معرفی
Nazmul Sultan is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Arts. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago (2020) and previously served as a George Kingsley Roth Research Fellow at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge. His work centers on the history of political thought, empire and anticolonial thought, popular sovereignty, and global intellectual history.
- Education: PhD in Political Science, University of Chicago (2020); BA in Philosophy and Politics, City University of New York; studies at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
His research examines the formation of democratic ideas in colonial India, reinterpreting anticolonialism as a theoretical and historical problem. Current projects include theorizing the global condition of modern political thought and editing Rabindranath Tagore’s political writings for Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. His first book, Waiting for the People (2024), explores how disputes over modern peoplehood shaped India’s democratic project.
Teaching and Supervision: Nazmul teaches courses on contemporary political theory, global intellectual history, and political thought. He advises graduate students on topics including anticolonial political thought, comparative political theory, and South Asian politics. Recent courses include POLI 341A/D (Contemporary Political Theory) and POLI 449E (Topics in Political Theory).
Editorial Work: Editing Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Political Writings, bringing together Tagore’s key political essays in English and Bengali translations.
