"Journey to research: Selecting a suitable topic for research and dissertation", Imam Ghazali Centre for Research and Publication, Kuala Lumpur, 28 January 2023.
"Restoring Climate Justice in the Unequal World" 2nd International Conference on Social Work and Sustainable Social Development 2023, Department of Social Work Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 5-7 January 2023.
"Towards a sustainable aquaculture: Limits and possibilities of environmental certifications"Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada; 27 August 2021 (through Zoom).
"Neoliberal state and ecological violence", Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Social Sciences, March 29, 2021 (through Zoom).
"Urban food security in the age of vulnerability: The Singapore story", Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Social Sciences, March 30, 2021 (through Zoom).
"Social and environmental changes driven by COVID-19: Implications for developing countries", International Webinar on Social and Environmental Impacts of COVID-19, organized by Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northern University of Bangladesh and Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster, NTU, 18 July 2020.
"Journey to research: Selecting research topic" Workshop on Research and Publication, organized by UniV (www.univbd.com), 7 June 2020 (through Zoom).
"Educational challenges of the Muslim community: Towards a broader agenda", Workshop for University Teachers Forum, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh; 26 May 2020 (through Zoom).
"Environmental Ethics of a Muslim", Keynote Lecture for the Religious Teachers of Singapore, organized by the Asatiza Recognition Board, Singapore; 5 September 2020 (through Zoom; funded).
"Food and ecology: Limits and possibilities of aquaculture certification", Development Ecology and Aquaculture Meeting, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 15 March 2019.
"Food security and sustainability in a smart city: The Singapore story", Young Global Leadership Summit, Shangri La Hotel, Singapore; Global Economic Forum; 29 October 2019 [funded].
"Globalization Project, Neoliberal Paradox and the Quest for a Sustainable Earth", Conference at the Deans Complex, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2nd July 2018.
"Environmental Ethics of a Muslim", Keynote Lecture for the Religious Teachers of Singapore, organized by the Asatiza Recognition Board, Singapore; Function Hall, Maarof Mosque; 25 April 2019.
"Globalizing food and the rise of the privatizing environmental governance: The case of industrial aquaculture", Conference on Globalizing Food, University of Nottingham Malaysia Teaching Centre, Level 2 Chulan Tower 3, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur; 19 July 2018 [funded].
"Climate change and food security in the Asia-Pacific: Response and Resilience", J-WAFS (Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab) Talks on Climate Change and Food Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 25 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139, 4 December 2018.
"Urban food security in the age of vulnerabilities: The Singapore Story" in J-WAFS Talks on Urban Food Security, MIT, 25 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139, 14 November 2018.
"Toward Sustainable Seafood: Limits and Possibilities of Aquaculture Certifications" in J-WAFS Talks on Sustainable Seafood, MIT, 25 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139, 31 October 2018.
"Environmental and Social Challenges of Modernity" in Leadership Training Workshop for Young Intellectuals, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 November 2017.
"Challenges of Globalization and their Impacts of Food Security in Singapore", United Nations Association of Singapore (UNAS) Seminar 2017, The Hive, NTU, September 23, 2017.
"Thinking globally acting locally: Sustainable community building in the age of crises", Workshop on International Development, August 19, 2017; BRITT College, Hilton Milton Keynes, Timbold Dr, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom [Funded].
"Globalization project and its sustainability paradox", School of Management Workshop, University of Canberra, Australia, 3 April 3017.
"Globalizing food and the rise of the privatizing environmental governance: The case of global aquaculture", Unit-6 at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Talks, University of British Columbia Okanagan, December 2, 2016 [funded].
"Teaching pedagogies in the 21st century: Generating leaders, building a community", Teacher Training Week, International Islamic School Malaysia, August 26, 2016 [funded].
"Globalization, neoliberalism and sustainability" in Sustainable Communities Speaker Series, Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC), Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada, 11 August 2016.
"Globalization project and sustainability: Education through a theoretical debate", International Conference on the Community of Practice for More Effective Implementation of Higher Education for Sustainability in Asia, Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster, Nanyang Executive Center, NTU, 21-22 April 2016.
