Dr Noor Elahi

Tenured Associate Professor/Head of Department

Area of Interest: Development Studies, Anthropology, Community Development, Gender, Livelihood, Conflict and Post Crisis Development

Email: [email protected]

Academics / Degrees

PhD in Development Studies (Sep, 2011-December 2015), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
M. Phil in Anthropology (2006-2008), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,
Master in Social Anthropology (1995-1997), University of Peshawar

Profile / Bio

I. Tenured Professor (Associate), Since February 2023 to date Employer: COMSATS university Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Department of Development Studies.

II. Assistant Professor (TTS): December 2014 to February 8, 2023.COMSATS university Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Department of Development Studies.

III. PhD Research Fellow: September 2011 to December 2014 Employer: Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian,University of Life Sciences, Norway.

IV. Assistant Professor (OG-II): September 2009 to August 2011 Employer: COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Department of Development Studies.

V. Social Sector Development Advisor: since May 2008 to September 2009 Employer: Urban Institute, District That Work (DTW) Project, USAID, Islamabad.

VI. Gender Coordinator Since 15 August, 2007 to 27 April, 2008 Employer: United Nation Development Program (UNDP) (TAMEER project), Islamabad (District Reconstruction Unit (DRU) Bagh), ERRA.

VII. Project Manage: Since September 1^st, 2005 to 30^th August 2007. (Monitoring & Evaluation Division and USAID Scholarships Program) Employer: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad.

VIII.Social Organizer: since January 1^st, 2004 to 1^st September, 2005: Job Title: Employer: Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), Kohat Region NWFP .

IX. Community Development Officer, March 13^th, 2000 to December 31^st, 2003:Employer: Forestry Sector Program (FSP), Directorate of Community Development, Extension, Gender and Development (CD, E, GAD), Forest Department KP.

Associations

§ Member Board of Studies Department of Social Anthropology, University of Peshawar since 2014

§ Member Board of Faculty of Social Sciences’ Departments, University of Peshawar Since 2015.

§ Member International organization ‘Community Development Society’ Washington USA Since March 2015.

§ Member ‘International Association of Community Development’, Kentucky, USA, since June 2016

§ Departmental coordinator for Quality Enhancement Cell, department of development studies 2017-18.

Research Interests

The preferable research interest fields are Social Sector development, conflicts and post conflict community development, Transitional perspectives of social, cultural, and political aspects, Gender & development, Livelihoods,

Awards

Research Projects

Project Title

PI/Co-PI

Amount in Million

Agency

Duration /status

Media Involvement in Post-Conflict Peace Building Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities in Pakistan

2.44

HEC Thematic Grant

2 Years (2018-2019)

Completed

Constraints and Opportunities in post crises Aid and Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1.23

HEC NRPU

In Progress, will be completed by June 2022

Students’ career decision Making: Examine factors that influence career choices at Higher secondary level in KPK, Pakistan

