PhD Defense in Respect of Mr. Basit Ali, Department of Sociology
An
International conference titled “Recent Trends in Social Sciences, Cohesion and
Familial Life” was held online for three days (January 20-22, 2021) at Main
Campus, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM). The conference was jointly
organized by the Department of Sociology and International Relations, AWKUM.
In the
conference 85 national and international scholars and professionals presented
their work. The conference provided a platform to the academicians, scholars,
professionals, social scientist, and government representatives to raise
scholarly discussion on the key social issues affecting and influencing the
recent development in the field of social sciences. The conference also
discussed the recent trends in social sciences and its influence on national
and foreign policy. The scholars presented various perspectives on the key
issues affecting and promoting social cohesion at familial, communal, social,
national, and international relationship. The scholars developed theoretical
connections between the social cohesion and its influence on familial life,
children socialization, structure & agency, and overall social development.
The conference presenters shared modern practices which may be used to become
more cohesive in the familial and communal life. In the conference keynote
speakers talk about the scientific quantitative and qualitative techniques
which may be used to study the recent trends in social sciences and its
connection with social cohesion and familial life.
The Patron
in Chief of the conference was Prof. Dr.
Zahoor Ul Haq the Worthy Vice Chancellor, AWKUM. The Co-patron in Chief was
Prof. Dr. Zahid Ali Khan Marwat Dean
Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Dr.
Zahid Hussain Director Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization
(ORIC), and Dr. Syed Rashid Ali
Associate Professor/Chairperson Department of Sociology, AWKUM.
The Chief
Organizer of the Conference was Dr.
Ahmad Ali Assistant Professor in Sociology, and Dr. Hussain Ali Lecturer in Sociology was the Conference Secretary.
The other organizers of the conference were Dr. Abdul Shakoor Chairperson, Dr.
Sajjad Ali Khan Assistant Professor, Mr.
Jawaad Ullah Lecturer Department of International Relations, and Mr. Muhammad Zakria Research Assistant
in Sociology was the conference coordinator.
In the conference seven
international social science Professors namely; Prof. Dr. Sami Şener, Dogus
University, Department of Sociology, Head Acıbadem-Kadıkoy/Istanbul, Turkey., Professor,
SerkanDilik head of the Economic Department Kastamamonu University
Kastamamonu Turkey., Dr. ErhanTecim, Associate Professor in Sociology
Necmettin Erbakan University. The Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Konya/ Turkey., Dr. Mehmat Ali, Associate. Professor in Sociology,
Muş Alparslan Universitiey, Güzeltepe/MUŞ, Turkey., Dr.
Konrad Gunesch, Associate Professor College of Media and Mass Communication
American University in the Emirates, Dubai., and Dr.
Yurdagul k. Adanali, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Selcuk University konya, Turkey
participated as keynote speaker.
In the conference the national keynote speakers and session
chair were; Professor Dr. Zahoor Ul Haq, the Worthy Vice Chancellor
AWKUM., Professor Dr. Johar Ali, the Worthy Vice Chancellor Khushal Khan
Khattak University Karak., Prof. Dr. Zahid Ali Marwat Dean Faculty of
Social Sciences AWKUM., Professor, Dr. Ijaz Khan, Former Professor and
Chairman Department of International Relation, university of Peshawar,
Pakistan., Prof. Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi. Department of
International relation University of Peshawar., Prof. Mussawar Shah,
Chairman, Department of Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture,
Peshawar-Pakistan., Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf Chairperson Department of Political
Science University of Peshawar., Professor Dr. Zahid Hussain Director
QEC, AWKUM., Professor Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Department of Philosophy,
KUST., Dr. Bushra Hassan Jan Associate Professor Department of
Rural Sociology, Agricultural University Peshawar., Dr.
Riffat Sardar Chairperson Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women., Dr. Hazir Ullah Associate
Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology Quaid-I-Azam University
Islamabad., Dr. Ahmad Usman Associate Professor, Institute of Social and
Cultural studies, University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan., Dr. Khalid Khan
Associate Professor Department of Economics Lasbela University Balochistan., Dr.
Abdul Ghaffar Associate Professor/Chairperson Department of Education
AWKUM., Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Associate Professor/Chairperson Department of
Political Science AWKUM., Dr. Khalilurrahman Assistant
Professor/Chairperson Sociology Department Hazara University., Dr. Muhammad
Kamal Assistant Professor Department of Economics, AWKUM., Dr.
Shakeel Ahmed Director Community Service Program/Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar., Dr. Mazhar Hussain
Bhutta Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Arid Agricutlural
University Rawalpindi., Dr. Abdul Shakoor, Assistant Professor/Chairperson IR
Department, AWKUM., Dr. Sajjad Ali Khan Assistant Professor Department of IR,
AWKUM., Dr. Qaisar Khalid Mahmmod Assistant Professor
International Islamic University Islamabad., Dr Jan Alam, Lecturer
Department of Sociology, KUST., Dr. Imran Lecturer Department of Sociology
University of Swat., Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Lecturer Department of Sociology, KUST.,
Mr. Muhammad Bilal, Lecturer Department of Sociology AWKUM., Mr. Amir
Alam, Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Wari Campus,
University of Sheringal Dir upper, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., and Mr.
Sameerulkhaliqjan, Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Wari Campus,
University of Sheringal Dir upper, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The scientific sessions coordinators were; Dr. Hussain Ali Lecturer in Sociology,
AWKUM., Dr. Manzoor Hussain Lecturer
in Sociology, AWKUM., Mr. Jawad Ullah
Lecturer in IR, AWKUM., Mr. Muhammad
Zahid Lecturer in Sociology, AWKUM.,
Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Khan Lecturer in
Sociology, AWKUM., and Ms. Zaitoon Bibi
PhD scholar in Sociology, AWKUM.
All
the keynote speakers, presenters and other participants appreciated the efforts
of the organizing committee, departments and AWKUM in conducting the first
international conference on recent trends in social sciences in Pakistan.
The
conference was successfully ended on January 22, 2021 at 01:00pm.
Dr Hussain Ali (Conference Secratary)
Lecturer in Sociology, AWKUM
Email: hussainali@awkum.edu.pk
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Discipline
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Interview
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Minimum Qualification
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Sociology
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06/02/2019
12:00 pm
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First Division
Master degree / BS (16 years of education) in the relevant field from an HEC
recognized University/ Institution with no 3rd division in the academic
career.
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Discipline
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Interview
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Minimum Qualification
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Sociology
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01/10/2018
02:00 pm
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First Division Master degree / BS (16 years of education) in the relevant field from an HEC recognized University/ Institution with no 3rd division in the academic career.
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