About Us
Mission & Vision
IJDP’s mission is to promote research and practices in the areas of decolonization, positive peace, social justice, restorative justice, crime prevention, and conflict transformation across the globe.
Guiding Principles
IJDP is grounded in the following principles and values:
Relationships
Excellence
Community Praxis
Collaboration.
Aziz Rahman is currently a Research Fellow at Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) Migration and Integration at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He has been engaged in interdisciplinary research, teaching and community development work for over two decades. He earned his doctoral degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba, Canada, a master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Toronto (UofT), a master’s degree in Regional Development Planning jointly from the Technical University (TU), Dortmund, Germany and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, and a master’s degree and an undergraduate degree in Sociology from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), 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 Bangladesh for over a decade (http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/).
Dr. Muhammad Asadullah is an Associate Professor at the University of Regina’s Department of Justice Studies. Prior to joining UofR, he taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of the Fraser Valley, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He completed his PhD as well as a Masters in Criminology from Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is the recipient of multiple awards and scholarships, including the 2024 University of Regina Provost’s Award for Innovation in Teaching, Neekaneewak Indigenous Leadership Awards, Contemplative Social Justice Scholar Award, ACJS Doctoral Fellowship Award, C.D. Nelson Memorial Award, Liz Elliott Memorial Graduate Scholarship, President’s PhD Scholarship, Provost Prize of Distinction, and Law Foundation Scholarship in Restorative Justice. Currently, he serves as a board member of Circles of Support and Accountability, South Saskatchewan (ww.cosass.ca) and Saskatchewan Restorative Justice Network. He is also on the Advisory Committee of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Restorative Justice (http://www.sfu.ca/crj.html). Previously, he was on the board of the Vancouver Association for Restorative Justice, Salish Sea Empathy Society and the Communities Embracing Restorative Action. Asadullah is a certified Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainer and offers workshops on compassionate communication, self-empathy, and contemplative practice in community, prison, and academic settings. To showcase his work, Asadullah has participated in a number of international trainings and conferences in Bangladesh, Canada, China, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK and USA. Dr. Asadullah is deeply grateful to the Elders in Treaty-4 territory who guided him to walk on this land with humility and respect.
S. R. Khan Orthy is a graduate student of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba in Canada. She completed her BSS and MSS majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Orthy has received several fellowship and scholarships, including Kanee-Mauro Scholars Fellowship, Louis Riel Graduate Scholarship, Naomi Levine Scholarship, International graduate student entrance scholarship, and awardee of Peace scholarship from Bangabandhu Centre for Bangladesh studies in Canada. She has varied experience of working with national and international organizations on structural violence, peacebuilding, cultural diversity, and prevention of violence extremism. She has co-founded and worked as a Senior Partner of “Beyond Peace” – a research consultancy firm in Social Sciences in Bangladesh. Orthy aims to work on peace spoilers in the peacebuilding processes in ethno-political conflicts.
Mohsin Ali—a serious learner—holds multiple degrees. He has earned four master’s degrees: an MA in English Literature, an MA in English Language Teaching (ELT), an MA in Globalization and International Development, and an MA in Education. He possesses the knowledge and skills required to conduct rigorous research. His research interests include international development, education for social transformation, refugee integration issues, identity politics, and fragile state issues. Proficient in cultural and literary theories, Mohsin has authored books and articles and presented research papers at conferences hosted by Carleton University in 2018 and York University in 2019. Moreover, he is a founding director of the Centre for Global Development Re/conciliation.
Sayeed Rass Maswod is currently a Policy Analyst with the Provincial Government of Nova Scotia, Canada who considers himself a lifelong explorer and a passionate learner dedicated to understanding the complexity of the system at large. Before joining public service, he worked as a policy researcher with the Access to Justice and Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia, Canada. He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws and the degree of Master of Laws in 2009 and 2010 respectively. He started his career as an academic and later switched to the legal profession in Bangladesh. He attended the master’s program in Bangladesh and then found his way to Canada and completed his Master of Arts in Criminology with a fellowship. Having believed that “the whole is more powerful than the sum of its part,” he strived to decipher the deeper meaning of the complex system we live in.