CO-PI

0.342

HEC

9 Months

Students Supervised

#	Student Name	Thesis Title	MS/PhD	Supervisor / Co-Supervisor	Status with date: Registered/Completed
1	Shakir Ullah	Epistemic exploration of conflict in North Waziristan: The new face of Social Structures and Cultural Values of Locals	PhD	Co-Supervisor	Completed January 2022
2	Qasim Ali shah	Narratives and Counter Narratives of Militancy and Peace building in Swat, Pakistan	PhD	Co-Supervisor	Completed December 2021
3	Rukhshanda Jabben	Challenges and Opportunities of Participatory Forest Management Practices in Siran Forest Valley, Pakistan	PhD	Supervisor	Final Thesis submitted for evaluation and Defense in Aug, 2023
4	Amber Javed	Media as a tool of Radicalization and DE radicalization	PhD	Supervisor	Submitted final thesis for evaluation
5	Zartashia Anwar	Dynamic of Land Use Land Cover Changes: Impacts on Household’s Livelihood Strategies in District Abbottabad	PhD	CO-Supervisor	Completed
6	Kanwal Rubab	The Growing Trends of Divorce: Problems and opportunities for separated partners in Hazara Division, Pakistan	PhD	CO-Supervisor	Registered Submitted final thesis, March 2023
7	Farhad Ali Qazi	Role of Sports in Community Cohesion and Peace Building in Post Conflict Region of Swat, Pakistan	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 24-01-2017
8	Sajida Mushtaq	Analyzing the Impact of Urbanization on Cultural Assimilation and Inter-cultural differences in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed 29-07-2017
9	Hamda Rehman	Challenges and Opportunities for Media’s Involvement in Post-Conflict Peace-building Initiatives in Swat, Pakistan	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 29-01-2018
10	Tayyaba Saleem	Hasanabdal-Havelian Expressway: Land Issues and Effect on Livelihood of Affected Population	MS	Supervisor	Completed/ 29-01-2018
11	Najam U Sehr Arif	Analyzing the role of Media in Sustaining Peace and Social Cohesion	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 31-07-2018
12	Sadia Bashir	Impact of Micro Finance on poverty and sustaining peace in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 31-07-2018
13	Tanzeel ur Rehman Mir	Culture Cognitive Domain and Women Empowerment: An analysis of Gender Role in Pakistan	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 31-07-2018
14	Faiza Shad	Navigation towards Gender Reconditioning through Media in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed / 31-07-2018
15	Misbah Khalid	Cultural violence in post terrorism situation in Pakistani society: exploring multiple dynamics and perspectives of various stakeholders in the society	MS	Supervisor	Completed/ 31-07-2018
16	Mohammad Ali	Peace keeping in Swat: Analyzing Potential role of Media	MS	Supervisor	Completed 31-07-2019
17	Ifrah Ikram	Analyzing Governance Effectiveness in Sustainable Tourism Development of Ayubia National Park	MS	Supervisor	Completed 31-07-2018
18	Maryum Aftab	Analyzing the Role of Stakeholders in Managing Ayubia National Park and Community Conflicts	MS	Supervisor	Completed 31-07-2019
19	Junaid Ali Khan	Post Conflict Grievances in Swat: Role of Judiciary in Provision of Justice	MS	Supervisor	Completed 31-07-2019
20	Anam Jadoon	Social and Cultural constraints for Female Graduate in getting Employment Opportunities in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed 31-07-2019
21	Hassam Mushtaq	Issues and challenges in application of local government system: study of Abbottabad District	MS	Supervisor	Completed 24-08-2020
22	Noor Ul Huda	Social Media and Tourism: Analyzing the Contribution in Promotion of Tourism and Identification of Problems at Tourist Destinations	MS	Supervisor	Completed 14-01-2021
23	Ammara Shah	Studying the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Livelihoods of Marginalized Communities and their Coping Mechanisms Adopted in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed date 12-07-2021
24	Faizan Sultan	Analyzing Social and Political Constraints in Development Aid Projects in Post Conflict Region of Swat, Pakistan	MS	Supervisor	Completed 12-07-2021
25	Urooj Gul	Exploring Economic Effect of Lock down on Labour community and its Ramification on Social Relationships in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed 12-07-2021
26	Abdul Waheed	Development aid and institutional challenges in peacebuilding in newly merged district of South Waziristan	MS	Supervisor	Completed 13-01-2022
27	Nimbura Batool	The Menace of beggary in Pakistan: Analysis of Social- Economic Causes of Beggary in Abbottabad	MS	Supervisor	Completed 21-07-2022