"Financing solutions for sustainable development goals: Writing a good grant proposal", Workshop for "Ideas for Action" (I4A) grant, World Bank Group, in collaboration with Whatron in University of Pennsylvania and Zicklin Centre for Business Ethics Research; Hive, NTU; organized by Ideas for Action Singapore, 18 January 2016.
"Aquaculture certification: Prospects and Pitfalls", Murdoch Speaker Series, Murdoch University in Singapore, Waterfront Plaza, Singapore, 26 March 2015.
"Food security and sustainability in Singapore" Keynote Lecture for Singapore Teachers, National Institute of Singapore (NIE), Association of Singapore Teachers Building, 2 Malan Road, Singapore; March 24, 2015 [funded].
"Teaching Environmental Sustainability: Interdisciplinarity, pedagogy and learning outcomes", International Conference on Post-Secondary Education for Sustainability in Asia: Curricula, Case Studies and Community-Building, 5-6 February 2015, Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore.
"Climate change, environmental governance and urban food security", Food Governance Talks, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Canada; December 11, 2014 [funded].
"Climate change and disaster vulnerabilities: Water, weather, and welfare", Regional Conference on Water, Climate Difficulties and Development, Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 24 March 2014 [funded].
"Sustainable Development: Paradoxes, Praxis, and Pedagogies", Sustainability in Education: Pedagogical Themes and Practices in Asian Countries, Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore, 27-28 February 2014, Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster, HSS, NTU.
"Aquaculture certification and sustainability", Leadership for Sustainability and Social Change Talks, Saint Francis Xavier University, Canada, September 9, 2013 [funded].
"Environmental concerns and state-religion relations: A rethinking of the environmental curriculum in Singapore", International Conference on Bridging Research and Pedagogy in Sustainability: Theory and Practice, Nanyang Executive Centre, NTU, April 19-20, 2013.
"Towards a reflexive modernity: Paradoxes and pathways", Community Building Workshop, York College, City University of New York, October 28, 2012.
"Normalizing abnormality: Kleptocracy, risk society, and human rights abuse in Bangladesh", Human Rights and Development for Bangladesh Seminar Series, New York, 29 October 2012.
"Neoliberal paradox and the global sociology", York Global Sociology Talks, Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Canada, February 15, 2012 [funded].
"From an independent nation to a risk society: Political culture and human rights issues in Bangladesh", Policy Research Centre Talks, London, United Kingdom, 19 December 2011 [Full coverage by a number of TV channels].
"The rise of the Muslim Ecological Paradigm in the discourse of environmental governance", Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) Seminar Series, Department of Development and Governance Studies, NUB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 July 2011 [funded].
"Tipaimukh Dam: Environmental and Social Consequences", Conference on Environmental and Political Crises Looming in Bangladesh, Long Live Bangladesh (LLB), United States, Marriot Hotel in Washington D.C., 19 May 2009.
"Environmental Governance in the Global Agro-food System", Environmental Governance Seminar 2009, Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, United States, 2 March 2009 [funded].
"Governing agro-food and the transnational politics" in the International Development Seminar, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), February 23, 2009 [funded].
"Privatizing environmental policies: Certification regimes in the global agro-food system", Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Seminar Series, Memorial University of Newfound Land, 19 March 2008 [funded].
"Multiple flexibilities: Labor and gender standards and their implementations in the era of certification", Menno Simons College Development Talks, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Canada, 5 December 2007 [funded].
"Environmental governance and sustainability", Queen's School of Environmental Studies (SES) Seminar Series 2008-2009, Queen's University, Canada, 06 November 2008 [funded].
Conference Presentations
"Geopolitics of Climate Change: Deals, Disturbances, and Power Dynamics", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, York University, Canada, 31 May-04 June 2023.
"Anthropocene, Inequality and Climate Change: Towards an Integrated Climate Justice Framework", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, York University, Canada, 31 May-04 June 2023.
