CURRICULUM VITAE Raees BAIG

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "CURRICULUM VITAE Raees BAIG"

Linette Fletcher
5 years ago
Views:

1 CURRICULUM VITAE Raees BAIG PERSONAL DATA Full Name: BAIG Raees Begum Office Address: 421A, T. C. Cheng Building, United College, Telephone No.: (852) Fax No: (852) Address: Webpage (URL): EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy Department of Social Work & Social Administration The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 01/ /2010 Supervisor: Professor Nelson Chow Wing-sun Bachelor of Social Work (First Class Honour) Department of Social Work & Social Administration The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Other Qualification Certificate course on European Convention studies Faculty of Law The University of Hong Kong 2015 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Department of Social Work 08/ /2016 College: New Asia College Part-time Lecturer Department of Social Work 08/ /2014 Honorary Lecturer Department of Social Work and Social Administration The University of Hong Kong 08/ /2014 Half-time Teaching Consultant Leadership Development Programme Office of the University General Education 08/ /2012

2 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Senior Minority Fellow Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS Gender - Gender equality in migrant and minority communities; gender perspectives in religion; the application of international framework on women s rights and gender equality Migration - Migration and social work development; transnationalism and social protection; redefining the discourse of migration Minority - The application of international minority rights framework and minority rights protection mechanism; regional differences on defining minority and minority rights Social and political activism - Capacity of civil society; migrant and minority political participation; changing forms of activism LIST OF RESEARCH OUTPUTS OR CREATIVE WORKS Baig, R. (forthcoming in early 2016). 香港種族共融政策下的社會工作. 民族社會工作研究文集. Baig, R. and O Connor, P. (2015). Hong Kong Muslims self-representation in Cantonese: An oriental Orientalism? Asian Anthropology. 14(1): (50:50) Baig R. (2012). From colony to Special Administrative Region: ethnic minorities participation in the making of legislation against racial discrimination in Hong Kong. Social Transformations in Chinese Societies. 8(2): Manuscript under review Baig, R. (under review). Minority participation in the Umbrella Movement: A challenge to the international minority rights framework. Ethnic and Racial Studies. Conference paper Baig, R. (2015). The Power to Change: Autonomy of Ethnic Minority Migrant Women under the Systems of Social Controls. International Conference Gender and Change: Transcending Boundaries. Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 9 December Baig, R. (2015). Cultural values, integration policy and challenge on rights-based social work Practice. Return Migration, Circular Migration and Social Work An Emerging Field of Practice. International Migration, Integration, and Social Cohesion Research Group, Malmo University, Sweden. Conference Paper. 16 October Baig, R. (2012). Defining citizenship in postcolonial Hong Kong: How economic value challenges the integrity of the legal system. Multicultural, Conflict and Belongings 6. UK. Conference Paper. 3 September 2012.

3 Baig, R. (2011). The Power of Minority Advocacy: The Inclusivity of Hong Kong s Policymaking System. Recognition and the Politics of Identity and Inclusion in the 21st Century: Managing Diversity in Plural Societies. Hong Kong. Conference Paper. 28 April Baig, R. (2010). From Colony to Special Administrative Region: Ethnic Minorities Participation in the Making of Legislation against Racial Discrimination in Hong Kong. 5 th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Conference Paper. 9 January Baig, R. (2009). From Race Discrimination Legislation to Development of Equal Opportunities in Postcolonial Hong Kong. Hong Kong Studies Seminar Programme. Hong Kong. Conference Paper. 25 November Books Authored Baig, R. (forthcoming in early 2016). Civil and political participation and minority rights protection under human rights rhetoric in East Asia. Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia. Book Reviews Raees Baig. (2013). Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong. Chinese Journal of Communication, 6(1), KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES Public lecture The Pakistani Community in Hong Kong: an overview Pakistani Culture Workshop: Making a Change for the Better Multiculturalism in Action /09/2015 Je Suis Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie Terrorism and minority religion Amnesty International Hong Kong 30/01/2015 In media The rise of China and the threat towards rights-based social work practice, OpenDemocracy, forthcoming Commentary on migrants and minorities in Hong Kong, 城市人, RTHK, 30/11/ /12/2015 麥難民, 一宗政府所犯的罪行, 端傳媒, 23/10/2015 Access Denied, South China Morning Post, 25/01/2012 Measured Effect, South China Morning Post, 28/07/2011 Divided We Fail, South China Morning Post, 27/12/2010 RESEARCH GRANTS Competitive Grants Principle Investigator, Capacity and agency of migrant worker activism: A Hong Kong and South Korea comparison (project code: ), Direct Grant, 01/06/ /10/2016, HK$27,550

