Tahir Abbas BSc(Econ) MSocSc PhD FRSA, Professor of Sociology at Fatih University in Istanbul, is an academic, researcher, and government consultant. For a full academic career history, visit the academic positions page.

He is currently involved with various publications and online journals, for example Sociology of Islam (Brill) where he is an Associate Editor, and East West Affairs (Chicago) where he is a Consulting Editor. Professor Abbas is also on the Editorial Boards of Conflict and Peace Studies (Islamabad), Middle East Studies Online Journal (Paris) and the European Journal of Economic and Political Studies (Istanbul). Visit the publications page for a full list of Tahir Abbas’ publications or view them at Tahir Abbas Google Scholar profile.

Professor Abbas has been engaged in a number of ministries and government departments across the world, including England, Turkey, Pakistan, USA, Germany, Australia and Indonesia. He has also had several opportunities to be involved with a range of government and policy forums, both national and international. These include the World Economic Forum, Council of Europe, EU, UN, Forum 2000, OSCE and OIC.

He has a BSc(Econ)  from Queen Mary, University of London, a MSocSc from Birmingham University, and a PhD from Warwick University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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