CURRICULUM VITAE Saira Bano, PhD Candidate Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies 856 Social Sciences 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta. T2N 1N4 Tel: 5879988746 sban@ucalgary.ca Educational Qualification 2011-present PhD Candidate in the CMSS (Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies), University of Calgary. 2009-2011 Masters of Strategic Studies (MSS) in the CMSS (Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies), University of Calgary. 2001-2004 Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) in DSS (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan 1999-2001 Masters of Science Degree in IR (International Relations) from Quaid-I- Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. Honors and Awards Thesis Research Grant by University of Calgary 2015 (2,000 CAD) Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Scholarship by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) 2015 (5,100 CAD) Kodikara Research Award by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) 2014 (2,000 USD) Graduate Research Award for Disarmament, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation by The Simons Foundation 2012-2013 (3,000 CAD) Won debate in Graduate Research Award at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Headquarter, Ottawa on February 22, 2013. (1,000 CAD)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) 2012-2015 (105,000 CAD) Arthur J. Child PhD Scholarship by University of Calgary (2011-2012) (25,000 CAD) Graduate Student Scholarship (2010) (3,000 CAD) HRD (Human Resource Development) Scholarship from Fatimah Jinnah Women University, Pakistan (2009-2010) (12,000 CAD) Professional Experience Editor The Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS), Graduate Student Blog (October 2016 to date). The TSAS Graduate Student Blog is Canada s first student-run national security blog to engage policy-relevant research. The blog is a new initiative and is designed to foster communication and collaboration between academic researchers and policy officials in terrorism and security. It also aims to cultivate a new generation of scholars. Senior Commissioning Editor E International Relations (E-IR) from September 2015 to date. E-IR is the world s leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. In this volunteer job I work with leading experts, and to network with the largest team of editors on E-IR. I work around subjects of my own choosing related to international security then find relevant prospective authors and contact them inviting them to write policy-relevant articles. As those pieces come in, I act as primary editor in conjunction with a senior editor to prepare the pieces for publication. Visiting Fellow The Stimson Center, Washington D.C. (April 27-July 31, 2015) The Stimson Center is a leading think-tank in Washington D.C. During this three months research fellowship I conducted 30 interviews with US policy-makers for my PhD research on India-US nuclear cooperation. I also wrote opinion articles in leading IR magazines. Teaching Assistant Issues and Trends in Global Politics, Political Science Department, University of Calgary (September 2013-April 2014)
Research Assistant Political Science Department, University of Calgary (September 2011-April 2013) Assisted Dr. James Keeley in data-collection and compiling nuclear energy agreements between states since the start of the nuclear age. Lecturer Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan in the Program of Defence and Diplomatic Studies (DDS) (September 06, 2004-July 2009) Designed and taught courses on international security, nuclear weapons strategies, nuclear policies of India and Pakistan, nuclear non-proliferation regime and terrorism. I was awarded Best University Teaching Award 2006 by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. Producer Pakistan Broadcast Corporation (PBC), Rawalpindi, Pakistan (September 2, 2002 - September 2, 2004). Planned and directed current affairs programs on Pakistan s internal and external security, foreign policy and international security. I was awarded Best Current Affairs Producer 2003 by Pakistan Broadcast Corporation (PBC). Books Nuclear Learning and Strategic Culture: Adaptation and Continuity in the Second Nuclear Age, co-edited with Srini Sitaraman, (Routledge, 2017). (Forthcoming) The China-India-Pakistan Nuclear Triangle: A Post-India-US Nuclear Deal Scenario, (Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, 2016). Peer Reviewed Publications "India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Membership", Global Change Peace and Security, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015. pp. 123-137. Norms Contestation: Insights from Morphogenesis Theory, The Korean Journal of International Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2015. pp. 1-28. China and Pakistan in the Post-India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Scenario, The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015. pp 123-137.
"India s Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Membership and the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Regime", Irish Studies of International Affairs, Vol. 25, 2014. pp 117-135. "Women in Parliament in Pakistan: Problems and Potential Solutions", Women's Studies Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009. pp 19-35. Other Publications Membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Report of the 2012-2013 Graduate Research Awards Debates on Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, The Simons Foundation, February 2013. "South Asian Strategic Environment in Post 9/11", Asteriskos: Journal of International and Peace Studies, Vol. 5, No. 6, 2008. pp 167-186. "Solution of Kashmir Dispute and Possibilities of Peace", Asteriskos: Journal of International and Peace Studies, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2007. pp 103-122. "Indian Missile Capabilities: Implications for Pakistan's Security", Journal of National Development and Security, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2005. pp 76-110. Op-eds The Nuclear Security Regime and Nuclear Terror, with Srini Sitaraman The Diplomat, May 7, 2016. The Road to a US-Pakistan Nuclear Deal Begins in Islamabad, The Diplomat, November 6, 2015. Modi s Worrying Pakistan Policy, The Diplomat, July 18, 2015. Pakistan: Lessons from the India-US Nuclear Deal The Diplomat, June 22, 2015. A Nuclear Iran will not Lead to an Arms Race International Policy Digest, June 12, 2015. Battlefield Nukes Won t Save Pakistan, The National Interest, May 29, 2015. Can India Join the Nuclear Suppliers Group? The Diplomat, May 9, 2015. Pakistan is learning the Wrong Lesson: Tactical Nuclear Weapons in South Asia International Policy Digest, December 27, 2014.