4 Applications in progress Principle Investigator, Knowledge and perceptions towards gender-based violence of minority girls in Hong Kong, Central Policy Unit Public Policy Research Funding Scheme Principle Investigator, Social organization and women s rights in Muslim community: A framework for Muslim women s rights movement in Hong Kong, General Research Fund / Early Career Scheme 2016/17 RESEARCH CONTRACTS Principle Investigator, Impact assessment on financial literacy training for sex workers (ref. code: TH ), HER Fund, 31/01/ /09/2016, HK$70,000 CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Organizing Committee Member Annual Gender Workshop Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 06/06/2015; forthcoming in 2016 Project Leader Global Conference Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging Inter-disciplinary.net Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom 1 3/09/2013; 11 13/09/2014 COURSE AND TEACHING EVALUATION (CTE) RESULTS Course evaluation results in 2013 (as a Part-time Lecturer) Term Course Programme Size Response Rate 2 nd Term, Average SOWK2190B / UGEC 2014B Understanding the Socially Disadvantaged Course evaluation results from 2014 to present (as an Assistant Professor) Results Undergraduate % On course Term Course Programme Size Response Rate 1 st Term, nd Term, SOWK1001 Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare SOWK1112A Social Problems, Social Welfare & Social Work SOWK1112D Social Problems, Social Welfare & Social Work On course Results Undergraduate % On course Undergraduate % On course Undergraduate % On course Dept Dept

5 Average Scale adopted: On a scale of 1 (worst) to 6 (best). On course OTHER INFORMATION/ CONTRIBUTIONS Proposed Centre of Migration and Mobility It has been a great pleasure to be part of the team in the establishment process of a new research centre on migration studies, with the proposed name Centre of Migration and Mobility, leading by Professor Eric Fong from the Department of Sociology (fulltime appointment from the year 2016), The Chinese university of Hong Kong. Actions taken involve planning for the upcoming events and the focus of research areas for the centre Beijing study tour The programme was jointly organized by the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Minzu University of China. Leading 20 students, undergraduates and postgraduates, from the Department pf Social Work Activities include site visits to local social welfare units, attending the National Ethnicity Social Work Symposium ( 全國民族社會工作學術研討會 ), learning and interacting students from Minzu University of China 23 30/12/2014 INTERNAL SERVICE Department Member, Admission Committee, Department of Social Work, 08/ /2016 Faculty Member (Elected Assistant Professor representative), Faculty Board of Social Science, 08/ /2016 University Executive Committee Member, Gender Research Centre,, 08/ /2017 EXTERNAL SERVICE Co-opted Members, Community Participation and Publicity Committee, Equal Opportunities Commission, 06/ /2016 Member, Advisory Committee on Racial Equality and Integration, Equal Opportunities Commission, 11/ /2016 Vice Chairperson, Amnesty International Hong Kong, 07/ /2017 Vice Chairperson, HER Fund, 10/ /2017

6 Secretary, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, 04/ /2016 Consultant, Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women, 07/ /2016

THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. Course Outline

THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Course Outline Part I Programme Title : Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Hong Kong Studies Programme QF Level : 5 Course Title : Citizenship Education: