DrZahid Ahmed

Foreign Policy, Pakistan, Peace and conflict studies, South Asian Studies,
International Organizations, Political Islam, and Religious Extremism.

Knowledge Areas
1. South Asian Studies

2. Political Islam

3. South Asian Foreign Affairs

4. Peace and Conflict Studies

Projects
Research Projects

1. 2015-16: USIP funded project "Assessment of Peace Education Programs in
Pakistan".
2. 2015-16: AOARD (Tokyo, Japan) Research Grant for a project on "Patterns of
Dehumanization and Humanization and the Development of Trust: Divisions Within
and Between the Muslim World". PIs: Prof. Noraini M. Noor (Malaysia) & Prof.
Daniel J. Christie (USA). South Asia Team Leader: Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed.
3. 2010-11: South-South Program Research Grant from the Latin American
Council of Social Sciences, the Council for the Development of Social Sciences
Research in Africa, and the Asian Political and International Studies
Association.
4. 2007-09: Democracy Research Grant, International Center on Nonviolent
Conflict (ICNC), USA.
5. 2007: Small Peace Research Grant, International Peace Research Association
Foundation, USA.
6. 2005-06: Mahbub-ul-Haq Research Award, Regional Centre for Strategic
Studies (RCSS), Sri Lanka.
7. 2005-06: Conflict Transformation Award, Women in Security, Conflict
Management and Peace (WISCOMP), India.