"Food Self-Sufficiency for Resilient Development and Economic Growth in Small Island Developing States", in Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), New York, 26 September 2022.
"Climate change as an apparatus of development: Towards a neoliberal green governmentality", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, Western University, Canada, 31 May-04 June 2021.
"From racial colonization to neoliberal paradox: Projects, patterns, and subjectivities"Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, Western University, Canada, 31 May-04 June 2021.
"How to mitigate and tackle the problem of food security in the post-COVID era?", International webinar on "Adapting to Climate Change and the "New Normal" post COVID-19 Pandemic: the ASEAN food Supply Chain for Global Food Security", organized by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS); Queen's University Belfast, UK; Center of Excellence in Food Science and Innovation, Thammasat University (TU), Thailand; National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA); 12 October 2020.
"Smart city, urban food security and the future of farming: The case of Singapore", Interdisciplinary community of agrarian/food studies workshop, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 11 March 2020 [funded].
"Development as a historical project of power: A tale of four regimes", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, University of British Columbia, June 2-5, 2019.
"Dynamics of environmentalism: A review and appraisal", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, University of British Columbia, June 2-5, 2019.
"Tackling Regional Climate Change Impacts and Food Security Issues: A Critical Analysis across ASEAN, PIF, and SAARC", Sustainability and Development Conference, University of Michigan, November 9-11, 2018.
"Development without democracy: The China Paradox", Obstacles to Development Conference, (Sociology of Development, American Sociological Association), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 19-21 October 2018.
"Science, food, and disaster: The future of food under the bio-tech regime", Transecting "Healthy" and "Sustainable" Food in the Asia-Pacific, Yale-NUS College and Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore. 29 July– 1 August 2018.
"Sustainability through the Lens of Environmental Sociology: Some Reflections", EfS Asia 2018 - Knowledge, Skills and Action in EfS for a rapidly changing world, National Institute of Education, Singapore, 30 April-02 May 2018.
"Globalizing food and the rise of the privatizing environmental governance: The case of global aquaculture", Food and Society International Conference 2017, National University of Malaysia (UKM), 17-19, November 2017, Hotel Istana, KL, Malaysia.
"Sustainability from theory to practice: Chinese New Year as an avenue for sustainability education", Education for Sustainability Asia Network Meeting, National Institute of Singapore (NIE), May 1-2, 2017.
"Globalization Project, Neoliberal Paradox, and the Rise of a Double-Risk Society", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting 2017, May 27-June 2, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
"Labor and gender in the globalization of production: A tale of two export industries in Bangladesh", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting 2017, May 27-June 2, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
"Commercial shrimp and the agrarian question in coastal Bangladesh", XIV World Congress of Rural Sociology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, August 10-14, 2016.
"Slash-and-burn in Indonesia: Environmental and social outcomes beyond borders", Southeast Asian Studies in Asia Conference, December 12-13, 2015 in Kyoto, Japan [funded by the organizer: Kyoto University, and NTU].
"Slash and burn culture in Indonesia: Treadmill of production, double-risk society and plural environmental governance", International Conference on "Environment in Asia", Shaw Foundation Building, National University of Singapore (NUS), Nov. 11-12, 2015.
"Between exploitation and survival: Women workers in the global readymade garments industry", Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Meeting [Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences], June 1-5, 2015, University of Ottawa, Canada.
"Globalization and urban resilience: A case of urban food security in Singapore", Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Meeting [Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences], June 1-5, 2015, University of Ottawa, Canada.
"A Political Ecology of Aquaculture Certification: Towards a 'modernization of Ecology", XVIII ISA [International Sociological Association] World Congress of Sociology, 13-19 July 2014, Yokohama, Japan.
"Aquaculture certifications and labor standards: Limits and possibilities", World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Meeting, 7-11 June 2014, Adelaide, Australia.
"Biotechnology, Patenting of Life and the Future of Food", Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Meeting [Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences], 23-28 May 2014, Brock University, Canada.
