Note from the Editor
Beware, the Middle Class is Being Hijacked by the World Bank!	*Nazrul Islam*
Research in South African Public Administration: The Paradox of Science, Politics and Economics of a Public Policy	MP Sebola
Empowerment of Muslim Women in India: A Sociological Analysis	*Abdul Waheed, Afzal Sayeed and Sheikh Idrees Mujtaba*
Social Struggle of rhe ‘Empowered’ Women in Bangladesh	*Sifat-E-Azam and Obydullah Al Marjuk Tabassum Amina*
Female Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh: Constraints, Motivation and Success	*Munsura Rahmatullah and Farhana Zaman*
Innovation and the Exercise of Agency in an Informalising Economy: An Analysis of the Lived Realities of Enterprenures at Chimusana Market in Masvingo Urban	*Nhodo Lloyd*
Labour Unions’ Struggle with Neo-liberal Policies in Nigeria	Akeem Ayofe Akinwale
Democratic South Africa: Watchdogs for Good Governance and Service Delivery?	*MP Sebola, JP Tsheola And M. Molopa*
Unlocking the Door from Poverty through Rotating Savings and Credit Associations: A Study of Group Based Savings in Ward 14 of Gutu District, Zimbabwe	*Alimos Mushuku and Julliet Mayisa*
Protecting Children from Exposure to Pornography in South Africa	*Lufuno Nevondwe and Kola O. Odeku*

Volume 11 Number 1, January 2014

Note from the Editor
Intellectuals: Public, Private and Platonic	*Nazrul Islam*
India’s “Domestic Violence Act 2005”: A Critical Analysis	*Gulafroz Jan*
Curbing the Surge of Female Genital Mutilation	*Kola O Odeku*
Contextualising Intergenerational Mobility of Women ‘Techies’ of Kolkata	*Asmita Bhattacharya and Bhola Nath Ghosh*
The Plights of the Aged Inmates in Nigerian Prison System: A Survey of Two Prisons in Ogun State, Nigeria.	*Mathias Olufemi Dada Ojo* and Rashidi Akanji Okunola
Biliteracy Development: Problems and Prospects – an Ethnographic Case Study in South Africa	*Molatelo Prudence Lebese* and Oliver Mtapuri
Childhood Disabilities and Child Protection in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh	**MD. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Shamim Ferdous, Md. Zamirul Islam,Md. Sabbir Hossain,Md. Shahiduzzaman and Md.Shahidur Rahman Choudhary**
Effectiveness of Korea’s Development Cooperation to Enhance the Vocational Training Capacity of the BKTTC: Need for Building Absorptive Capacity for Effective Development Cooperation in Bangladesh	*Md. Roknuzzaman Siddiky*
Health Care Situation of Migrant Slum Women: Evidence from Sylhet City of Bangladesh	*Md. Mojammel Hussain Raihan* *Md. Nazrul Islam, Abdur Rouf, Ayesha Begum, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Mohd. Shakil Murad, and Saibal Das*
Public Participation and Lay Knowledge in Environmental Governance: A Case Study of Community Based Adaptation in Bangladesh	*Shahadat Hossain Shakil and Md. Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya*

Volume 10 Number 2, July 2013
Note from the Editor
Patisars Today: Tagore, Modernity and Social Change in Contemporary Rural Bangladesh	*S. Aminul Islam*
Militancy: A Myth or Reality An Exploratory Study of the Socio-economic and Religious Forces Behind Militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	Arab Naz,Mohammad Hussain Waseem Khan, Anwar Alam Umar Daraz, Irum Mughal and Ibrahim
Religion and Violence in Nigeria: 1980-2012	*Mohammed Usman*
Suicide Bombing and Religious Fundamentalism in Nigeria :The Case of Boko Haram	*A.O. Abisoye*
Climate Change and Migration in Bangladesh: Golden Bengal to Land of Disasters	*Mahmuda Khatun*
Environmental Challenges and the Quest for Social	*Ali Arazeem Abdullahi Usman A. Raheem* *Saliman Tunde Saliman*
Demand Structure and the Consumption of Garri in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.	*C.I.Ezeh, C.O. Anyiro* N. Q. Obioma and O.C. Maduagwu
North-South Relations: Exploring the role of Italian NGOs in post-apartheid South Africa	Mbizo Edward Sibanda and Oliver Mtapuri
Breaking the Silence: Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) Among Women in Slums of Khulna City, Bangladesh	*S.M. Ashikur Elahee* *Saleh Mahmud, Sezan Tanvir andMd. Zishan Rahman*

