Shawkat Alam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3648222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shawkat Alam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shawkat |
| FAMILY NAME | Alam |
| SIGNATURE | ALAM S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5351-2478 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Values, pluralism, and decoloniality in transnational forest governance
This article theorises transnational forest governance as a field of normative struggle constituted through competing instrumental, intrinsic, and relational values of forests and stabilised through scalar politics and legal pluralism. It develops a comparative analytical framework linking public international regimes (UNFCCC REDD+ safeguards and the Warsaw Framework), private carbon standards (Verra methodologies and integrity controversies), su…
Contested forests
Nature-based solutions (NbS) and climate change adaptation in Bangladesh
Flooding is exacerbated by climate change, and the ecosystem functions of wetlands can assist in mitigating risk and contribute to climate adaptation. Nature based solutions (NbS) have emerged as an alternative to the exclusive reliance on grey infrastructure to drive climate adaptation responses to flooding. This article critically examines the role of planning law to facilitate NbS in the urban context of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The article will exp…
Towards a Transnational Approach to Transboundary Haze Pollution
In Indonesia, swidden practices have been part of traditional rice farming for centuries. Swidden agriculture is a fundamental part of all remaining large tropical forests and provides a critical form of biodiversity-friendly agriculture. Meanwhile, peatland degradation and land conversion for oil palm plantation and agriculture have created an annual transboundary environmental disaster in Southeast Asia. This article adopts a transnational lens…
Mainstreaming Internal Migration in Law and Policy Frameworks in Bangladesh
Internal migration presents many challenges for governmental coordination due to the extensive and immediate action required to address this problem. However, it also poses opportunities regarding education, employment and living conditions, if the government creates pull factors to distribute migration away from primary to secondary cities. This process will require a rights-based approach, whereby the rights of internal migrants are mainstreame…
Operationalizing the Right to Information Act through E-Governance in Bangladesh
Over the years, lack of transparency and accountability has become a common feature in the delivery of public services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s introduction of The Right to Information Act 2009 (‘RTI’) was intended to achieve greater access to government information and to promote better public transparency and accountability. However, this article suggests that there has been minimal improvement in the situation despite recent legislative cha…
Resolving Land-Use Conflicts over Indonesia’s Customary Forests
Attained SCOPUS CiteScore of 1.4 in 2019.Attained Journal Citation Report (JCR) Journal Impact Factor of 0.717 in 2019.SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) 2019 for the Asiatic Region: Ranked 1st in Political Science and International Relations; 1st in History; and 3rd in Arts and Humanities.Ranked 19th by Google Scholar Metrics 2020 in the category of “Asian Studies and History”
Judicial Remedies for Forced Slum Evictions in Bangladesh
The adoption of weak remedies, such as declarations or recommendations by the Bangladesh Supreme Court in litigations on state-induced forced slum evictions, significantly contributes to the tardy implementation of court orders. In this context, there is a growing global consensus on the structural injunction-a remedy that enables judges to monitor and bring about governmental compliance with judicial orders of social rights litigation. The Bangl…
The Influence of International Law upon Asean Approaches in Addressing Transboundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 37, Number 2, August 2015
Globalisation and the Quest for Social and Environmental Justice
1. Achieving Social and Environmental Justice through the Many Dimensions of Globalisation: An Elusive or Achievable Quest? Shawkat Alam, Natalie Klein and Juliette Overland 2. 'Globalized Localisms': Three Phases of Environmental Governance for Biodiversity Protection, Lee Godden 3. Global Standards and Specific Needs: Protection of the Marine Environment Through Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas, Natalie Klein 4. Blue Oil: Water Resources, Socia…
Resolving Land-Use Conflicts over Indonesia’s Customary Forests
Attained SCOPUS CiteScore of 1.4 in 2019.Attained Journal Citation Report (JCR) Journal Impact Factor of 0.717 in 2019.SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) 2019 for the Asiatic Region: Ranked 1st in Political Science and International Relations; 1st in History; and 3rd in Arts and Humanities.Ranked 19th by Google Scholar Metrics 2020 in the category of “Asian Studies and History”
The Influence of International Law upon Asean Approaches in Addressing Transboundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 37, Number 2, August 2015
Globalisation and the Quest for Social and Environmental Justice
1. Achieving Social and Environmental Justice through the Many Dimensions of Globalisation: An Elusive or Achievable Quest? Shawkat Alam, Natalie Klein and Juliette Overland 2. 'Globalized Localisms': Three Phases of Environmental Governance for Biodiversity Protection, Lee Godden 3. Global Standards and Specific Needs: Protection of the Marine Environment Through Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas, Natalie Klein 4. Blue Oil: Water Resources, Socia…
The Influence of International Law upon Asean Approaches in Addressing Transboundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 37, Number 2, August 2015
Judicial Remedies for Forced Slum Evictions in Bangladesh
The adoption of weak remedies, such as declarations or recommendations by the Bangladesh Supreme Court in litigations on state-induced forced slum evictions, significantly contributes to the tardy implementation of court orders. In this context, there is a growing global consensus on the structural injunction-a remedy that enables judges to monitor and bring about governmental compliance with judicial orders of social rights litigation. The Bangl…
Resolving Land-Use Conflicts over Indonesia’s Customary Forests
Attained SCOPUS CiteScore of 1.4 in 2019.Attained Journal Citation Report (JCR) Journal Impact Factor of 0.717 in 2019.SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) 2019 for the Asiatic Region: Ranked 1st in Political Science and International Relations; 1st in History; and 3rd in Arts and Humanities.Ranked 19th by Google Scholar Metrics 2020 in the category of “Asian Studies and History”
Operationalizing the Right to Information Act through E-Governance in Bangladesh
Over the years, lack of transparency and accountability has become a common feature in the delivery of public services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s introduction of The Right to Information Act 2009 (‘RTI’) was intended to achieve greater access to government information and to promote better public transparency and accountability. However, this article suggests that there has been minimal improvement in the situation despite recent legislative cha…
Mainstreaming Internal Migration in Law and Policy Frameworks in Bangladesh
Internal migration presents many challenges for governmental coordination due to the extensive and immediate action required to address this problem. However, it also poses opportunities regarding education, employment and living conditions, if the government creates pull factors to distribute migration away from primary to secondary cities. This process will require a rights-based approach, whereby the rights of internal migrants are mainstreame…
Nature-based solutions (NbS) and climate change adaptation in Bangladesh
Flooding is exacerbated by climate change, and the ecosystem functions of wetlands can assist in mitigating risk and contribute to climate adaptation. Nature based solutions (NbS) have emerged as an alternative to the exclusive reliance on grey infrastructure to drive climate adaptation responses to flooding. This article critically examines the role of planning law to facilitate NbS in the urban context of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The article will exp…
Towards a Transnational Approach to Transboundary Haze Pollution
In Indonesia, swidden practices have been part of traditional rice farming for centuries. Swidden agriculture is a fundamental part of all remaining large tropical forests and provides a critical form of biodiversity-friendly agriculture. Meanwhile, peatland degradation and land conversion for oil palm plantation and agriculture have created an annual transboundary environmental disaster in Southeast Asia. This article adopts a transnational lens…
Contested forests
Values, pluralism, and decoloniality in transnational forest governance
This article theorises transnational forest governance as a field of normative struggle constituted through competing instrumental, intrinsic, and relational values of forests and stabilised through scalar politics and legal pluralism. It develops a comparative analytical framework linking public international regimes (UNFCCC REDD+ safeguards and the Warsaw Framework), private carbon standards (Verra methodologies and integrity controversies), su…
Political science (8 works) · Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Economic Justice (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)