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Dr. Haridhan Goswami serves as Reader in Quantitative Sociology and Co-director of the Institute for Children's Futures at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he leads research on children's subjective wellbeing through rigorous quantitative methodologies and cross-cultural survey design. His work bridges academic theory with practical applications for measuring child wellbeing globally.
His academic foundation includes first-class honours and master's degrees in sociology from the University of Dhaka, followed by a PhD from Hiroshima University funded by the Japanese Government's Monbukakakusho Scholarship. His doctoral research examined Hindu-Muslim intergroup relations in Bangladesh through historical power dynamics and discrimination analysis.
Goswami specializes in developing child-centered survey instruments for cross-cultural wellbeing research, with particular expertise in identifying inequality factors affecting children. His methodological innovations focus on multivariate analysis of wellbeing determinants and participatory approaches to survey design that prioritize children's voices in research processes.
Recent publications reveal three critical research trajectories: pandemic impacts on Bangladeshi children's wellbeing (2021-2024), longitudinal survey methodology development for European cohort studies (2018), and cross-cultural validation of wellbeing measures (2025). His work consistently emphasizes contextual factors from micro-level family dynamics to macro-level policy environments.
His scientific recognition includes the prestigious Monbukakusho Scholarship.
- Monbukakusho Scholarship
As Co-Investigator on three major European Commission projects—Measuring Youth Wellbeing, European Cohort Development Project, and COORDINATE—Goswami has secured substantial research funding. He also directs the Children's Worlds survey in Bangladesh and coordinates the South Asian Research Network for Childhood and Youth Studies (SARNCYS), fostering regional academic collaboration across five countries.
The Institute for Children's Futures, which he co-directs, integrates quantitative sociology with policy development through partnerships with UNICEF and Save the Children. His SARNCYS network connects researchers from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the UK to advance childhood studies in South Asia through comparative methodologies and capacity-building initiatives.
