Tarana Begum Professor, Department of Government & Politics
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Tarana Begum has worked in academia for close to twenty years. Feminism in Political Thought, Gender and Politics, Project Planning and Evaluation, Governance, and Environmental Issues are just few of the subjects she has taught on. She has served as a reviewer for a number of national and international journals that are both peer-reviewed and open-access.
Tarana received a Master of Science in International Public Administration (IPA) from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan's International Cooperation Policy (IPC) Program in 2012 on a full scholarship from the prestigious Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship Program. She earned a Bachelor of Social Science with honours in 1997 and a Master of Social Science with a thesis in Government and Politics in 1998, both from Jahangirnagar University.
In 2015, Tarana received the RMIT International PhD Scholarship (RIPS) and enrolled in the doctoral programme at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Furthermore, in 2015, she received a final nomination for the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship. She also received Merit Scholarships at both the SSC and HSC levels.
Tarana is currently focusing her efforts on addressing policy issues related to violence against women. She wrote her Master's thesis on the impact of climate change adaptation programmes on women and the prospects for empowering women in Bangladesh through the handloom programme.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Gender and Development, Public policy, Project Planning, Governance, Climate Change and Environmental Security, Domestic violence, Leadership, Feminism in Political Discourse, Comparative Politics, Peace and Conflict, UN Peace Operations, Peacekeeping, Corruption, Political Management, Legal rights of Women, Uniform Family Code, Bangladesh Studies.
JOURNAL PAPER
Tarana Begum, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s anti-feminist views on women’s education and nature, Asian Studies, 42, 2023.Tarana Begum, Aristotler rashtrochintae narir rajnoitik Bhumika o nari-biddesh, Somajbiggyan Shomikkha, 6, 2022.
Farhat Al-Jami, Dewan & Begum, Tarana, Hosthachalito tantshilpo o nari uddyokta unnoyone ngo’r Bhumika: Unnoyon Bikolper Nitee Nirdharone Gobeshona (UBINIG) er ekti Shomikkha, Somajbiggyan Shomikkha, 6, 2023.
Tarana Begum, Paribarik Hingsha protirodhe ain pronoyon: Bangladesh o Bharote nari andoloner vumika, Somaj Jignasa, Apeer-reviewed Journal of Social Sciences, 15, pp.170-180, Vidyasagr Centre for Social Sciences,, 2022.
Tarana Begum, The status of women in Book Five of Plato’s Republic, Asian Studies, 42, pp.1-12, 2022.
Tarana Begum, Advancing Gender-Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation: Overcoming Inequality through Sustainable Pathways, The Jahangirnagar Review: Part II: Social Science, 48, 2, pp.167-176, 2024.
Tarana Begum, Barriers to Obtaining Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence: A Case Study of the 2010 Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act., Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law, IX, II, 2022.
Tarana Begum, Understanding the Risk Factors of Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: A Case Study., The Jahangirnagar Review: Part II: Social Science, 47, 3, pp.41-53, 2023.
Tarana Begum, Corruption Norms, public awareness, and the fight against corruption in Bangladesh., The Jahangirnagar Review, 46, 1, pp.125-135, 2022. ISSN-1682-7422.
Tarana Begum, Historical background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A note, Asian Studies, 25, pp.124-130, 2006. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana BEGUM, Political consciousness of rural working women, Asian Studies, 24, pp.51-56, 2005. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana BEGUM, Political consciousness of rural working women, Asian Studies, 24, pp.51-56, 2005. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana Begum, Historical background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A note, Asian Studies, 25, 124-130. ISSN-0253-3375, 25, pp.124-130, 2006. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana Begum, Humanitarian crisis in Darfur: An overview. Asian Studies, Asian Studies, 26, pp.127-138, 2007. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana Begum, Women in N.G.O. organized handloom program: A case study, Bangladesh Lok-Proshashon Patrika, 10, pp.21-36, 2008. doi: ISSN 1605-7023
Tarana Begum, The Nature of human security in Bangladesh: From women’s perspectives, Asian Studies, 28, pp.65-80, 2009. doi: ISSN-0253-3375
Tarana Begum, The extent of women’s participation in the comprehensive disaster management programme and its implications, Asian Studies, 32, pp.69-78, 2013. doi: ISSN-0253-3375.
BOOK CHAPTER
Tarana Begum, Violence against women: Legal and policy responses in Bangladesh, Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Jahangirnagar University, 2022.Tarana Begum, Violence against women: Legal and policy responses in Bangladesh, Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences,, 9, pp.127- 142, 2022.
Begum, T. & Sakib, N. H., Combating corruption in Bangladesh: Role of the Anti Corruption Commission., In Hasanuzzaman, A.M. & Alam, S. (Eds.). Political Management in Bangladesh, pp.249-270, Dhaka: A H Development Publishing House, 2010.
Tarana Begum, Violence against women: Legal and policy responses in Bangladesh, pp.127-c142, 2022.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 105 | State and Politics | 1st year |
| GP 517 | Feminism in Political Discourse | Masters |
| GP 208 | Major Political Systems (UK, USA, PRC, Russia) | 2nd year |
| GP 309 | Gender and Politics | 3rd year |
| GP 405 | Feminism in Political Discourse | 4th year |
Academic Info
Period: 1996-1999
BSS (Honours)
Period: 2000-2002
MSS (Thesis Group)
Period: September 2010-September 2012
MSc in International Public Administration
Period: March 2015-
PhD Student
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 23/03/2008
Department of Government and Politics
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 14/03/2008- 22/03/2014
Department of Government and Politics
Position: Lecturer
Period: 20 October 2004-13 March 2008
Department of Government and Politics
Position: Lecturer
Period: 02/05/2002-18/10/2004
Political Science
Activity
Position: Chairperson
Period: 18/09/2022
Contact
Tarana Begum
Professor
Department of Government & Politics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801841 807 097
Work Phone: +8801841 807 097
Email: taranalopa@juniv.edu
, tarana.begum@gmail.com
