Dr Haridhan Goswami

My profile

Biography

I started my career as a Lecturer (promoted to Assistant Professor) in the Department of Sociology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh. I then worked as a Statistical Researcher in the Research Team of The Children’s Society in Leeds, UK for just under six years. I have joined the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) within the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University as a Research Associate in November 2012. I have been working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology since March 2014 and recently been promoted to a Reader.

Words of wisdom

You do not need to be a wizard at math to be successful with quantitative research. Strong determination, open to ask for help with difficult questions, giving enough time to practice, good organisation skills will take you to the level you need to be eventually.  

Academic and professional qualifications

I have Honours and Master’s degrees in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and obtained a first class in both degrees. For my Masters thesis, I tested a Durkheimian model on social disorganisation (measured by crime rates) in the context of Bangladesh.

I was awarded a PhD by Hiroshima University, Japan. The Japanese Government fully funded the study through Monbugakakuso Scholarship. Under the supervision of Professor Asako Uehara, I explored intergroup relations between Hindus (minority group) and Muslims (majority group) in Bangladesh. Focusing on the dynamics of power relationship between these two groups in the context of history; my Doctoral research examined the prejudicial and discriminatory aspects of relationships between the members of these two groups in contemporary Bangladesh.

Expert reviewer for external funding bodies

  1. Routledge
  2. Child Indicators Research
  3. Safer Communities
  4. Young: Nordic Journal of Youth Research
  5. The Sage
  6. Children’s World
  7. Drustvena istrazivanja: Journal for General Social Issues
  8. Population Review
  9. Child Development
  10. Applied Research in Quality Life
  11. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  12. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
  13. PeerJ
  14. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology

Expert reviewer for external funding bodies

  1. ESRC
  2. British Council Newton Fund
  3. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Membership of professional associations

  1. International Sociological Association,
  2. European Survey Research Association
  3. International Society for Child Indicators

Personal website address

http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/qstep/meet-our-team/

Teaching

Why do I teach?

I love teaching quantitative methods especially the applicaiton of statistical techniques in social research. It gives me immense pleasure when I see students are enjoying the applicaiton of quantitaitve methods in their research and they find the skills useful for their career and further study. 

How I’ll teach you

Drawing on real life research especially demonstrating how quantitative techniques can help in finding answers to real life situaitons.

Research outputs

Research with children and young people
Quantitative methods
Survey design
Multivariate analysis of data
Subjective well-being
Inter-ethnic group relations