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Dissertation Workshops 2010
Anthropology and Sociology Dissertation Workshop
17-19 May, 2010
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) in collaboration with the HEC is pleased to invite proposals for a dissertation workshop for doctoral students in anthropology and sociology in Pakistan. The AIPS, established in 1973, is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization whose mission is to encourage and support research on issues relevant to Pakistan and the promotion of scholarly exchange between the United States and Pakistan. AIPS aims to facilitate scholarship within academe in Pakistan in various disciplines through the holding of dissertation workshops. This dissertation workshop is for doctoral students in anthropology and sociology at Pakistan-based universities, and will be run by the eminent anthropologist Dr. Kamran Ali, University of Texas-Austin, with the participation of Dr. Humeira Iqtidar, South Asia Center Fellow, Cambridge and faculty member at LUMS.
AIPS-HEC Dissertation Writing Workshop (Gender Studies)
1-3 November, 2010
The AIPS-Islamabad center hosted the 3rd dissertation writing workshop on Gender Studies in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Pakistan from November 1 - 3, 2010. Twelve doctoral students from various Pakistani universities were selected to attend the workshop. Dr Anita Weiss (Professor, International Studies Program, University of Oregon) and Dr Saba Gul Khattaq (Member, Planning Commission of Pakistan) conducted the three day interactive workshop on gender studies. Students had a productive time at the workshop and most of them were able to reform their proposals and improve their research questioning ability.
The inaugural dinner of the workshop was held at the Lok Virsa café, Islamabad on October. Dinner. Relevant faculty members, deans, chairs and US, Pakistan government officials attended the reception dinner and interacted with the selected students of the workshop.
AIPS-HEC Dissertation Writing Workshop (Politics, IR, Govt. Studies)
5-8 December, 2010
The AIPS-Islamabad center in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad organized the 4th dissertation writing workshop for doctoral and M.Phil scholars of Politics, IR and Government Studies in Islamabad from December 5 – 8, 2010. Dr Christopher Candland (Professor of Politics, Wellesley College, USA) and Dr Rifaat Hussian (Chair, Department of Strategic Studies, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad) conducted the three day interactive workshop. Students had a productive time at the workshop and each of the participant will submit an improved version of their research proposal to both the workshop leaders for review and records.
