Ms Arefa Sultana
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
Arefa Sultana is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. Her main research interests include religion and politics, secularism, Islam and democracy, democratic leadership, voting behaviour, and ethnicity. She has published many journal articles, including the most recent articles on the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh-Myanmar and the Effectiveness of Anti-corruption Commission in Bangladesh.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Associate Professor | Begum Rokeya University |
| 2017 - 2023 | Assistant Professor | Begum Rokeya University |
| 2014 - 2017 | Lecturer | Begum Rokeya University |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Bengali | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2021 | Flinders University | Australia | Master of Public Policy and Management |
| 2011 - 2012 | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | Master of Social Sciences |
| 2007 - 2011 | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | Bachelor of Social Sciences |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation | Flinders University | Australia |
| — | Australia Award Scholarship, Intake 2020 | Australia Awards | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Sultana, A. (2021). Effectiveness of the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission to control corruption in the public sector: Lessons from the Corrupt Practice Investigation Bureau of Singapore. Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 5(no. 1). |
| 2021 | Sultana, A. (2021). Value pluralism in Rohingya refugee crisis of Bangladesh. Journal of Asian Politics and Society, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, vol. 5(no. 1). |
| 2018 | Sultana, A., Kana, R., & L, T. (2018). The effectiveness of Japanese foreign policy in possible leadership of Asia (Bengali Version). Journal of Sociology, vol. 1(no. 2). |
| 2017 | Sultana, A., & Biswas, D. K. (2017). Economic freedom of employed women in Bangladesh: A study of selected districts. Journal of Public Administration, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh, vol. 1(no. 1). |
| 2017 | Sultana, A., & Sultana, M. R. (2017). 'Recent Rohingya crisis and the human security of Bangladesh: An analysis' (Bengali Version). Journal of Public Administration, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh,, vol. 1(no. 3). |
| 2016 | Biswas, D. K., & Sultana, A. (2016). Celebrity engagement in politics: A study on South Asian perspective. Journal of Social Sciences, Jagannath University, Bangladesh, vol. 4 & 5(no. 1-2). |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Academic Integrity Ambassador | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Adelaide Journal of Social Sciences | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - 2022 | Associate Editor | Journal of Social Sciences | Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur | Bangladesh |