Fatima Sajjad
Associate Professor , Director Centre for Critical Peace studies, Chair Dept. of political science and IR
University of Management and Technology
Dr. Fatima Sajjad is a researcher in the field of Critical Peace Studies and Peace Education in Pakistan. Her work questions contemporary education structures in and outside Pakistan and explores ideas for building peace through education. Within the Peace Education framework, she argues for empowering voices of the Global South and for Decolonial thinking in Global Studies and Political Sociology.
Fatima Sajjad has a PhD
in International Relations from Punjab University, Lahore. She has an extensive
professional experience as a teacher and teacher trainer. Currently, she is
working as Assistant Professor of International Relations at University of
Management and Technology , Lahore. Prior to joining the university, she worked
as a teacher and trainer at Lahore Grammar School for many years. Her unique
experience of teaching at multiple levels of education, right from grade 1 to
PhD, provides her a broad view of classroom practices in Pakistan. She was
awarded Intel Education Award from Ministry of Education Punjab for her work as
a Teacher Trainer. She was also awarded Best Teacher Award and Best Researcher
Award by her institution in 2022. She is currently engaged in various research
projects exploring issues of Critical Peace Studies, Critical Pedagogy and
Decolonializing Education .
fatima.sajjad@umt.edu.pk