"Certification regimes in the global agro-food system: Towards a theoretical critique of ecological modernization" in Canadian Association of Food Studies (CAFS) Meeting [Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences], 23-28 May 2014, Brock University, Canada.
"Climate change and urban food security in Asia: The Singapore Story" in Plural Coexistence and Sustainable Development 2014 (Southeast Asian Studies in Asia from Multidisciplinary Perspectives International Conference), March 5-9, 2014, Kunming/Dehong, Yunnan, China (Co-organized by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences; School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU; and Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. Co-hosted by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences; and Dehong Prefectural Association of Social Sciences, China) [funded by the organizers].
"Climate Change and Disaster Vulnerabilities: Is Asia Prepared?", International Conference on plural coexistence and sustainability: Asian experiences in interdisciplinary perspectives, (jointly organized by Kyoto University, NTU, and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China), School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU, Singapore; March 11-12, 2013.
"Consumer-led Ecological Modernization and the Market for Eco-certified Paper: A Post-materialist Singapore?" PSSIR (Political Science, Sociology, and International Relations) Annual International Conference 2012, September 17-19, Bali, Indonesia.
"Globalization, global commodity chains and governance", International Conference on Arts, Social Sciences and Technology 2012 (iCAST 2012), Parkroyal Hotel, Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia, March 3–4, 2012.
"Modern environmentalism and Muslim ecological paradigm: Towards an ontological alliance?", American Sociological Association Meeting 2011, Las Vegas, United States, August 20-23, 2011.
"Blue revolution, privatizing environmental governance, and Asian food security", International Conference on Asian Food Security (ICAFS): Feeding Asia in the 21st Century: Building Urban-Rural Alliances, Organized by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies and the Philippines-based South East Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), August 10-12, 2011, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
"Commercial shrimp and the coastal livelihoods in Bangladesh: Resilience and sustainability in the age of certification", 9th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (9AFAF) of the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS), the Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), China, April 21-25, 2011 [funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Canada].
"Ecological Modernization or Modernization of Ecology? Exploring nature-society relations in the era of aquaculture certification", Rural Sociological Society (RSS) Meeting, American Sociological Association, Atlanta, United States, August 12-15, 2010.
"Tipaimukh Dam in India: Environmental resistance beyond borders" ISA (International Sociological Association) World Congress ("Research Committee on Environment and Society, RC 24"), Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010.
"The old is new: Modern environmentalism and its roots in an 'old' medieval tradition", Conference of bright dark ages: Rethinking Needham's grand question, (Organized by NTU, National University of Singapore, and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, May 20-21, 2010.
"Privatizing regulation in the global agro-food system: Labor standards and their implementations in the era of certification", World Aquaculture Society Meeting 2009, Vera Cruz, Mexico, September 26-29, 2009 [funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Canada].
"From public to private governance: Opportunities and challenges for Bangladesh shrimp aquaculture in the era of certification", Harvard University Conference, organized by Bangladesh Development Initiative, Democracy and Development in Bangladesh Forum and The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance & Innovation, JFK School of Government at Harvard University, June 13-14, 2008 [funded by Science and Humanities Research Council, Canada].
"From sea to shrimp processing factories: Gender and employment in the lower end of global commodity chain", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting 2007, Saskatoon, Canada, May 29-June 02, 2007.
"Certification in the global agro-food system: Experience from shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh", Canadian Sociological Association Meeting 2007, Saskatoon, Canada, May 29-June 02, 2007.
"Power in social organization: A sociological review", York Sociology Annual Conference, York University, March 23, 2007.
"From rice to shrimp: Environmental and agrarian changes in rural Bangladesh", YCAR Brawn Bag Series, York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), York University, January 29, 2006.
"Politics of representation: An intersection of development and power in post-9/11 world", 6th Annual Conference of the International Social Theory Consortium, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, in partnership with Thesis Eleven Centre for Critical Theory, School of Sciences, La Trobe University, June 9-11, 2005.
"Knowledge/power regime: Global politics of development and governance,", 33rd Annual Conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, George Mason University, United States, September 24-26, 2004 [best paper award].
