Transformations in the 'Cotton Belt' of Pakistan
Mehwish Reports from Multan District
In the ‘cotton belt’ of South Punjab, Pakistan, many farmers are shifting away from cotton farming as a primary source of livelihood. Mehwish Zuberi, a doctoral researcher from HNEE, shares some insights from her current research stay in Multan district. Her study is part of the junior research group project TRANSECT which explores agricultural transformation and scenarios for local bio-based economies in Central and South Asia.
Click on the picture above to watch Mehwish's video.
Research Interests
- International Political Economy
- Development Economics
- Environment and Conflict
- Foreign Investment and Labor
- Islam in Post-Communism
- China in Central and South Asia
Curriculum Vitae
Pengshan Pan is a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His fields are international political economy and development. His research focuses on international development and political economy, especially in Central and South Asia. In particular, he explores the interlinkages between foreign direct investment, nature and conflict. He is broadly interested in industrial policies in post-communist countries and China's footprint in Eurasia.
Aug 2017 – Current
PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Graduate Certificate: Center for Russian & East European Studies / Asian Studies Center
- Fields: International Political Economy / Development
Aug 2014 – Dec 2016
Master of Science, Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA
Sep 2009 – Jun 2013
Bachelor of Economics, Finance
Sichuan University Chengdu, China
Experience
mid-June /July / August / mid-September 2022
Visiting Fellow, TRANSECT
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Germany
Mar / April /May / June 2022
Research Fellow, OSCE Academy Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Spring 2022
Participant, Economic Research Mentoring Program,
China-Russia Eurasian Studies Center Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Summer 2021
Participant, Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality
University of Chicago / Hong Kong University of Science and Techology
Summer 2018
Participant, ICPSR Summer Institute, EITM Certificate
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Sep 2017 – Current
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
Research Assistant, La Follette School of Public Affairs Madison, WI, USA
Conference & Seminar Presentations
Fall 2022 / Montreal, Canada & Fall 2021 Seattle, WA, USA, (virtual)
American Political Science Association Conference (APSA)
Spring 2022
Midwest Political Science Association Conference (MPSA)
Chicago, IL, USA
Summer 2022 / Tashkent, Uzbekistan & Fall 2021 Columbus, OH, USA, (virtual)
Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference (CESS)
Spring 2022
Graduate Students in International Political Economy (GSIPE), (virtual)
Summer 2022
Wisconsin Russia Project Workshop
University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI, USA
Summer 2021
Conceptualizing the BRI and its Effects Workshop
University of Toronto, Canada
Summer 2021
Political Science and International Relations Academic Community Conference
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
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