Mohammad Salehin
Mohammad Salehin is a sociologist at the Centre for Women’s and Gender Research (SKOK), University of Bergen. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Sydney (Australia), and an MPhil in Peace and Conflict Transformation from University of Tromsø (Norway). He has taught Sociology at the University of Sydney and Bangladesh Agricultural University. He has published widely on gender, Muslim women, (faith-based) development, governance, Islam, democracy and NGOs.
Subjects: Asian Studies, Sociology & Social Policy
Education
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PhD, University of Sydney, Australia, 2014
MPhil, University of Tromsø, Norway, 2006
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Governance and Governmentality, Gender and Development, Muslim Women and Gender Issues in Islam, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migration, South Asia, Faith-based Development, Moral Economy, Humanitarian Aid, Climate Change, Gender and SDGs
Websites
Books
Articles
Democracy and Islam: A Tale of Democratic Struggle in a Muslim Majority State
Published: Nov 22, 2013 by Sociology of Islam, Volume 1, Issue 1-2, pages 88 – 114
Authors: Mohammad Salehin
Subjects:
Sociology & Social Policy, Middle East Studies, Asian Studies
This paper considers Bangladesh as a “successful” Muslim democracy. Civil-military-bureaucratic structure leading to a symbiotic nexus between politicians, bureaucrats and military oligarchs, fragmentation, familialization and clienteistic party politics leading to neo-patrimonilism, lack of social capital and trust, and unequal distribution of economic and political resources are hindering democratic consolidation.