Volume 10 Number 1, January 2013

Note from the Editor
Regulation or Deregulation of an Economic Entity: A Normative Analysis	Mustafa Murshed and *Mosammat Mustari Khanaum*
Impact of Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) on Rural Women Contact Farmers’ Poverty Levels in Aguata Agricultural Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria	*C.I. Ezeh , C.O. Anyiro , L. K. Ogbonnayaand N. Q. Obioma*
Challenges on Application of Batho Pele Principles: A Case Study of Department of Home Affairs, Durban Regional Office	*T.L.Ngidi and* *N. Dorasamy*
Analysis of the Perception of Organizational Politics by Employees of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	*A. S. Adebusuyi, M. O. Olasupo* and E. E. Idehen
Reducing Urban Poverty through Fuel Wood Business in Masvingo City, Zimbabwe: A Myth or Reality	*Bernard Chazovachii* **Leonard Chitongo and Jenias Ndava**
Quality of Education in India: A Case Study of Primary Schools of Assam	Sahidul Ahmed
Violence against Women: Nature, Causes and Dimensions in Contemporary Bangladesh	*Kazi Tobarak Hossain* and Md. Saidur Rashid Suman
Socio-economic and Cultural Processes Associated with Domestic Violence in Rural Nigeria: A Study of Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State	Peter Ezeah
Impact of Conflict Situation on Mental Health in Srinagar, Kashmir	*Asima Hassan* *and Aneesa Shafi*
Silent Cry of Dying Childhood and Children of Street Based Sex Workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh	*Md. Nazmul Alam* and Rizwana Hussain
Effects of Family Breakup on Children: A Study in Khulna City	*Shirina Aktar*
Protecting Child Labour in Bangladesh Domestic Laws versus International Instruments	Sharmin Aktar *and* *Abu Syead Muhammed* Abdullah

Volume 9 Number 2 July 2012

Note from the Editor
Application of Fuzzy Logic in Sociological Research: An Instance of Potential Payoff	*Mohammed Faruque Uddin*
Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: Analysis from a Socio-legal Perspective	**Mst. Taslima Khatun and Khandaker Farzana Rahman**
Water Security in Coastal Region of Bangladesh: Would Desalination be a Solution to the Vulnerable Communities of the Sundarbans?	*Asiful Basar*
Female Executives’ Experiences of Contra-power Sexual Harassment from Male Subordinates in the Workplace	*Emmanuel Abiodun Fayankinnu*
Health Care Seeking Behavior for Safe Motherhood: Findings from Rural Bangladesh	Shirina Aktar
The Need to Incorporate Senior Caregivers in Health Education Relating to Malaria in Rural Areas	Ali Arazeem Abdullahi Anton Senekal and Cecilia Van Zyl-Schalekamp
Secondary School Students’ Perception of Environmental Variables Influencing Academic Performance in Edo State, Nigeria	**Jolly Okoza Oyaziwo Aluede and Justina E. Afen Akpaida**
Drug Abuse, Youth Violence and Social Order:A Study of Petroleum Hawkers in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria	Usman Isah Ndashiru A. and Usman Ahmad Karofi
A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City	*Md.* *Nazmul Alam*
Call for papers for the 10^th Anniversary Issue

Volume 9 Number 1 January 2012

Note from the Editor
An Application of Factor Analysis on Gross Domestic Product Data of Bangladesh	Yesmin Akhter, Md. Mahsin and Mohammad Zakaria Mohaimin
Intergenerational Mobility as a Determinant of Socio-economic Status: A Theoretical Discussion	Mustafa Murshed
Technology Inertia and Poverty Trap in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria	Peter Ezeah
Effect of Gender and Status on Job Stress among Police Officers in Ekti State of Nigeria	Bunmi Omolayo
Psychosocial Characteristics and Experience of Discrimination and Stigmatization among Spouses of HIV/AIDS Infected Husbands: A Study from India	Latha, KS. and Simi John
Vulnerability of the Female Youth to Drugs and Substance Abuse in Makindu Town, Kenya	Nelson Jagero and Faith Mbulwa
Mid–Day Meal Scheme and Growth of Primary Education-A case Study of District Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir	Yawar Hamid and Asmat Hamid
Impacts of Cultural Differences on Work-related Values among Employees in Ibadan, Nigeria	*Olufemi Adejare Adewole*
Factors of Migration in Urban Bangladesh: An Empirical Study of Poor Migrants in Rajshahi City	*Khandaker Mursheda Farhana Syed Ajijur Rahman and Mahfuzur Rahman*
Book Review
Instruments of Social Research	S. Aminul Islam

