PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Ranjan Saha Partha is a Professor in Anthropology at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies [TUFS], Japan. He completed his MA and PhD in Cultural Anthropology at Hiroshima University, Japan. He was an awardee of the MEXT Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Japan to undertake his masters and doctoral degree in Japan. He also received the Hiroshima University Excellent Student Award during his doctoral program. Dr. Partha’s doctoral research examined practice and discourse of Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 of Bangladesh. Prior to his academic training in Japan, he received his BSS and MSS in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University. He has published numerous articles and book chapters, both at home and abroad. He is an expert in the field of conducting social research. He has also undertaken several research assignments for HEKS/EPER, World Bank, SNV, JICA, BRAC, UNDP, Christian Aid, Fugro Germany Land GmbH and UGC, Bangladesh.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Agriculture and peasant society, anthropology of peace and human rights, colonialism, public policy and governance, qualitative research methodology, social inequality, poverty, food security and development.
JOURNAL PAPER
Partha, R.S. & Ghosh, D. (2020), Rohingya influx: A Multidimensional Experiences of the Local Lost Community,, Man in India, Vol. 100 (1-2): 23-35, ISSN: 0025-1569, Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. India.,Published in: Man in India, Vol. 100 (1-2): 23-35, ISSN: 0025-1569, Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. India.
Partha, R.S. (2018/ Printed in June 2020), The Bipolar of Politics: The Role of Political Parties in the Post Peace Accord Context of Chittagong Hill Tracts,, The Jahangirnagar Review, Vol. 42: 337-346, ISSN 1682-7422, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.,Published in: The Jahangirnagar Review, Vol. 42: 337-346, ISSN 1682-7422, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.
Partha, R.S. (June 2019), Investigate the Consumer Behavior in the Agri-Food Market., Vol.24: 51-66,,Published in: Nrivijjnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology), Vol.24: 51-66, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. ISSN: 1680-0621
Islam, T. & Partha, R.S. (June 2019), Beyond Development: NGOs Activities among the Women in the Urban Slum Area, Asian Studies,, Asian Studies, Vol.38: 21-30, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.,Published in: Asian Studies, Department of Government and Politics, Vol.38: 21-30, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.
Partha, R.S. (June 2018), Locating “Cultural Violence” in Peace Studies: Ethnographic Reflections from the Chittagong Hill Tracts,, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. VI: 83-95, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, Vol. VI: 83-95, Journal of the Faculty of Law, Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Partha, R.S. (June 2018), Village Studies: Investigating the Changes aspects of Village Society in Bangladesh,, Nrivijjnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology),, Vol-23: 73-88, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. ISSN: 1680-0621,Nrivijjnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology), Vol-23: 73-88, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. ISSN: 1680-0621
Partha, R.S. (June 2020), Rohingya influx and The Everyday Experiences of Local Host Community., Samajbiggayan Samiikkha (Social Science Review), Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Vol-4: 27-34, ISSN: 2309-6934,,Samajbiggayan Samiikkha (Social Science Review), Vol-4: 27-34, ISSN: 2309-6934, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
An Anthropological enquiry into the Study of Public Policy,Published in: Jahangirnagar Review, Journal of Social Science- 2008, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.
This paper is an attempt to discuss public policy debate in social sciences. By presenting different models of public policy, I examine how these models are based on exclusionary construction of majority of the people. I have critically discussed the existing literatures on public policy paying special attention to discourse analysis. This approach helps us to unveil the politics of public policy that questions the authority and power/ knowledge of development discourse. I argue that a critical anthropological approach is necessary to understand the politics of public policies that would create a space for the majority of people.
The civil society debacle: Bangladesh case, ,
Published in Asian Studies, 2008, Journal of the Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University
This article is about the conceptualisation of ‘civil society’ in the context of Bangladesh. To do so, we will try to present current debates on civil society centered around their role and responsibilities in Bangladesh society. We first review the mainstream conceptualization prevalent in social sciences. We will argue that the way in which civil society in Bangladesh claims to represent mass people is problematic, largely because it advocates for a particular section of elite class. We take shujon as an exemplar of civil society1. In doing so, we need to unveil their social identities. In other words, who they are and what agendas do they implement- needs to be scrutinized in order to unveil their hidden interests.
New Agriculture: Agrarian Structure Change in Bangladesh.,
Published in: Nriviggan Patrika, Vol 12, An Yearly Journal of Department of Anthropology 2007, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.
Locating Theoretical trope of Colonial Legacy in Anthropological Literature,Vol 143, 2014, Journal of Social Studies, Center for Social Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Changing Pattern of Agrarian Structure in Bangladesh. ,Society for Anthropological Research Bangladesh (SARB), Dhaka, Bangladesh,2014
The Consequences of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord at the Village Level: Case Study of Khagrachari Hill District in Bangladesh,Forthcoming, Journal of International Development and Cooperation, IDEC Hiroshima University, Japan.
