Professional Summary
Md. Newaz is a final year Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to entering into the doctoral program, with a concentration in International Relations and Comparative Politics, he previously studied in the field of politics, environment, and development. His areas of interest mainly include political ecology, governance, institutional policy, and community development with a particular focus on South and East Asia. Newaz is a recipient of Asian Development Japan Scholarship Program – ADB JSP Award (2017-2019).
Education
Master: Kobe University Japan, 2019 (Political Science)
Master: North South University Bangladesh, 2017 (Resource & Environmental Management)
Bachelor: University of Dhaka Bangladesh, 2012 (International Relations)
Positions and Work Experience
2020 -2020 Research Analyst , East Asia Study Center,
2012 -2016 Project Associate , International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bangladesh
2019 -2019 Leader, Global Education Project, Kansai, Japan
2011 -2012 Intern at Office of the Country Representative, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 -2011 Research Assistant , ‘Nodi O Jibon’ (Living with the River) Project of Concern Worldwide, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010 -2010 Research Assistant , Conflict Resolution and Peace Process: The Case of Chittagong Hill Tracks’. A research project of of South Asia Forum for Human Rights., Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009 -2009 Field Investigator , Women’s Participation in Election under Emergency’ project of the Royal Embassy of Netherland, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021 -2025 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Newaz, M.W., and Rahman, S. (2019. ) Wetland Resource Governance in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Community-based Co-management Approach.Journal of Environmental Development , , 32 , More Information
Newez, M.W. (2025. ) Competitive Authoritarianism and Neoliberal Environmentalism in the Global South: An Evidence from Environmental Movements in Bangladesh .Journal of Bangladesh Studies, , 28 (1 ) ,Forthcoming
Newaz, M.W. (2025. ) The Humanitarian-Development Nexus in Refugee Crises: A Postcolonial Critique of Humanitarian Governance and the Plight of the Stateless Rohingya in Bangladesh .Journal of Discover Global Society, , Under Review
Newez, M.W. (2022. ) Politics of decentralization and management of natural resources: An institutional analysis of commons in northeast Bangladesh.Journal of Environmental Development , , 44 (4 ) , More Information
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Newez, M.W. (03-2024. ) Bangladesh Election 2024 .Year of Elections Panel, University of Cincinnati.
Colloquium
Newez, M.W. (2025). Climate Risk Perceptions and Actions in the United States and Bangladesh: Citizen, Refugee, and Military Responses to Climate Crisis . Colloquium , University of Cincinnati.
Paper Presentations
Newaz, M.W. (2019. ) Politics of Decentralization and Management of Natural Resources in Bangladesh: An Institutional Analysis of Public Waterbodies in two Sub-districts of Northeast Region .Kobe, Japan.
Newez, M.W. (10-2025. ) Understanding the Relationship between Religion and Nature Conservation: A Case Study Analysis on Local Communities of Different Religions in the Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh .University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Newaz, M.W. (2017. ) Good Governance of Wetland Resources in Bangladesh: An Analysis of the Co-Management Model in Tanguar Haor .United International University, Dhaka.
Newez, M.W. (2025. ) U.S. Grand Strategy in South Asia during the Cold War: A Realist Perspective .Maldives.
Symposium
Newez, M.W. (2025. ) Role of Military in Global Climate Change .University of Cincinnati.
Newez, M.W. (2022. ) Environmental Beliefs and the Role of Civil Society Organizations toward Effective Policy Making in a Developing Country Context .University of Cincinnati.