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Sajjad Ahamed

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Teaching Assistant

sajjad.ahamed@wayne.edu

2305 Faculty/Administration Building, Wayne State University

Curriculum vitae

Social media

linkedin.com/in/ahamedsajjad

Department

Political Science

Sajjad Ahamed

Mr. Ahamed is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Wayne State University, with a focus on international security, nuclear nonproliferation, arms conflicts, militarized interstate disputes, and foreign policy. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, he teaches the course- PS1050: Understanding Political Science Statistics and has previously instructed courses, such as Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies and American Government. He also worked as a research assistant with Dr. Sharon Lean on nonpartisan citizen election observations in Central and Latin America, as well as with Dr. Kyu-Nahm Jun on a project examining inequality-driven mistrust and compliance with COVID-19 measures.

Before pursuing his doctorate, Mr. Ahamed gained five years of professional experience in humanitarian non-profit organizations, specializing in research, monitoring, and evaluation. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Dhaka.

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

International Security, Nuclear Deterrence and Nonproliferation, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, International Administration, Militarized Interstate Disputes

Research

1. 1. From Deterrence to Escalation: The Stability-Instability Paradox in China's Nuclear Strategy
2. The Changing Face of Peace: African Mediation and Paradigm Transitions (Under Review)
3. Domestic Election Monitoring (DEM) Global Database
4. Examining P5 veto patterns in the UNSC and underlying politics.
5. Strategic Hegemonic Competition between India and China: Analyzing the Hedging and Bandwagoning Behaviors of South Asian Minor Powers.

Education

M.A., Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Dhaka, 2017
B.A., Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Dhaka, 2016

Selected publications

Ahamed, Sajjad (2023). "The Impact of China's Nuclear Expansion and Prospects of the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty." In Expanding Perspective of Nuclear Disarmament (pp. 69-86). Uppsala University: The Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament.