Saad Ullah Khan
Presidential Fellow Political Science- Education
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science. He earned an M.Phil in International Relations from the National Defense University in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also holds an M.S. in International Relations.
- Specializations
Civil wars and state building; conflict and terrorism and political behavior in emerging and established democracies. He is currently part of the team working on Department of Defense's $1.6 million grants on Documenting the Virtual Caliphate and Preventing the Next Generation.
Khan's research focuses on conflict and violence, and extremist ideology on social media platforms, as well as military assistance effectiveness.
- Biography
Saad Ullah Khan’s research interests include civil wars and state building; conflict and terrorism and political behavior in emerging and established democracies. He is currently part of the team working on Department of Defense’s $1.6 million grants on Documenting the Virtual Caliphate and Preventing the Next Generation.
His research focuses on conflict and violence, and extremist ideology on social media platforms, as well as military assistance effectiveness. He has worked as an Instructor at the National Defence University in Islamabad where he taught Introduction to International Relations.
Khan’s work has appeared in national and international media outlets. His expertise includes data analysis with R, SPSS, STATA, MS Office, Python. He is a member of the American Political Science Association, the British International Studies Association, the International Studies Association and the International Political Science Association. He speaks Arabic, English, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Presentations:
“A Cross-National Analysis of Social Media-Generated Violence in South Asia.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 16-19, 2020. (Canceled due to COVID-19)
“A Cross-National Analysis of Social Media-Generated Violence in South Asia.” International Studies Association – South. Memphis, Tennessee, Oct. 4, 2019.
“When Guns Stop Flying In: An Example of Security Assistance Effectiveness from Pakistan.” GSA Conference, Georgia State University, March 3, 2019.
Selected Media Mentions:
2018 Has Trump Put Pakistan On Notice? January
2017 Don’t Shed Fake Tears Over Jerusalem December
2017 The Kurdish Referendum Should Go On September
2017 The Global Community Must Save The Rohingyas From Extinction September
2017 Trump’s Afghan Strategy Is Doomed For Failure August
- Publications
Khan, S., [forthcoming 2019]. “Social Media as a Murder Weapon: Evidence from South Asia.” Paper to be presented at the Terrorism and Social Media Conference at the Swansea University, U.K.
Khan, S., [forthcoming 2019]. “Does Socio-Religious Opposition Against Female Voting Impact The Actual Turnout: Evidence From Pakistan,” Midwestern Political Science Association (MPSA) Chicago, IL.
Khan, S., [forthcoming 2019]. “Social Media As An Accessory To Murder: Socio-religious Violence In South Asia and How The Social Media Is Abetting It” Paper presented at the Terrorism and Social Media Conference. Swansea, U.K.
Khan, S., (2016) “Counterterrorism Strategies and Ethnic Divisions: A Case of Pakistan,” National Counterterrorism Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan