Hussain Bux Mallah

Academic Background

M.A Sociology, University of Sindh.

Research Experience

Hussain has been working as a Field Researcher with the Collective since 2001. From 1999 to 2001, he worked with the Population Council, Islamabad on various quantitative and qualitative studies including “Listing to distinguish Case and Control areas”, “An External Evaluation of National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care”, “Developing a Research Agenda for the Adolescents of the Pakistan” and “Situation Analysis of Village Based Family Planning Workers”.

Before joining the Collective, Hussain worked with Haris Gazdar on two projects: “Investigation into NGO Pilots for Alternative Patterns of Land Tenure” and “Qualitative Survey of Poverty in Rural Pakistan”.

Research Interests

Social inequality, Conflicts, Social Movements, Poverty, Migration.

Reports and Publications at the Collective
1.
Haris Gazdar and Hussain Bux Mallah, 'Residential Security as Social Protection'. IDS Bulletin. July 2010.
Keywords: Land, Social Protection
          
2.
Azmat Ali Budhani, Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Hussain Bux Mallah, The Open City: Social Networks and Violence in Karachi. Crisis States Working Paper No. 70 (Series 2). Crisis States Research Centre, DESTIN, LSE, London. March 2010.
Keywords: Karachi, Conflict, State Building
          
3.
Haris Gazdar, Sobia Ahmad Kaker and Hussain Bux Mallah, Residential Security as Social Protection: Concepts and Preliminary Findings. Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi. May 2009.
Keywords: Social Protection, Land, Social Marginalization
     
4.
Hussain Bux Mallah and Azmat Ali Budhani, Land Tenure,Rural Livelihood and Institutional Innovation. UN-Habitat. March 2009.
Keywords: Social Protection, Land
     
5.
Azmat Ali Budhani and Hussain Bux Mallah, Mega Projects in Balochistan. Paper presented at the National Conference on People's Perspectives on Mega Development in Pakistan organized by Participatory Development Initiatives and Actionaid International Pakistan. March 2007.
Keywords: Balochistan, Political Economy
     
6.
Hussain Bux Mallah, Ethical Dilemmas in the Field in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Multidisciplinary International Conference on Qualitative Research in Developing Countries: Faculty of Arts University of Karachi- Pakistan. November 2006.
Keywords: Ethics, Poverty, Social Marginalization
     
7.
Azmat Ali Budhani, Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah and Noorulain Masood, Social Marginalisation and Education in Pakistan: Findings of a Qualitative Survey. UNICEF, Islamabad. October 2006.
Keywords: Education, Social Marginalization
8.
Hussain Bux Mallah, Gypsies Among Us. The News, Karachi. April 2006.
Keywords: Migration, Social Marginalization
     
9.
Haris Gazdar, Hussain Bux Mallah and Rashid Memon, Irregular Migration and Non-Traditional Threats to State Security: The Case of Karachi. Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, Dhaka. October 2005.
Keywords: Karachi, Migration
10.
The Collective Team, Afghans in Karachi: Migration, Settlement and Social Networks. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul. March 2005.
Keywords: Migration, Conflict, Afghans, Karachi, Social Networks
     
11.
Asad Sayeed, Rashid Memon, Hussain Bux Mallah and Haseeb Athar, Labour and Governance in the Road Sector: Issues arising in ADB operations in Pakistan. Asian Development Bank, Islamabad. December 2004.
Keywords: Labour
     
12.
The Collective Team, A Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Hazardous Industries in Pakistan: Glass Bangle-making, Tanneries and Construction. Working Paper No. 21, Infocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration. Interational Labour Organization, Geneva. January 2004.
Keywords: Bonded Labour, Labour
     
13.
The Collective Team, A Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Domestic Work and Begging in Pakistan. Working Paper No. 22, Infocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration. Interational Labour Organization, Geneva. January 2004.
Keywords: Bonded Labour, Labour