajkiya currently serves as a director and trustee of AUW's UK-based Support Foundation.
Expertise Summary
International Political Economy, International Relations Theory, Global Value Chains, Labor-Led Development Theory, Historical Materialism, Political Marxism, South Asian Politics.
Research Summary
Tajkiya's primary research interests lie in the intersection of politics, international political economy and development. She is particularly interested in the nature of class and social-property… read more
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Current Research
Tajkiya's primary research interests lie in the intersection of politics, international political economy and development. She is particularly interested in the nature of class and social-property relations in tailoring development and economic growth and has carried out several research projects in that area.
Her current PhD research is supervised by Professor Andreas Bieler and Dr. Chun-Yi Lee, and focuses on Bangladesh and its paradox of promising economic growth accompanied by persistent wealth inequality that has been molded by symbolic improvements within the middle class and a rise in precarious labor. She focuses on both a historical analysis of the region and a contemporary examination of Bangladesh's prominent ready-made garments (RMG) industry.