Volume 8 Number 2 July 2011

Note from the Editor
Estimation of Population and Food Grain Production In Bangladesh by 2020: A Simple Moving Average Approach to a Time Series Analysis	*Dayal Talukder* and Love Chile
Women Empowerment or Autonomy: A Comparative View in Bangladesh Context	*Md. Morshedul Haque, Towfiqua Mahfuza Islam, *Md. Ismail Tareque and Md. Golam Mostofa**
Socio-economic Characteristics and English Language Achievement in Rural Bangladesh	*M. Obaidul Hamid*
Parental Socio-Economic Status as Correlate of Child Labour in Ile-Ife, Nigeria	*O.S. Elgbeleye* and M.O. Olasupo
Managing Bullying Problems in Nigerian Secondary Schools: Some Interventions for Implementation	*Oyaziwo Aluede*
Implications of the Ranking of Community Participation Strategies in Health Development by Selected Rural Communities in O-Kun Yoruba, Kogi State, Nigeria	*Steve Metiboba* and Olufemi Adewole
Issues, Problems and Policies in Agricultural Credit: A Review of Agricultural Credit in Nigeria	Olatomide W. Olowa and Omowumi A. Olowa
Conceptualising Northeast India: A Discursive Analysis on Diversity	*Thongkholal Haokip*

Volume 8 Number 1 January 2011

Note from the Editor
Introduction to Religious Studies in South Asia: The Dhaka Initiative	Joseph T. O’Connell
Sociological Approach to Research on Religion: Bangladesh Perspectives	K.A.M. Saaduddin
Historical Overview of Religious Pluralism in Bengal	Kazi Nurul Islam
Aryan Religious Traditions in Bengal from Gupta through Sena Periods: An Introductory Note	Paresh Chandra Mandal
Buddhism in Bengal: A Brief Survey	Niru Kumar Chakma
Reflections on Islamisation in Bengal	Abdul Momin Chowdhury
Chaitanya Vaishnava Devotion (bhakti) and Ethics as Socially Integrative in Sultanate Bengal	Joseph T. O’Connell
Between Puritan Islamic and Syncretistic Muslim Traditions in Bengal: An Ecological Perspective on the Faraizi Movement	Iftekhar Iqbal
Historical Sketch of the Christian Tradition in Bengal	*Md. Shaikh Farid*
Christian Mission and Evangelization in Bangladesh	Dr. Father Tapan De Rozario
Bahai Religious Faith and Tradition in Bangladesh	Muhammad Jahangir Alam
Religious Aspects of Adibasi Life in Bangladesh	Eva Sadia Saad
Proposed Bibliography on Religion in the Bengal Region	Fazlul Alam
Appendix

Volume 7 Number 2 July 2010
Note from the Editor
Martial Law, Rule of Law and Legitimacy: A Sociological Analysis of Bangladesh Politics - 2008	K.A.M. Saaduddin
The Urban Informal Sector and Workplace Insecurity for Women in Nigeria: Evidence from Port Harcourt City	Ngboawaji Daniel Nte
Filial Relationship and Autonomy of Senior SecondarySchool Students in Rivers State	Atubobaralabi Jamabo and Tamunoimama Jamabo
Surviving Pattern of Women and Children migrants in urban Banglades h	**Khandaker M. Farhana Rossella De Marchi and Syed Ajijur Rahman**
Book Review
Sociological Perspectives on Poverty	Palash Kamruzzaman

Volume 7 Number 1 January 2010

Note from the Editor
Influence of Age, Marital Status and Environment on Sexism in Nigeria	*Adedeji J. Ogunleye* *and Sulaiman O. Adebayo*
The Face of Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh: Revealing Patterns from the Existing Literature	*Syeda Tonima Hadi*
Rural Intelligence Gathering and the Challenges of Counter Insurgency: Views from the Niger Delta	*Ngboawaji Daniel Nte Paul Eke* and Kinikanwo Anele
Poverty: A Potent Conflict Escalator in Nigeria’s Niger Delta	*Otu A. Ekpenyong* *Aniefiok Sunday Ukommi* *and Emmanuel Obiahu Agha*
The Effect of Livestock Pilferage on Household Poverty in Developing Countries: Theoretical Evidence from Nigeria	*Olatomide Waheed Olowa*
Recent Marriage patterns in South Africa 1996-2007	*M.E. Palamuleni*

