Faculty Profile

Dr. A H M Belayeth Hussain

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone:
  • Email: belayeth-soc@sust.edu

Biography

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belayeth
Personal Blog: https://belayeth.com/blog
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-H-M-Belayeth-Hussain

Education

  • Ph.D. (Germany); M.A. (Belgium); M.S.S. (SUST)

Research Interests

  • Inclusive Development; Program Evaluations; Social Policies; Computational Social Sciences.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Social distancing in risk society: a cross-national analysis of policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, International Review of Sociology, Taylor & Francis. 32:1, 40-62, (2022). DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2022.2051981.
  • 2. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ahmed, Z., Ahmed, M. N. Q., Alam, R., Rezoan, H.A., Dola, D.D., & Mahmud, S. Perceived Human-Induced Causes of Landslide in Chattogram Metropolitan Area in Bangladesh. Earth Syst Environ 6, 499–515 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00304-2. Springer Nature
  • 3. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ahmed, Z., Alam, R., Daniels, T., Rahman., M., & Chowdhury, T., A. Agricultural land conversion and land surface temperature change in four industrial areas in Bangladesh: Results from remote sensing and DPSIR approach. Arab J Geosci 15, 932 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10049-x. Springer Nature
  • 4. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Haq, S. M. A., Chen, M., Ahmed, K. J., & Ahmed, M. N. Q. The link between climate change, food security and fertility: the case of Bangladesh. PLOS ONE. 2021.
  • 5. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ahmed, Z., Alam, R., & Singha, A.K. Perils and prospects of Manipuri handloom industries in Bangladesh: An ethnic community development perspective. Geo Journal: Spatially Integrated Social Sciences and Humanities. Springer Nature.
  • 6. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Islam, M., Ahmed, K.J., Haq, S.M.A, & Islam, M.N. Financial inclusion, financial resilience and climate change resilience. In: Leal Filho W., Luetz, M.J, & Ayal, D.Y. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Management. Springer Nature, Cham.
  • 7. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Haq, S.M.A, Islam, M.N., Ahmed, K.J., & Islam, M. Climate change, debate and dimensions of coping strategies. In: Leal Filho W., Luetz, M.J, & Ayal, D.Y. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Management. Springer Nature, Cham.
  • 8. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Md Aslam Mia, Sunil Sangwan, & Nurhafiza Abdul Kader Malim. Rural-urban financial inclusion: Implications on the cost sustainability of microfinance lenders. Managerial and Decision Economics, Wiley. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.34982021.
  • 9. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ahmed, Z., Ahmed, M.N.Q., Alam, R., Ambinakudige, S., Kamal, M.M., & Chowdhury, M.A. Do socio-demographic factors influence water fetching practices? Evidence from the south-western coastal region in Bangladesh. 2021. (In Revision)
  • 10. Hussain, A.H.M.B. State policies decrease movement during COVID-19. Contexts: Sociology for the Public. (American Sociological Association). SAGE. 2020.
  • 11. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ali, I., Azman, A., & Hatta, Z., Islam, R. Is the Pension Scheme in Malaysia Sufficient for the Quality of Life for the Older People? Social Work & Society. 2020.
  • 12. Hussain A.H.M.B. with Endut N. Remediation Programs for Decent Work. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Nature, Cham. 2020.
  • 13. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Sultana, S., & Endut, N. Social Dialogue in Partnerships and Gender Equality: Focus on Garment Industry in Bangladesh. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Nature, Cham. 2020.
  • 14. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Job security, social dialogue and subjective health of working people during the pandemic. Global Labour Column. globallabourcolumn.org. (Global Labour University). 2020.
  • 15. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Sultana, S., & Endut, N. Different exposure, similar reality? The pandemic and the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh and Vietnam. Global Labour Column. globallabourcolumn.org. (Global Labour University). 2020.
  • 16. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Endut, N., Das, Sumonkanti., Chowdhury, M.T.A., Haq, N., & Sultana, S. Does financial inclusion increase financial resilience? Evidence from Bangladesh. Development in Practice. Taylor & Francis. 2019.
  • 17. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Disciplining Microfinance Borrowers in Bangladesh. Social Change. SAGE. 2019.
  • 18. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh. Sociologus. Duncker & Humblot. 2019.
  • 19. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Endut, N. Factors influencing working conditions of small enterprises in Sylhet City, Bangladesh. Development in Practice. Taylor & Francis. 2018.
  • 20. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Endut, N. Application of SEM using smart PLS: Examining decent working conditions of small enterprises. SAGE Research Methods Cases. SAGE. 2018.
  • 21. Hussain A.H.M.B. with Endut N. Do decent working conditions contribute to work-life balance of small entrepreneurs in Bangladesh? Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Emerald. 2018.
  • 22. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Disciplinary technologies of microfinance institutions in Bangladesh: comparison of BRAC and BRDB programs. Kassel University Press, Kassel. 2015.
  • 23. Hussain, A. H. M. B. with Deb, N. (2014). Gender-sensitivity of Bangladesh PRSP: A Gender Scanning. SUST Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2016, P: 43-55. 2014.
  • 24. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Bahri G. Asia. In: Domestic workers count: global data on an often-invisible sector. Schwenken, H., & Heimeshoff, L.M. (eds). Kassel University Press, Kassel. 2011.
  • 25. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with SMA Haq, A Abebe., & K. Verhasselt. Unequal Ecological Exchange and its Underlying Causes. Journal Environmental Protection and Ecology, 12(2), 698- 707. 2011.
  • 26. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Embodiment and Emotionality of Women Credit Clients: Scrutinizing Agency Constraints of BRAC Microcredit Clients in Sunamganj, Bangladesh. Asian Social Science. 2010.
  • 27. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Haq, S.M.A., Vanwing, T., Hens, L., Akhtaruzzaman, M., Chowdhury, T., & Hossain, M.A. Perception of Environmental Degradation and Family Size: A Comparative Study on Married Man and Women (Indigenous People) in Bangladesh. International Journal of Sustainable Development. 2010.
  • 28. Hussain, A. H. M. B. Engendering Development: Where does it stand? SUST Studies, 12(1), 9-14. Sylhet, Bangladesh. 2010.
  • 29. Hussain, A.H.M.B. with Ghani, M. A. Theoretical Anarchism in Sociology. SIU Studies, 1(1). Sylhet, Bangladesh. 2006.
  • 30. Hussain, A.H.M.B. Urban Informal Occupants in Sylhet City: A Study of Social Exclusion Approach. SUST Studies, 7(1), 65-71. Sylhet, Bangladesh. 2005.