Is the Peshawar Terrorist Attack a Game Changer? International Policy Digest, December 25, 2014. Assessing India s Nuclear Capabilities International Policy Digest, December 22, 2014. Is the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Irrelevant? International Policy Digest, November 29, 2014. Reviewer for Journals Korean Journal of Defense Analysis (KJDA) (March 2015-to date) Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS) (April 2015-to date) International Relations and Diplomacy (April 2016-to date) Conferences and Presentations Organizer Organized Panel International Regimes: Constrainer or Enabler for 57th Annual Convention Exploring Peace organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 16-19, 2016. Organized Panel Nuclear Learning in the Second Nuclear Age for 57th Annual Convention Exploring Peace organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 16-19, 2016. Organized Panel IR Realisms, Norms and Power for 56th Annual Convention Global IR and Regional Worlds: A New Agenda for International Studies organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at New Orlean, Louisiana, USA on February 18-21, 2015. Paper Presentations Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: A Feminist Perspective, paper presented at 9 th Annual Workshop Women in Security Across Military and Civilian Lines organized by Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-C) at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 17-19, 2016. Expansion of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, paper presented at 2016 Annual Conference organized by Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) at University of Calgary on May 28-June 3, 2016.
Prospects for US-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation, paper presented at 2016 Annual Conference organized by Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) at University of Calgary on May 28-June 3, 2016. India-US Nuclear Relations: Implications for Southern Asia, paper presented at 57th Annual Convention Exploring Peace organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 16-19, 2016. Competing with India at any Cost: Pakistan s Nuclear Learning, paper presented at 57th Annual Convention Exploring Peace organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 16-19, 2016. International Regimes and Changing State Interests, paper presented at 57th Annual Convention Exploring Peace organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on March 16-19, 2016. US-Russia Relations and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, paper presented at 18 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on February 25-26, 2016. India-US Nuclear Deal and the Nonproliferation Regime, paper presented at 2015 Annual Conference Challenges and Opportunities: How has Gender and Diversity Scholarship affected Political Science? organized by Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) at University of Ottawa, Ontario on June 2-4, 2015. After Crimea: the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, paper presented with Lauren Moslow at 2015 Annual Conference Challenges and Opportunities: How has Gender and Diversity Scholarship affected Political Science? organized by Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) at University of Ottawa, Ontario on June 2-4, 2015. Canada-India Nuclear Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities, paper presented at 8 th Annual Workshop Rethinking Foreign and Defence Policy in Canada: A Decade after the International Policy Statement organized by Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-C) at Queen University, Kingston, Ontario on May 27-29, 2015. Ukraine Crisis and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, paper presented at 17 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on March 6-7, 2015.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): A Convergence of Norms and Power paper presented at 56th Annual Convention Global IR and Regional Worlds: A New Agenda for International Studies organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at New Orlean, Louisiana, USA on February 18-21, 2015. The Role of Power in Norms Contestation paper presented at 56th Annual Convention Global IR and Regional Worlds: A New Agenda for International Studies organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at New Orlean, Louisiana, USA on February 18-21, 2015. India-US Strategic Partnership: Implications for South Asia paper presented at PONI (Project on Nuclear Issues) Winter Conference 2014 organized by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at CSIS Washington, DC on December 9-10, 2014. Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: A Convergence of Norms and Power paper presented at ISAC-ISSS Annual Conference on Security Studies organized by International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA and International Security Studies Section of ISA at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA on November 15-16, 2014. China-India-Pakistan Nuclear Triangle: The Post India-US Nuclear Deal Scenario paper presented at ISAC-ISSS Annual Conference on Security Studies organized by International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA and International Security Studies Section of ISA at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA on November 15-16, 2014. Norms Contestation: Insights from Sociology paper presented at Interdisciplinary Approaches to International Studies organized by ISA (International Studies Association) West Pasadena at The Westin Pasadena, California on September 26-27, 2014. Norms Competition in Constructivist Theory paper presented at 55th Annual Convention Spaces and Places: Geopolitics in an Era of Globalization organized by International Studies Association (ISA) at Sheraton Centre Toronto on March 26-29, 2014. Theoretical Debate of Nuclear Proliferation paper presented at 16 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on February 28-March 1, 2014. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Expansion: A Case Study of India paper presented at 15 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on 1-2 March, 2013.
The NSG waiver for India: Implications for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime paper presented at 14 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on 10-11 February 2012. Washington Perspective on India-US Nuclear Deal paper presented at 13 th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference organized by Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at University of Calgary on 18-19 February 2011. Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal: Defiance of Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, paper presented at WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace) workshop held in New Delhi, India on May 22-26, 2009. Assessment in Social Sciences, paper presented at Master Trainer Workshop on Testing and Assessment held at High Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan on March 30-April 03, 2009. Strategic Studies in Pakistan, paper presented at workshop on Professional Development and Capacity Building by University Putra Malaysia held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 20-21 August 2007 Kashmir Dispute and Earthquake 10/8: An Opportunity for Indo-Pak Cooperation paper presented at conference Earthquake 10/8: Social, Human and Gender Issues organized by FJW University and AJK University in collaboration with HEC held in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on January 15-17, 2006. Kashmir Dispute and Northern Ireland Model, paper presented at workshop on Conflict Resolution by Fatima Jinnah Women University held in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on January 17-19, 2005. Organization Memberships: International Studies Association (ISA) Elected member of ISA-Canada Professional Development Committee (2014-16) Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-Canada)