Aziz Rahman has long been engaged in interdisciplinary research, teaching and community development work. He earned his doctoral degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba (UM), a master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in Regional Development Planning jointly from the University of Dortmund, Germany, and the University of the Philippines Diliman, and a master’s degree and an undergraduate honours degree in Sociology from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. Aziz has taught sociology, criminology, and migration and displacement courses at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. He has taught as a faculty member in Bangladeshi universities for over ten years. Aziz is the recipient of a number of scholarships including the SSHRC Joseph Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship. His PhD thesis explored refugee economic integration in Canada. Aziz’s SSHRC-funded postdoctoral research focus is on refugee entrepreneurship in Canada, with the goal to identify to policymakers the factors affecting the successful labor market integration of resettled refugees in Canada. Aziz has published books, peer reviewed articles and presented research papers at conferences on various topics including refugee integration issues, public views of crime and policing, Islamist terrorism, ethnic violence, colonialism, hate crime and gig workers’ experiences. Aziz established two non-profit organizations based in Bangladesh to improve the quality of life of underprivileged population groups through community development projects, training, research, and advocacy. Aziz is an alumnus of the inaugural cohort of the President Student Leadership Program (PSLP) at UM. He is currently serving on the Board of Winnipeg Immigrant Partnership advisory table on Immigration and Indigenous Peoples, the Canadian Association of Refugees and Forced Migration Studies, the Institute of Cultural Affairs Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Criminological Association.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 3872 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-6741 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/aziz-rahman-450084277/ | |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/aziz_ica |
Expertise
Migration processes
-
Migration drivers
-
Migration forms
-
Migration infrastructures
Migration governance
-
Migration policy and law
-
Governance processes
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
-
Migration research and theory
-
Transversal themes
Disciplines
-
Disciplines
-
Subject Areas
Methods
-
Qualitative research
-
Quantitative research
Geographies
-
Scope
-
UN Countries
Roles
-
Toronto Metropolitan University
University, Toronto, Canada
Research Fellow -
University of Winnipeg
University, Winnipeg, Canada
Instructor (Contract Academic Staff) -
University of Manitoba
University, MB, Canada
PhD Candidate -
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Faculty Member
Research
No Items Found!
This profile doesn't have any research items associated yet!
Suggested Research
No Items Found!
We couldn't find any research matching the name "Aziz Rahman"!
You can manually select items by searching for them on the Database Page and clicking the "Claim My Item" button for each item you want to claim. Claimed items will then appear under the Research tab on your profile.