Navin Murshid

Navine Murshid
Navine Murshid
নাভিন মুরশিদ
Born	1981 (age 44–45)
Citizenship	Bangladeshi–American
Occupations	Political scientist, academic, author, human rights activist
Awards	American Institute for Indian Studies Senior Fellowship; Richard Fenno Dissertation Field Research Grant
Academic background
Education	Lawrence University (BA); University of Rochester (MA, PhD)
Thesis	Border Crossings: The Political Impacts of Refugee Movements on Host Countries (2010)
Doctoral advisor	G. Bingham Powell; Randall Warren Stone
Academic work
Discipline	Political science
Sub-discipline	South Asian politics, citizenship, migration, refugees, ethnic conflict
Institutions	Colgate University; North South University
Notable works	India's Bangladesh Problem: The Marginalization of Bengali Muslims in Neoliberal Times (2023); The Politics of Refugees in South Asia: Identity, Resistance, Manipulation (2013)

Navine Murshid (Bengali: নাভিন মুরশিদ, born 1981) is a Bangladeshi–American political scientist, academic, and human rights activist. She serves as a professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, while holding a tenured associate professorship in political science at Colgate University in New York, United States. Beyond academia, Murshid is recognized for her public advocacy during the July 2024 mass uprising in Bangladesh, where she supported student protesters and condemned state repression.

Early life and education

Murshid was born in 1981. She pursued her undergraduate education at Lawrence University in the United States, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then moved to the University of Rochester for graduate studies, earning both a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in political science. She completed her doctorate in 2010 with a dissertation titled "Border Crossings: The Political Impacts of Refugee Movements on Host Countries."

Academic career

Murshid began her academic journey at Colgate University in July 2009 as an instructor in the Department of Political Science. She was appointed assistant professor in October 2010 and received tenure with promotion to associate professor in June 2016.

From August 2012 to May 2013, she was a visiting fellow at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India.

Murshid holds a professorship in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research

Murshid's research examines the complex intersections of citizenship, migration, refugees, and ethnic identity in South Asia, with a regional focus on Bangladesh and eastern India. Her work critically interrogates the political economy of refugee crises, the construction of ethnic and religious identities, and the ways in which state power shapes the lives of marginalized communities.

She has conducted field research on the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh

Murshid's scholarship has appeared in leading academic journals including Asian Survey, the Journal of Asian Studies, Current History, and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. She has also contributed to public discourse through media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Hindu, and The Daily Star.

Activism and public advocacy

During the July 2024 mass uprising, Murshid took to the streets and public forums to directly support student protesters, publicly condemning police brutality and state repression. She wrote extensively about the protests, analyzing the student movement's role in challenging authoritarian governance and documenting the experiences of those who participated in the uprising.

She has appeared on international media platforms including the BBC Bengali Service, Deutsche Welle, and Bangladesh Television and the other satellite television channels in bangladesh to discuss political developments in Bangladesh and advocate for human rights.

Publications

Books

India's Bangladesh Problem: The Marginalization of Bengali Muslims in Neoliberal Times. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
The Politics of Refugees in South Asia: Identity, Resistance, Manipulation. Routledge, 2013.
Governance and the Governed: Democracy and Development in Bangladesh (co-edited with Ahrar A. Ahmed, Akhlaque Haque, and Rahim Quazi). University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2019.

Selected journal articles

"How Bangladeshi Students Toppled a Government." Current History 124(861):123–128, 2025.
"Bangladesh Copes with the Rohingya Crisis by itself." Current History 117(798):129–134, 2018.
"Assam and the Foreigner Within: Illegal Bangladeshis or Bengali Muslims?" Asian Survey 56(3):581–604, 2016.
"Refugee-Camp Militarization in Bangladesh and Thailand." Economic and Political Weekly 47(47–48):103–108, 2012.
"India's Role in Bangladesh's War of Independence, 1971: Humanitarianism or Self-Interest?" Economic and Political Weekly 46(52):53–60, 2011.
"The Dynamics of Refugee-related Violence in South Asia." Journal of Bangladesh Studies 12(2):6–20, 2010.
"Women's experiences with microfinance in urban Bangladesh: Results from a qualitative study" (with N.S. Murshid). Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 45(3):113–140, 2018.
"Intergenerational Transmission of Marital Violence: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Men" (with N.S. Murshid). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2015.