"Muslim relations with the United States after September 11: Conflict or coexistence?", International Conference on the Muslims in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 1-2, 2003 [funded by the organizer].
"Government intervention in the logging industry in Malaysia", Annual Canadian Sociology Association Meeting 2003, Halifax, Canada, May 28-June 4, 2003.
"Labelling 'Visible Minorities': Reinforcing difference in the official discourse of multiculturalism?", York Sociology Annual Conference, March 28-30, 2003.
"The highlanders Southeast Asia: The dynamics of identity politics in a historical setting", York History Conference, York University, March 15-17, 2002.
"From Non-Governmental Organization to Neo-Governmental Organization: The political role of NGOs in Bangladesh", Sociology Conference: Sociological Reflexions," York University, March 15-17, 2002.
"Integration in multiculturalism", Sociology Conference, Sociology: Here and Now, York University, April 27-28, 2001.
"The West and the Muslims: Towards a Peaceful Co-existence", Bilingual Conference on New Scholars-New Ideas, Department of Sociology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada [funded by York University].
Invited Presentations
"A sociology of pandemics: Lessons for Muslim communities", Seminar room, Asshyakirin Mosque, Singapore, 10 April 2022.
"Fisheries/aquaculture in Bangladesh and food security: Challenges and opportunities", International Conference on Food Security in Post Covid-19 Era, Greentech Foundation Bangladesh, Jorashako Communication Ltd., 21 June 2020.
"Publish or perish: Tips of academic publication", Philippines Christian University, 27 May 2020 (Through Zoom).
"SMU City Dialogue", Singapore Management University, 25 October 2019.
"Labor and gender under neoliberalism", University of British Columbia, Canada, 4 February 2019 (funded).
"Globalization project and neoliberal paradox: Quest for a sustainable earth", Through Time and Space: Synergies in Science, Thought and Culture (NTU and Sorbonne Universities Joint Workshop), Innovation Centre, NTU, 2-4 June 2016.
"School of Social Sciences", NTU Open House, Lecture Theatre 1A (600+ participants), 4 March 2017.
"Globalization and sustainability: Framing issues", Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 2 December 2016.
"Alt Screen: Of Animalia—Holy Cow", Talk in the National Library Board, The Pod, Level 16, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064; 9 November 2016 [funded].
"Education, pedagogy and the community building: some preliminary thoughts", Al-Tabari Conference Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia, 29 September 2016.
"Maintaining resilience and social justice in a turbulent world: A Muslim perspective", Danforth Islamic Centre, Toronto, Canada, 12 August 2016.
"Environment: Earth in Crisis, solutions rooted in faith" Seminar by the Darul Arqam Singapore, Singapore Expo, 7 May 2016 [funded].
"What is sustainability? Is a sustainable world possible?" General Paper (GP) Day [for A level students to improve their ability at tackling GP essay questions], 15 February 2014, NTU.
"Development, Power, and the Environment: Neoliberal Paradox in the Age Vulnerability", Book Launch Seminar, Division of Sociology and Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster, NTU, 11 October 2013.
"A Political Ecology of Certification Movements", Seminar by the Department of Sociology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada; December 23, 2012 [funded].
"Nature and society in the modern world: Implications for justice and research", International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak campus, 6 May 2011.
"Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue (ShAD) Meeting" invited by WWF and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia, Gran Melia Jakarta, 9-10 March 2010 [funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Canada].
"Socio-environmental Activism" in NTU Sociological Society Social Activism Platform Series, LT 12, NTU, 19 January 2010.
"Environmental governance in the global agro-food system: Implications for sustainability", Division of Sociology, NTU, 13 March 2009.
"Dilemmas of fieldwork: Subjectivities, politics, and practicalities", Colloquium on the Global South, University Consortium on the Global South, York University, 21 March 2007.
"Shrimp farming: Environmental and social impacts in Bangladesh", Seminar organized by Agragati (a local NGO), Satkhira, Bangladesh, June 30, 2001.
