Abdul Aijaz recently published "State, scarcity, and survival: A minor history of people and place in the Lower Bari Doab, Punjab" in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Abdul's article examines the colonial legacies of agrarian policies in Punjab and offers a 'minor history' of the pastoral Baloch tribes of the Lower Bari Doab region that reframes conventional understandings about progress and resource development in the region. 

Dr. Sadaf Sajjad, Professor at Austin Community College and AIPS Member, spoke on how global research focuses on analyzing, researching, and providing globally-conscious solutions. The webinar opened a discussion on the practical issues faced by participants regarding ethical practices and the associated challenges they incurred during their research. Research practices of other countries were debated as well.