External Affiliations

  • Associate Editor: SN Social Sciences (Springer Nature Group)
  • Member: American Sociological Association (ASA)

Awards & Recognition

  • Vice Chancellor Best Paper Award (Social Sciences and Business) 2019, Bangladesh.
  • USM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2015, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
  • Japan Sociological Society Grant (Full-funded) 2014, Japan.
  • International Center for Development & Decent Work (ICDD) Short Term Grant 2013, University of Kassel, Germany.
  • University Meets Microfinance Grant 2011, EU Microfinance Platform, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
  • Ph.D. Scholarship 2010, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany.
  • Research Grant 2008, VLIR-uos & DGDC, Government of Belgium, Belgium.
  • M.A. Scholarship 2007, VLIR-uos & DGDC, Government of Belgium, Belgium.
  • Book Prizes for Highest Achievement in Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology, SUST, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Introduction to Sociology; Industrial and Organizational Sociology; Qualitative Analysis of Social Data; Quantitative Analysis of Social Data; Social Statistics; Advanced Research Methods; Classical Sociological Theories; Modern Social Theories; Social Inequalities; Comparative Sociology; Theories of Development and Underdevelopment; Issues and Problems of Development.

Graduate Supervision

  • Ph.D. Co-supervision: Ms. Sumena Sultana (Dissertation: “Workplace precarity in readymade garment industries in Bangladesh”), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. [Ongoing]