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Location: Sinapore
Work: International Migration South Asian Diaspora Labour Migration in Asia
Biographical: Dr Md Mizanur Rahman received his Ph.D. in Sociology with a thesis on ‘Bangladeshi Labour Migration to Singapore’ from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2004. Dr Rahman was awarded NUS Research Scholarship to undertake his PhD at NUS. He was also awarded Social Science Research Council (SSRC-USA) Bangladesh Fellowship during his PhD candidature. Dr Rahman was a postdoctoral fellow at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, from 2005-2007 and was a research fellow at Department of Sociology, NUS from 2007-2010. He has had a short-term stint as visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Canada and Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. Dr Rahman was involved in Ford Foundation project on non-traditional security in South Asia in 2004. He was commissioned to write reports on international migration issues in Asia by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - East and Southeast Asia. Dr Rahman has conducted fieldwork for his research in a number of countries in Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Qatar, the UAE, India, Indonesia, and Hong Kong SAR. In 2006, he was invited to attend a workshop on Irregular Migration, convened by UNITAR, UNPFA and IOM, at the UN Headquarters in New York. Dr Rahman has been recently awarded NUS Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Research funding for a research project on Global South Asian Diaspora engagement with South Asia. This research project will involve fieldwork in a number of countries in Europe, North America and South Asia. Dr Rahman’ areas of expertise include international labour migration, diaspora engagement, migrant businesses, immigrant integration, migration and development, migration policy and remittances. His work has appeared in leading migration journals such as International Migration, Population, Space and Place, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, and Asian Population Studies. http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ResearchMember.aspx?MemId=7da6e874-71d0-4e8b-b49f-690986494b8a
Favourite Publications: 2010 ‘Remittance as a Social Process: the Singapore-Bangladesh remittance corridor’, Asia and Pacific Migration Journal, Volume 19 (2): 265-294 2011 “Bangladeshi Migrants in the UAE: Gender Differentiated Patterns of Migration Experiences", Middle Eastern Studies (Routledge Journal, UK), 47 (2): 395-411 2011 (Lian Kwen Fee as co-author) “Development of Migrant Businesses in Japan: A Case of Bangladeshis”, Journal of International Migration and Integration (Springer Journal, Canada) 12 (2): 253-274 2011 (Lian Kwen Fee as lead author) "From Workers to Entrepreneurs: Development of Bangladeshi Businesses in South Korean", Accepted for publication International Migration, (Wiley Journal, Georgetown University, USA) in 2009, Article is available for early view in journal website since 17th March 2011: DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00680.x 2011 Migration and Family Economics: The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia Migration Corridor” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 20 (3-4): 389-411 2012 (Lian Kwen Fee as co-author) “Toward a Sociology of Migrant Remittances in Asia: Conceptual and Methodological issues”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, (Routledge Journal, University of Sussex, UK), 38 (4) 689-706 2012 “Bangladeshi Labour Migration to the Gulf States: Patterns of Recruitment and Processes” Canadian Journal of Development Studies (Routledge Journal), 33 (2) 214-231 2012 “Gendering Migrant Remittances: Evidence from the UAE and Bangladesh”, Accepted for publication in International Migration, (Wiley Journal, Georgetown University) in 2011. Available for early view in journal website since 2012 2012 (Alamgir Kabir as co-author), “Bangladeshi Migration to Italy: the Family Perspective” Asia Europe Journal, 10(4) 251-265 2013 (Tong Chee Kiong as co-author) "Integration of New Immigrants in Singapore: A Transnational Inclusion Approach" Accepted for publication in Asian Ethnicity, (Routledge Journal, UK) 14 (1) 80-98
Work: International Migration South Asian Diaspora Labour Migration in Asia
Biographical: Dr Md Mizanur Rahman received his Ph.D. in Sociology with a thesis on ‘Bangladeshi Labour Migration to Singapore’ from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2004. Dr Rahman was awarded NUS Research Scholarship to undertake his PhD at NUS. He was also awarded Social Science Research Council (SSRC-USA) Bangladesh Fellowship during his PhD candidature. Dr Rahman was a postdoctoral fellow at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, from 2005-2007 and was a research fellow at Department of Sociology, NUS from 2007-2010. He has had a short-term stint as visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Canada and Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. Dr Rahman was involved in Ford Foundation project on non-traditional security in South Asia in 2004. He was commissioned to write reports on international migration issues in Asia by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - East and Southeast Asia. Dr Rahman has conducted fieldwork for his research in a number of countries in Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Qatar, the UAE, India, Indonesia, and Hong Kong SAR. In 2006, he was invited to attend a workshop on Irregular Migration, convened by UNITAR, UNPFA and IOM, at the UN Headquarters in New York. Dr Rahman has been recently awarded NUS Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Research funding for a research project on Global South Asian Diaspora engagement with South Asia. This research project will involve fieldwork in a number of countries in Europe, North America and South Asia. Dr Rahman’ areas of expertise include international labour migration, diaspora engagement, migrant businesses, immigrant integration, migration and development, migration policy and remittances. His work has appeared in leading migration journals such as International Migration, Population, Space and Place, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, and Asian Population Studies. http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ResearchMember.aspx?MemId=7da6e874-71d0-4e8b-b49f-690986494b8a
Favourite Publications: 2010 ‘Remittance as a Social Process: the Singapore-Bangladesh remittance corridor’, Asia and Pacific Migration Journal, Volume 19 (2): 265-294 2011 “Bangladeshi Migrants in the UAE: Gender Differentiated Patterns of Migration Experiences", Middle Eastern Studies (Routledge Journal, UK), 47 (2): 395-411 2011 (Lian Kwen Fee as co-author) “Development of Migrant Businesses in Japan: A Case of Bangladeshis”, Journal of International Migration and Integration (Springer Journal, Canada) 12 (2): 253-274 2011 (Lian Kwen Fee as lead author) "From Workers to Entrepreneurs: Development of Bangladeshi Businesses in South Korean", Accepted for publication International Migration, (Wiley Journal, Georgetown University, USA) in 2009, Article is available for early view in journal website since 17th March 2011: DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00680.x 2011 Migration and Family Economics: The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia Migration Corridor” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 20 (3-4): 389-411 2012 (Lian Kwen Fee as co-author) “Toward a Sociology of Migrant Remittances in Asia: Conceptual and Methodological issues”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, (Routledge Journal, University of Sussex, UK), 38 (4) 689-706 2012 “Bangladeshi Labour Migration to the Gulf States: Patterns of Recruitment and Processes” Canadian Journal of Development Studies (Routledge Journal), 33 (2) 214-231 2012 “Gendering Migrant Remittances: Evidence from the UAE and Bangladesh”, Accepted for publication in International Migration, (Wiley Journal, Georgetown University) in 2011. Available for early view in journal website since 2012 2012 (Alamgir Kabir as co-author), “Bangladeshi Migration to Italy: the Family Perspective” Asia Europe Journal, 10(4) 251-265 2013 (Tong Chee Kiong as co-author) "Integration of New Immigrants in Singapore: A Transnational Inclusion Approach" Accepted for publication in Asian Ethnicity, (Routledge Journal, UK) 14 (1) 80-98