Volume 6 Number 2 July 2009

Note from the Editor
“It’s OK to beat my wife?” – Patriarchal Perceptions of Bangladeshi Respondents and Factors Associated	*Syeda Tonima Hadi*
Political Influence on Bureaucratic Growth and Social Responsiveness: A Case of Ondo State, Nigeria	*Adeyemo Oluropo David and* *Osunyikanmi Olakunle Pius*
Street Children and the Challenges of National Security:Evidence from Nigeria	*Ngboawaji Daniel Nte* *Paul Eke* and S.T. *Igbanibo*
Child Labour Practices in Kargil (Ladakh)	*Bilal Ahmad Bhat*
The Impact of Stigmatization on the Acceptance and Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the Society: A Case Study of the Civil Servants in Auchi	*T.O. Agweda* and *V.A. Dibua*
An Assessment of the Role of School Counsellors in Preventing HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students in Osun State, Nigeria	*Mary Aduke Ajila* *ChrisO.Ajila, D.O.Adeyemo* *and A.A.Owojori*

Volume 6 Number 1 January 2009

Note from the Editor
Normative Deprivation in Urban Bangladesh: A Case Study of Uttara, Dhaka	*A. I.Mahbub Uddin Ahmed* *Lipon Kumar Mondal*
Men’s Exploration of Multiple Sexual Partners: Economic vs. Psychosocial Explanation	**Shyamal Kumar Das Ashraf Esmail and Lisa Eargle**
Democratization and National Integration in Nigeria	*Martin Ikechukwu Ifeanacho*
Identity Politics and Social Exclusion in India’s North-East: The Case for Re-distributive Justice	*N.K.Das*
Impact of the British Bangladeshi Musicians of London A Brief Look at the Popular Musical Styles of Postcolonial Migrant Peoples	*Shams Bin Quader*
Perception of Rural-Urban Migration in Selected Rural Communities in Ondo State Nigeria	*Olayiwola O. Fasoranti*
Book review
Crime Policy in America	*Joseph D'Silva*

Volume 5 Number 2. July 2008.

Special Issue on South Asian Sociological Conference, Dhaka, March 2008

Note from the Editor
Sociology: From Science to Pseudoscience?	*Nazrul Islam*
Sociological Theory and Knowledge Society	*P. K. B. Nayar*
Process of Institutionalization of Sociology in Bangladesh: Can it be Theoretically Addressed?	*Monirul I Khan*
Challenges and Promises of Sociology in the Twenty-first Century: A West Bengal Experience	*Subhash Biswas*
Global-Local Nexus and the Emerging Field of Criminology and Criminal Justice in South Asia: Bangladesh Case	Mokerrom Hossain and *Shahid M. Shahidullah*
Challenge of Poverty Reduction Programmes: A Study on Women and Poverty in Developing Countries	*D. Parimala*

Volume 5 Number 1. January 2008.

Note from the Editor
The Psychology of Participatory Democracy and the Personality Profile of the Nigerian Politicians	S.O. Adebayo and A.J. Ogunleye
Power in Social Organization: A Sociological Review	*Md. Saidul Islam*
Corruption by Example: Legalizing the Illegal as a Means of Survival in Modern Nigeria	*Olufayo Olu-Olu*
Rapid Urban Growth and Poverty in Dhaka City	*Shahadat Hossain*
Does the Internet Make People Socially Isolated? A Social Network Approach	*Manouchehr Mohseni* *Behzad Dowran and* *Mohammad Hadi Sohrabi* *Haghighat*

Volume 4 Number 2. January 2007.

Note from the Editor
Market-State-Civil Society Relations and Development in Post-Independent Bangladesh : Some Theoretical Reflections	*Masudur Rahman*
Restoring the Credibility of Bangladesh Public Service Commission: Major Challenges and Policy Recommendations	**Md. Rezaul Karim**
Effect of Leadership Style on Job-Related Tension and Psychological Sense of Community in Work Organizations: A Case Study of Four Organizations in Lagos State Nigeria,	*Bunmi Omolayo*
Non-Work Factors and Labour Turnover among Female Employees in Kebbi State Civil service	*Muhammad Sani Umar* and Usman Ahmad Karofi
Impact of Cultural Globalization on the Upper Class Youth in Dhaka City : A Sample Study	*Dilara Zahid*
Consensual Poverty in Britain , Sweden and Bangladesh : A Comparative Study	*A. I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed*

