Imtiaz A. Hussain was Founder of Global Studies & Governance Department at Independent University, Bangladesh (since 2016) and Professor (Philadelphia University/Universidad Iberoamericana, 1990-2014), creating/teaching wide- ranging International Relations/Global Studies/Governance courses, evident in his books (
Multifaceted Development; Branding Bangladesh;
Coronavirus Pandemic & Online Education;
Rohingya Camp Narratives: Tales From the ‘Lesser Roads’ ;
Local-Global tradeoffs, Order-disorder Consequences: “State” no more an Island?; South Asia in Global Power Rivalry ;
Transatlantic Transactions;
North American Regionalism ;
E valuating NAFTA;
Border Governance and the ‘Unruly’ South ; and
Afghanistan-Iraq and Post-conflict Governance) ; scholarly articles (in
Journal of International Relation;
Encyclopediaof U.S.-Latin American Relations ;
Handbook of Global Security and Intelligence ;
South Asian Survey ;
Politics & Policy ;
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh;
Norteamérica; and media outlets in Dhaka’s
Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune and
Financial Express newspapers. A recipient of research fellowships (from Canadian, Mexican, & U.S. institutions); invitations for specialized conferences (Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, India, & Mexico), and teaching awards (University of Pennsylvania;
Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City; and Independent University, Bangladesh), he graduated from UPenn in 1989 (Pol Sci).