Naheem Jabbar

Dr Naheem Jabbar is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology specializing in the political ecology of the Global South. His research and consultancy operate at the intersection of military globalisation, climate breakdown, and socio-political stability, with a primary focus on marginalized communities in Pakistan (Punjab and Sindh).

Dr Jabbar’s work provides critical analysis of how national and international climate adaptation planning impacts vulnerable populations, particularly landless agriculturalists. His recent scholarship evaluates the distributive impacts of environmental disasters—such as the 2022 Pakistan floods—and the "feudalisation" of rural communities following catastrophic events. He is particularly interested in the concept of "organised non-responsibility" within state and NGO frameworks and how these structures shape climate displacement and social stratification.

• Political Ecology: Investigating the socio-political consequences of climate risk and environmental degradation on rural livelihoods.
• Conflict & Security: Analyzing the relationship between militarisation, minority citizenship, and communal violence.
• Subaltern Studies: Mapping non-state actor responses to military operations and environmental crises.
• Policy & Governance: Assessing the distributive justice of adaptation policies and the impact of post-flood toxicity on marginalized groups.

In addition to options for second and third years for the Sociology and Politics and IR undergraduate programmes, 'Challenging Global Inequality' and 'Social Power, Elites and Dissent', I coordinate and deliver 'Theorising Social Life' for the first year cohort and I contribute to 'Observing Society', Developing Your Sociological Imagination', 'Social Inequalities', 'Social Inequalities', 'Religion and Politics in Global Perspective'.  I also contribute to modules for the MSc in Sociology and for another Masters module, 'Concepts and Methodologies for Area Studies'.