Awards and honours

Murshid has received the American Institute for Indian Studies Senior Fellowship and the Richard Fenno Dissertation Field Research Grant in recognition of her scholarly contributions.^{[citation needed]}

References

1 2 "Murshid, Navine". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Navine Murshid – Associate Professor of Political Science". Colgate University. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Dr. Navine Murshid – Professor". North South University. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Navine Murshid – Professor, North South University". Bay of Bengal Conversation. Center for Governance Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 3 Murshid, Navine (2025). "How Bangladeshi Students Toppled a Government". Current History. 124 (861): 123–128. doi:10.1525/curh.2025.124.861.123.
1 2 3 Murshid, Navine (15 December 2024). "The Specter of Silence: Intellectualism and the Performance of Discourse in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 "India's Bangladesh Problem: The Marginalization of Bengali Muslims in Neoliberal Times". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 3 "Navine Murshid – Professor, North South University". Bay of Bengal Conversation. Center for Governance Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
1 2 Murshid, Navine (28 June 2026). "India's push-ins are not a border problem". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
↑ "The Politics of Refugees in South Asia: Identity, Resistance, Manipulation". Routledge. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
↑ Murshid, Navine (2025). "How Bangladeshi Students Toppled a Government". Current History. 124 (861). University of California Press: 123–128. doi:10.1525/curh.2025.124.861.123. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
↑ Murshid, Navine (2018). "Bangladesh Copes with the Rohingya Crisis by itself". Current History. 117 (798): 129–134. doi:10.1525/curh.2018.117.798.129.
↑ Murshid, Navine (2016). "Assam and the Foreigner Within: Illegal Bangladeshis or Bengali Muslims?". Asian Survey. 56 (3): 581–604. doi:10.1525/as.2016.56.3.581.

External links

[LOC-1] 1 2 "Murshid, Navine". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[Colgate-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Navine Murshid – Associate Professor of Political Science". Colgate University. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[NSU-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Dr. Navine Murshid – Professor". North South University. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[Bay1-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Navine Murshid – Professor, North South University". Bay of Bengal Conversation. Center for Governance Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[CurrentHistory2025-5] 1 2 3 Murshid, Navine (2025). "How Bangladeshi Students Toppled a Government". Current History. 124 (861): 123–128. doi:10.1525/curh.2025.124.861.123.

[DS_December2024-6] 1 2 3 Murshid, Navine (15 December 2024). "The Specter of Silence: Intellectualism and the Performance of Discourse in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[Cambridge-7] 1 2 "India's Bangladesh Problem: The Marginalization of Bengali Muslims in Neoliberal Times". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[Bay2-8] 1 2 3 "Navine Murshid – Professor, North South University". Bay of Bengal Conversation. Center for Governance Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[DS_June2026-9] 1 2 Murshid, Navine (28 June 2026). "India's push-ins are not a border problem". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[10] "The Politics of Refugees in South Asia: Identity, Resistance, Manipulation". Routledge. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[11] Murshid, Navine (2025). "How Bangladeshi Students Toppled a Government". Current History. 124 (861). University of California Press: 123–128. doi:10.1525/curh.2025.124.861.123. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

[12] Murshid, Navine (2018). "Bangladesh Copes with the Rohingya Crisis by itself". Current History. 117 (798): 129–134. doi:10.1525/curh.2018.117.798.129.

[13] Murshid, Navine (2016). "Assam and the Foreigner Within: Illegal Bangladeshis or Bengali Muslims?". Asian Survey. 56 (3): 581–604. doi:10.1525/as.2016.56.3.581.