Practicing “Peace” in a Local Context: Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord 1997 and the Village Society of Bangladesh,Forthcoming, International Journal of South Asian Studies, A Journal Japanese Association of Southasian Studies, Japan.
Towards an Understanding of Peace: Some Aspects of Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in Bangladesh,(Forthcoming) Edited Volume of CSSR, Independent University Bangladesh.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Partha, R. S. (2019) Invited Speaker,, Cultural Violence: ethnographic reflections from the Chittagong Hill Tracts,, International Conference on Tribe, State and Development, January 2019, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, India.,Local perception and response to Climate Change in Dhaka city. By Zahir Ahmed and Ranjan Saha Partha. ,
“Climate Change and Urban Poverty—infrastructures of development”,January, 28, 2009 at BRAC Centre, Dhaka.
Sociocultural Impacts of Bengali Resettlement Project on the Indigenous People in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh.,IUAES -- International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, May 15-18, 2014, Japan
Practicing “Peace” in Local Context: Some Aspects of Three Villages of Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. ,Japanese Association of South Asian Studies, Tokyo, September- 27-28, 2014.
Colonial Legacy and State Policy of Tribalism Towards Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 in Bangladesh. ,International Congress of Bengal Studies, 2013 Conference, 19th to 22nd November 2013, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Analyzing Peace in Cultural Context: Case Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 in Bangladesh.,Paper Presented in the First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities of Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), Independent University, Bangladesh. August- 28-30, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
BOOK
Partha R. S., Recent Changes in Village Society and Agrarian Structure of Bangladesh, Shangbed Publishers, Dhaka, 2021.Partha R. S. , Marjuk and Togawa (Edt.), Living with Refugee: Everyday Experiences of Rohingya and Host Community, Published by University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2024.
Partha R. S., Village and Peasant Society in the Twenty First Century, Published by University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2024.
BOOK CHAPTER
Partha R. S., The Social Class Relationship and Agrarian Transformation in Bangladesh, Partha, R. S. (2022) The Social Class Relationship and Agrarian Transformation in Bangladesh, in State, Market and Society in an Emerging Economy: Development and the Political Economy of Bangladesh, Edited by. Alam, Q., Khair, R., and Shahan, A.M., T, 2023.The Social Class Relationship and Agrarian Transformation in Bangladesh
Partha, R.S. (2021), Life Beyond the Paradox: Peace, Conflict and Everyday Experiences of Local People in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh,,Piblished in Edited book in Dynamics of Conflict and Peace in Contemporary South Asia, Edited by Nakamizo, K., Fujikura, T., Mio, M. Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, United Kingdom.
Ranjan Saha Partha, Continuity and Change in Gohira: Revisiting the Village after Five Decades, in Kinship and Family of the Muslim Village Society in Bengal: Revising and Ethnography by the late Professor Har Takahiko after 50 Years, (Page 291-308),,OTHER
Partha R.S and Kalam, A. (May 29, 2020), What Does Social Distancing and Sta at Home mean to those on low incomes in Bangladesh, doi: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2020/05/29Published in , LSE Southasia Blog, London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2020/05/29
Partha, R.S & Kalam, A. (June 2020), How Are Lower Incomes of Bangladesh Experiencing COVID-19, doi: https://fieldnet-sp.aa-ken.jp/31Published in ,Covid-19 Newsletter, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (AA-ken), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), 3-11-1, Asahi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo https://fieldnet-sp.aa-ken.jp/31
Partha, R. S. (2013), The process and Implementation of CHT Peace Accord 1997 in Bangladesh,, in violence and conflict in Southeast Asia, Edited by M. Togawa, March, 2013, IDEC Hiroshima University.,Published in Violence and conflict in Southeast Asia, Edited by M. Togawa, March, 2013, IDEC Hiroshima University.
Migration and Multiculturalism ,Journal of Teacher and Student Centre (Page: 9-12), Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010.
The process and Implementation of CHT Peace Accord 1997 in Bangladesh.,In Research Project Report on violence and conflict in Southeast Asia, Edited by M. Togawa, March, 2013, IDEC Hiroshima University
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| 302 | Peasant Society and Culture | 2007-2010, 2015-2018 |
| 402 | South Asian History and Culture | 2007-2010 |
| 510 | Public Policy: Gender, Poverty and Health | 207-2010, 2016 |
| 602 (M. Phil) | Advanced Research Methodlogy | 2020 |
| 202 | Anthropological Research Methods | 2020 |
Academic Info
Period: 2011-12
Major: Anthropology
Period: 2015
Major: Anthropology
Contact
Dr. Ranjan Saha Partha
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: parthoju@juniv.edu