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MUHAMMAD ASHAR KHAN
Aspiration Statement
I am an aspiring development practitioner with an aim of pursuing a post-graduate in the field of Development Economics. I am inclined towards working as a researcher in fields like regional development, public policy and political economy.
Core Skills
- STATA for Quantitative Data Analysis
- MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Analysis
- Microsoft Office
- R-Studio (Basics)
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Commonwealth Shared Scholar - London School of Economics & Political Science | MSc, Local Economic Development
- Dean's List, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, and Fall 2021
- President's List, 2019
- Habib Merit Based Scholarship
- Fully funded exchange scholarship for Study of U.S. Institute (SUSI) Student Leadership Program on Comparative Public Policymaking, from Department of State, U.S. embassy in Pakistan.
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Social Outcomes Conference, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford (2021)
- STEAR International Conference (2021)
- World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper
- Vice President, Habib Debate Union (HOU)
- Study of U.S. Institute (SUSI) Program for Student Leaders in Comparative Public Policymaking, at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Impact Officer - Global Shapers Karachi
- Managerial Editor - Tezhib: Habib University's Undergraduate Research Journal (September 2021 - July 2022)
- International Research Assistant - Centre of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto (January 2022 - June 2022)
- Research Trainee - Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (January 2021 - September 2021)
- Resident Research Fellow - Youth Center for Research (YCR) (June 2021 - August 2021)
- Business Development Researcher - SB Compliances (August 2020 - January 2021)
Publications / Creative Projects
- Garrison state structure of Egypt and its implications for growth and development: Khan, Muhammad Ashar, Shoaib, H., Fatima, F., & Qamar, R. (2021 ). Nile Journal of Political Science (Nile University of Nigeria), 2(1). https://doi.org/10.20321/njps.2021.01.04
- Israel, United States and Rest of the West: Khan, Muhammad Ashar. 2021. Fenjan: The Middle East Journal (Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania) (Summer 2021): 29-33.
- Munqidh min al dalal and the question of Prophecy - A comparative analysis of the position of Muslim philosophers and AI-Ghazali: Khan, Muhammad Ashar. Afkar: Undergraduate Journal of Middle East Studies 3 (1): 2-10.
- Urban Informality and Climate Change - Analyzing Karachi's Rain.: Khan, Muhammad Ashar. 2021. Youth Center for Research: https://youthcfr.com/2021 /12/11 /urban-informalityPage 4 of 5 and-climate-change-analyzing-karachis-rain/
- Nature and Us - climate change under a Marxian perspective: Khan, Muhammad Ashar. 2021. Tezhib (Habib University): https://habib.edu.pk/tezhib/nature-and-us-climate-change-under-a-marxian-perspective/
Final Year Project
Project Title
Legacy of Colonial Land Institutions in Sindh, Pakistan
Description
The project is an attempt to descriptively explicate and underline various historical changes in the land administration and revenue system in the province of Sindh, along with analyzing the contemporary implications of such changes. This research aims to understand how the colonial legacy of the institutions in context of the ryotwari system introduced by the British is responsible for the various institutional and legal failures, and the inability of the Pakistani government in fostering secure private property and land tenures conducive for equitable economic growth and development. The project analyzes post-independence land reforms to understand why various national and provincial governments have consistently failed in reforming British-style (ryotwari) extractive land administration in the province since 194 7. This way, this project will present a post-colonial critique of British-sponsored landlordism, which will further enrich the scholarship on the subject of land administration and legacies of colonial land institutions in the Global South.