Adjunct Faculty Profile

Dr. Raja M. Ali Saleem George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Qualification: PhD (Public Policy)
EDUCATION 2010 - 15 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia PhD (Public Policy) Courses: Macro Policy, Policy Analysis, National Policy Systems, US Policy-Making Institutions, Democratization, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods (six courses), etc. 2004 - 2006 University of Calgary Calgary, Canada MBA Courses: Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Change, Management Accounting, and Public Sector Management, etc. 1997-1998 University of Manchester Manchester, UK MA (Economic and Social Studies: Public Sector Reform/Change) Courses: Public Policy Analysis, Organizational Development, Public Sector Reform Management, Economic Analysis, Decentralization Participation & Public Action in Development, Public Sector Restructuring, etc. 1990-1992 Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan MA (Pakistan Studies) Distinction (CGPA 3.9). Courses: Pakistani Society & Culture, Administrative & Legal system and Institutions, Strategic Issues & Defense Policy, Foreign Policy of Pakistan, Pakistani Linguistics, Theories of Comparative Politics, etc. PUBLICATIONS Books • Budget-in-Brief (2001-02). Published by Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, 2001. • Budget-in-Brief (2000-01). Published by Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, 2000. • Explanatory Memorandum on Federal Receipts (1999-2000). Published by Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, 1999. • State, Nationalism and Islamization: Historical Analysis of Turkey and Pakistan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Scholarly • ‘Religious Values and Worldviews,’ Oxford Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion (under review). • ‘Fighting Favortism in the Georgian Public Sector’ (with Levan Samadashvili), a book chapter in Ongoing Issues in Georgian Policy and Public Administration, edited by Bonnie Stabile and Nino Ghonghadze (Westphalia Press, 2017). • Review of Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites: Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution. Edited by Elazar Barkan and Karen Barkey. Journal of Church and State, 59(2), 2017. • Review of Quinn Mecham and Julie Chernov Hwang (eds), Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World, Party Politics, 22(4), 2016. • ‘Identifying Islamist Parties Using Gunther and Diamond’s Typology.’ Sage Open, 4, 2014. • ‘Has Democracy Reduced Terrorism in Pakistan?’ University of Durham, 2013. • ‘Does home country institutional quality matter for foreign asset divestitures?’ Peer-reviewed Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 3(1), February 2012. • A chapter in Human Development Report on South Asia, 2003, presenting a comparative analysis of the technical education and skill development policies of the six South Asian countries. Published by the Oxford University Press, 2003. Policy • Public Procurement Reforms in Federal and Provincial Governments. Center for Peace and Development Initiative, Islamabad, 2011. • ‘Special Parliamentary Committee on (Pakistan’s) Constitutional Reforms and Concurrent List.’ Published online by the Forum of Federations, Canada, 2010. • Gender Budget Statement. Published by Gender Budgeting Reform Initiative/UNDP, 2008. • ‘Financial Deepening and Development.’ Background Brief for Pakistan Development Forum, 2007. Published by Government of Pakistan, 2007. • ‘Domestic Commerce.’ Background Brief for Pakistan Development Forum, 2007. Published by Government of Pakistan, 2007. • ‘Industrial Growth and Competitiveness.’ Background Brief for Pakistan Development Forum, 2007. Published by Government of Pakistan, 2007. • ‘Cities and Growth.’ Background Brief for Pakistan Development Forum, 2007. Published by Government of Pakistan, 2007. • Gender Patterns in Public Sector Employment in Punjab. Published by Gender Budgeting Reform Initiative/UNDP, 2007. Newspapers • Articles appeared in Pakistan’s major English dailies (Dawn, The News, and Express Tribune) and in Globe & Mail, Canada. AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS • Ali Vural Ak Center Research Grant (2014). • GMU Students Research Grant (2014). • Rumi Forum Fellowship (2013). • Nominated for membership of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international students for four consecutive years (2011-2014). • GMU PhD. Research Assistantship (2010-15). • LEAD International Fellowship, United Kingdom (2008-9). • University of Calgary scholarship for two years (2004-06). • Distinction, Quaid-i-Azam University (1992). • Quaid-i-Azam University Merit Scholarship for two years (1990-92). • University Grants Commission Scholarship (1988-89).