Volume 4. Number 1. January 2007

Note from the Editor
Science and Religion: The Quest for Knowledge and Certainty in the Postmodern Era [The Cases of Medicine and Psychiarty]	*Shahid M. Shahidullah*
Unmasking Children’s Reading Ability: Context US Society	*Mahmuda Khatun*
Monetary Reward: A Predictor of Employees’Commitment to Medium Scale Organizations in Nigeria	*Bunmi Omolayo* *and A.B. Owolabi*
The Nature of Political Empowerment and Gender in Local Governance: A Comparative Study of Dhaka City Corporation and Narayanganj Municipality	*Farhana Zaman*
Emergence of Satellite Television and Enigmatic Geo-political Strategy of Bangladesh government	*Zeenat Huda Wahid*
Book Reviews
Political Economy of land Litigation in Bangladesh	*S. Aminul Islam*
Election under a Caretaker Government	*S. Aminul Islam*

Volume 3. Number 2. July 2006

Note from the Editor
The Predicament of Democratic Consolidation in Bangladesh	*S. Aminul Islam*
Cultural Diversity, Religious Syncretism and People of India: An Anthropological Interpretation	*N.K.Das*
Female Criminality in Nigeria: A Historic Review	Comfort O. Chukuezi
The Interrelationship between Poverty, Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: An Overview	Mahbuba Nasreen K..Mokaddem and Debasish K. Kundu
Home Delivery Practices in Rural Bangladesh: A Case of Passive Violence to the Women	*Monirul I. Khan and Khaleda Islam*
Book Review
The End of Sociological Theory and other Essays on Theory and Methodology	S. Aminul Islam

Volume 3. Number 1. January 2006

Policy Making and Policy Deficit: Role of the Sociologists	Bipul Kumar Bhadra
Reproductive Health Issues Among Adolescents in Nigeria	Tinuola Femi Rufus
A Note on Multidimensional Study of Social Integration in a Rural Society	Swati Sadhu and Kumar Chattopadhyay
Globalization and Crime	Usman Ahmad Karofi and Jason Mwanza
*Research Note*
Factors Affecting Students’ Performance A Case of Private Colleges	*Syed Tahir Hijazi and S.M.M. Raza Naqvi*

Volume 2. Number 2. July 2005

Towards a Theory of the Intellectuals and their Political Ideology in the Post-Soviet Global Society.	*Nazrul Islam*
Constructing a Global Ghetto: Racism, the West,& the "Third World".	M Asadi
Long-term Camp Life and Changing Identities of Sri Lankan Women Refugees in India.	Abhijit Dasgupta
Socio-spatial Differentials of Political Behaviour of the Urban Poor in Bangladesh.	Shahadat Hossain
Drug Abuse and Criminal Behaviour In Penang, Malaysia:A Multivariate Analysis.	Usman Ahmad Karofi

Volume 2. Number 1. January 2005

Special Issue: Exploring the Sociological Perspective on Poverty

Sociology of Poverty: Quest for a new Horizon	S.Aminul Islam
Challenges in Constructing the Sociological Concept of Poverty.	Monirul Islam Khan
The Politics of Poverty	*David Everatt*
World Bank Data of Poverty and Poverty of World Bank Data	Nazrul Islam
Poverty, Household Strategies and Coping with Urban Life: Examining "Livelihood Framework" in Dhaka City, Bangladesh	*Shahadat Hossain*
Other Papers
Expectations as Limitations: Sociology's Challenges in Development Studies	*Malin Arvidson*
Book Review
Shifting Paradigms of Development	*Nazrul Islam*

Volume 1. Number 2. July 2004

Note From the Editor
Sociology in the 21st Century: Facing a Dead End.	Nazrul Islam
Glocalization as Globalization: Evolution of a Sociological Concept.	Habibul Haque Khondker
Disaster Approach:Exploring the Sociological Approach to Disaster in Bangladesh.	*Mahbuba Nasreen*
Overcoming Poverty in Bangladesh: Search for a New Paradigm.	S. Aminul Islam
Socio-demographic Correlates of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh: A case study of Gaibandha Sadar and Tanore Upazillas	A. I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed
Review Essay
Exploring Governance in South Asian Mega Cities: A Review Essay.	S. Aminul Islam

Volume 1. Number 1. January 2004

Special Issue: Patrimonialism, Culture and Religion: A Reexamination of Max Weber

Note From the Editor
From Academic Outsider to Sociological Mastermind: The Fashioning of the Sociological “Classic” Max Weber.	Dirk Kaesler
Patrimonialism and Urban Development: A Reexamination of Max Weber’s Theories of the City.	Rangalal Sen
Weber’s Perspective on the City and Culture:Contemporary Urbanization and Bangladesh.	A. I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed
Max Weber’s Sociology of Islam: A Critique	Syed Anwar Husain
Protestant Ethic and the Not-So-Sociology of World Religions.	Nazrul Islam