Shakir Ullah

Dr Shakir Ullah is a trained ethnographer. He received his Ph.D in cultural anthropology and M.Phil in Sociology. His research goal is to link anthropological theory and ethnographic data on development with issues related to mega-development projects. His broader areas of interest include anthropology of development, applied anthropology, social change, and development. Before joining the Society of Fellows at SUSTech, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Peshawar, as an assistant professor at the University of Swabi Pakistan, and as a research and reporting officer at Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan. He has written extensively on state-led mega-development projects in Pakistan, China One Belt One Road, and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).