Associate Professor

Aziz Hakimi

Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies
Aziz Hakimi
Tel: +47 53 49 16 68
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Sogndal
BRAGE B-U016-H
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Field of work

I completed my PhD at SOAS University of London in 2015. My background is in political sociology, and my research examines political violence, processes of state formation, counterinsurgencies, and the role of militias and para-statal armed groups in war-policing. I also research the intersections of gender, law, religion, marriage, and migration in Afghanistan and across diaspora contexts. In 2020, I joined the Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies at HVL, where I teach global history, politics and religion.

I have carried out research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, UK, Norway, and Turkey. My research has been funded, among others, by the Research Council of Norway, US Institute of Peace, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chr. Michelsen Institute, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and UNDP.



Teaches

  • Primary and lower secondary teacher education 1-7
  • Primary and lower secondary teacher education 5-10
  • Kindergarten teacher education


Researching

  • Religion
  • Identity
  • Globalization
  • Migration
  • Social inequalities
  • War and local militias


Research groups

  • Religion and life interpretation
  • Discourses of Gender and Sexuality
Courses taught
  • MGUKR131, CREE 1, module 1 - Knowledge of Christianity, Religion, Philosophies of life and Ethics, 25/26
  • MGUPE201, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 2 – The teacher and the pupil in diverse learning environments, 25/26
  • MGUPE401, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 4 - The research-informed, innovative and ethically conscious teacher , 25/26
  • SRLEA201, Society, Religion, Ideology and Ethics, 25/26, subject responsible
  • SRLED201, Society, Religion, Ideology and Ethics, 25/26

Publications