Shamsul Arefin
Graduate Student

Education
Expected 2025 Master of Arts, Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
2017 Master of Social Sciences: Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015 Bachelor of Social Sciences: Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research & Teaching Interests
Decoloniality, identity politics, racism, political economy, social movements, public health, Ethnography, political sociology, research methodology, sociological theories.
Awards/Fellowship/Grants
2023 Summer Fellowship, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (2100 USD)
2022 Mujib 100 Research Grants for Women Protocol, Donor: icddr,b (41,125 USD)
2022 UGC Research Grant (Code: 3257103), Approved by: BSMRSTU (1900 USD)
2022 UGC Research Grant (Code: 3257103), Approved by: BSMRSTU, (1500 USD)
2021 UGC Research Grant (Code: 3631108), Awarded by: BSMRSTU, (700 USD).
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
2023 Arefin, S. Right to the city in the age of neoliberal development: A case study of two slum communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Society Register, 7(2), 49-70.
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2022 Arefin, S., Rashid, T., Bhattacharjee, M., Habib, M. D., Islam, M. A., & Rahaman, M. A.. “The whole sky has broken down on me. I might die alone”: A qualitative study on the lived experiences of COVID-19 positive frontline workers in Bangladesh. Frontiers in sociology, 7, 1054921.
2021 Arefin, S., & Rashid, T. THE URBAN POOR IN DHAKA: PERSPECTIVES ON THE RIGHT TO THE CITY. Journal of Urban & Regional Analysis, 13(1).
2018 Rashid, M. A., Amin, M. N., Arefin, S., & Rahaman, M. A. ICTs and Time Use Behavior of the Students: A Study of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh. American Journal of Educational Research, 6(8), 1164-1171.
2018 Arefin, S. The real estate and capital accumulation: An inquiry into Harvey’s model in Dhaka. Peoples’ Preface, 2(2), 153-165.
Manuscripts in preparation
Arefin, Shamsul. Beyond the Neoliberal Market and Colonial Higher Education: Understanding Student Movement in Bangladesh (probable comprehensive paper)
Rashid, T., Arefin, Shamsul; Bhattacharjee, M., Islam, M. A. Stigma and Discrimination Against COVID-19 Positive Patients in Bangladesh: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Non-Vaccinated and Vaccinated Patients (Under review, BMC Public Health)