Nazrul Islam

Seminar Papers, Conference and Workshop Participations:

1.                  "Trends in Bangladesh Urbanization". Sociology Promotion Center, Dhaka. January 1976.

2.                  "Sociology: The State of the Art". Center for Social Studies. Dhaka. February 1983.

3.                  "Paradigmatic Status of Sociology". Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science. Dhaka. March 1984.

4.                  "On the Question of Validation in Qualitative Methodology". Center for Social Studies. Dhaka. April 1984.

5.                  Discussant: Conference of the Bangladesh Political Science Association. Dhaka. May 1984.

6.                  Discussant: Workshop on Bangladesh Studies. Center for Administrative Studies. Dhaka. September 1984.

7.                  Lecturer: "Basic Concepts of Research Methodology". Workshop on Research Methodology. Women for Women, Dhaka. January 1986.

8.                  "Crisis of Intellectuals in a Peripheral Society: The Case of Bangladesh 1947 to 1981" with A. Aminul Islam. Working Paper presented at the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Dhaka. May 1986.

9.                  "Defining Intellectuals in a Peripheral Society". National Sociological Conference, University of Rajshahi. Rajshahi, Bangladesh. July 1986.

10.             "Crisis of Intellectuals in Peripheral Society: The Case of Bangladesh 1947 to 1981." XI World Congress of Sociology. New Delhi, India. August 1986.

11.             Lecturer: Workshop on Research Methodology, The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Dhaka. October 1986; October 1987; August 1988.

12.             Principal Resource Person: Training on Research Methodology. Bangladesh Fertility Research Program. Dhaka. May 14 to July 2, 1987; January 25 to March 31, 1988.

13.             "Keynote Address". Colloquium on Karl Marx and Max Weber. German Cultural Center, Dhaka. October 1987.

14.             "From Ideal Type to Pure Type: Weber's Transition from History to Sociology". Colloquium on Karl Marx and Max Weber. German Cultural Center, Dhaka. October 1987.

15.             "Early Sociological and Marxist Positivism". Colloquium on Karl Marx and Max Weber. German Cultural Center, Dhaka. October 1987.

16.             "Sociology of Development: In Need of a Fresh Paradigm?" Second Annual Conference of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka. April 1988.

17.             "A Dissenter's Note on the Population Problem". Second Annual Conference of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka. April 1988.

18.             Delegate: Workshop on American Studies. Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. October 26 to 30, 1988.

19.             "International Visitor" to various U.S. universities. October 21 to November 20, 1988. Sponsored by US Information Agency, Washington, DC.

20.             "Keynote Address". Conference on “The American City.” Bangladesh Association for American Studies. Dhaka. February 3-4, 1989.

21.             "Keynote Address". Conference on Marx, Weber and the Third World. German Cultural Center, Dhaka. March 5-6, 1990.

22.             "Asiatic or the Lumpen Mode of Production", Conference on Marx, Weber and the Third World. German Cultural Center, Dhaka. March 5-6, 1990.

23.             Presided over Six-Nation Regional Conference on American Studies, Bangladesh Association for American Studies (BAAS) and US Information Service (USIS) Dhaka. November 1993.

24.             Presided over yearly conference on "U.S. Society and Culture", BAAS-USIS, Dhaka. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.

25.             Presided over the American Studies Conference on "American Popular Culture". BAAS-USIS, Dhaka. May 1996.

26.             "Keynote Address", Seminar on American Popular Culture, BAAS-USIS, Dhaka. May 1996.

27.             "Asimov's Empire: A Reading of American Science Fiction". Seminar on American Popular Culture. BAAS-USIS, Dhaka. May 1996.

28.             "Social Inequality in the U.S.", BAAS-USIS Conference on "U.S. Society and Culture". Dhaka. 1997.

29.             Seminar Secretary, First International and Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka. November 1997.

30.             "End of Sociological Theory" (with M. Imdadul Haque), paper presented at the First International Conference and Biennial National Conference of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka. November 1997.

31.             "New York, New York", paper presented at the BAAS-USIS Conference on "U.S. Society and Culture", Dhaka, 1998.

32.             "Regional Inequalities in the U.S." paper presented at the BAAS-USIS Regional Conference on American Studies. Gazipur, March 1999.

33.             “Sociology in the 21^st Century: Facing a Dead End.” Paper presented at the BAAS Conference on “America in the 21^st Century.” Gazipur, November 2000.

34.             “Population and Ethnicity in the US.” Resource person, BAAS workshop on ‘US Society and Culture’. Dhaka, August 2002.

35.             Chair: Working Session II: “Bangladesh Experience”. International Seminar on Poverty, Gender and Development. Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka. Dhaka, March 2003.

36.             Chair and Organizer three day seminar on “Culture, Patrimonialism and Religion: Revisiting Max Weber”. Goethe Institute, Dhaka and University of Dhaka. Dhaka. December 2003.

37.             “Presidential Address” Seminar on Migration. University of Dhaka. 2003.

38.             “Presidential Address”. Seminar on Exploring the Sociological Perspective of Poverty. Bangladesh Sociological Society and Research Initiative of Bangladesh. University of Dhaka, Dhaka. May 2004