Brief CV Nargis Zahra - National Defence University

Nargis Zahra
Nargis Zahra
Lecturer and Coordinator
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Contemporary Studies
National Defence University,Islamabad
zahra.hamayun@gmail.com
0321-5532194
Miss. Nargis Zahra is a lecturer and a result driven researcher withanalyticalexperience in the
philosophical, security, political and international issues.
Education:Miss Nargis Zahra maintains an excellent academic record. She has earned her bachelor in
Philosophy and Psychology from Bahaudin Zakraya University, Multan. She carries a First class
Master’sdegree in International Relations (IR) and M.Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies (DSS) from
Quaid-e Azam University (QAU), Islamabad.The topic of her dissertation was "Realism and
Contemporary Challenges to Security". She evaluated Realist Paradigm with reference to the case
studies of Current Economic Crunch in global market and Terrorism with reference to Classical Realist
thought. She has maintained 1 st division throughout her academic years. She qualified for DAAD PhD
Scholarship 2010, for Conflict Studies and Management Programme (CSMP) Willy Brandt School of
Public Policy, Erfurt University, Germany. She stands to be the only Pakistani female working on
Classical Realism of Political Thought.
Professional Background: Miss Nargis Zahra has earned professional experience as a teacher at college
and university level, an editor, writer, skill trainer and public speaker. She started her professional life in
2003 from Central Law College forGirls,Multan; there she taught Pakistan Studies and Political Science.
She joined Superior Services’ Academy in 2004 for teaching CSS classes and taking charge as Director
Administration. She joined M.Phil after teaching experience of four years, in 2007. She started her career
in Islamabad in 2008 by joining Department of DSS at QAU as Teaching and Research Assistant. She
provided student counseling on seminar papers, prepared syllabi and delivered lectures at MSc level. She
also rendered her services as seminar coordinator for one year at DSS, QAU. She qualified for the post of
Assistant Research Officer at Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)in March 2009. Her
responsibilities at IPRI included giving presentations to foreign delegations on national, regional and
international strategic issues, research and writing. She has also worked as Assistant Editor ‘Factfile’ at
Islamabad Policy Research Institute on for 11 months. In addition to this she has frequently been writing
in English Newspapers' Editorials, andspeaking at Radio and TV Current Affairs programs. She has also
worked as a visiting trainer for training Local Body Representatives from different parts of Pakistan at
National Centre for Rural Development (NCRD). She joined Department of IR at FCS, NDU in February
2011. Here she teaches Theories of International Relations, Research Methodology and Political
Economy. She is also working as student counselor and course coordinator.

Publications:
Two research papers:
Books:
1. An article titled, ‘Realism, State and Terrorism’, in AAKROSH (New Delhi) April 2011.
2. An article titled, ‘Realist State and de-globalization’, in Policy Perspectives (Islamabad), July-
December 2011.
1. The synopsis for her book “Realism and Contemporary Security” is approved at Oxford
University Press (Karachi) and manuscript is submitted.
2. The Synopsis of her book “Regional Security Complexes and Contemporary Muslim World” is in
process of writing.
Newspaper:
She contributes bimonthly article in Islamabad Dateline (Islamabad).