Rana Eijaz Ahmad is a TTS professor of political science in the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, PhD in international relations, specializing in international political economy and sharing skills with graduate and undergraduate students. He is the Chairman of the Department of Political Science. There are two books on political economy after his name; one measures the impact of globalization on Pakistan, and his latest book, published in Milan, Italy, measures globalization and its impact on China and India in the twenty-first century with a co-author, Mahnoor Mansoor. Professor Ahmad has more than 60 published articles with more than 1800 citations (h-index 20 and i10-index 48), the highest in Pakistan regarding the discipline of political science and international relations. Ahmad brings some novel ideas to the discipline at national and international levels. Professor Ahmad was a Host Director at the Confucius Institute Punjab University Lahore from 2017 to 2023. Professor Ahmad has completed 12 research projects funded by the University of the Punjab Lahore and got them published. Professor Ahmad is an internationally acclaimed professor. The Oslo University College, Norway, borrowed two chapters 1 and 3 (60 pages) of Professor Ahmad's book Globalization and Its Impact on Pakistan for the syllabus of Journalism and Communication in the Era of Globalization and Transformation. Professor Ahmad also delivered lectures at the State University of New York campuses. One is at the University at Buffalo, Cora P. Maloney College. The Second lecture was at Buffalo State College, U.S.A. The third lecture was at the University of West Virginia, U.S.A. He is a teacher, an author, an anchor, a TV analyst, a columnist, a certified film director, and a scriptwriter. He supervised many theses at the M.A., MPhil, and PhD levels. Professor Ahmad has represented Pakistan on more than 20 occasions in Australia, China, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the U.S.A. He edits a Politics and International Studies journal published at the University of Punjab Lahore. He also translated a novel, Samarkand, from English to Urdu.
Research Interests
Globalization and Its Impact on Developing and Developed Nations
Islamophobia
South Asian Politics and Security
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Political Philosophy
Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Strategies
Environmental Governance and Public Policy