Journal Publications

1.	Waseem Hassan,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Strengthening resilience in clean energy mineral supply Chains: The role of innovations and governance regimes across emerging economies, , Resources Policy, Elsevier , 2026
2.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a> Exploring the Dynamics of Radicalization in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Analysis, Sage Open, 18 March, 2025
3.	Rukhshanda Jabeen ,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a> An Analysis of Joint Forest Management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Through Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat Lens, 'Journal of Sustainable Forestry' January 2025, 2025
4.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,Abdul Waheed (MS Student Development Studies) Peacebuilding through Development Aid Projects: Critical Analysis of South Waziristan, Pakistan , Journal of Development Policy, Research, & Practice', 30 December, 2024
5.	Amber Javed,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Decoding the Radicalization Puzzle: Uncovering the Factors Fueling the Fire in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Terrorism Research (PJTR) , 2023
6.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=5857" title="Kanwal Rubab">Kanwal Rubab</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=67" title="Mr. Hamayun Khan">Khan. H</a> Gender-based adjustment problems of divorcees in Hazara Division, Pakistan, PLoS ONE , 2023
7.	Amber Javed,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a> Navigating the Intersection of Social Media and Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan, 'Asian journal of International Peace and Security' 23 April, 2023
8.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a> Impact of Covid-19 on informal employment: A case study of women domestic workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, PLOS ONE, 2022
9.	Rukhshanda Jabeen ,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a> The Practices and Prospects of Community Participation in Joint Forest Management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 01 March, 2022
10.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=1806" title="Zartashia Anwar ">Anwar. Z</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a> Assessing the trends and drivers of land use land cover change in district Abbottabad lower Himalayan Region Pakistan, Geocarto International, 2022
11.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=62" title="Dr. Tahir Mahmood">T.Mahmood</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=69" title="Dr. Adnan Ahmad Dogar">A.Dogar</a> Inter-agency collaboration and disaster management: A case study of the 2005 earthquake disaster in Pakistan, Jàmbá - Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 27 January, 2022
12.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=1786" title="Safi Ullah">Safiullah</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Hospitality to Hostility: Governing Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, Mankind Quarterly, 01 December , 2022
13.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a> Analyzing the Potential Role of Media in Representing Peace and Development Initiatives in Post-conflict Swat, Asian Journal of International Peace & Security (AJIPS), , 2021
14.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=1806" title="Zartashia Anwar ">Anwar. Z</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Analysing the decadal transformation of LULC change from tillage to townified in Lower Himalayan Region, Pakistan. , Journal of Water and Land Development , 2021
15.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=113" title="Dr. Faridullah">Faridullah</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=71" title="Mr. Ehsan Inamullah">E.Inamullah</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Estimation of Farm Level Technical Efficiency in Maize Production at the High Mountain North Region of Pakistan, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 2020
16.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=365" title="Saba Khan">Saba Khan</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=112" title="Dr. Qaisar Mahmood">Q.Mahmood</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a> Current practices and futuristic options in plastic waste management in Pakistan, Central Asian Journal of Environment, Science and Technology Innovations, 14- August, 2020
17.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=61" title="Dr. Arif Alam">A. Alam</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=650" title="Mr. Shakir Ullah">Shakir.U</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=69" title="Dr. Adnan Ahmad Dogar">A.Dogar</a> Institutional arrangement for disaster risk management: Evidence from Pakistan, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2020
18.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=1786" title="Safi Ullah">Safiullah</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=68" title="Ms. Abda Khalid">A.Khalid</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Old wine in a new bottle: Governance, fragility and armed conflict trio in Swat Valley, Pakistan,, Cogent Social Sciences, May 2020, 2020
19.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=1787" title="Qasim Ali Shah">Qasim.Shah</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> The Narrative of Militancy in Swat, Pakistan. , Journal of Human Security, 2020
20.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=650" title="Mr. Shakir Ullah">Shakir.U</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,Ingrid Nyborg,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> The Underlying Causes of Violent Conflict in the North Waziristan Tribal Areas of Pakistan, Civil Wars, 2020
21.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=650" title="Mr. Shakir Ullah">Shakir.U</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Violent Conflict in North Waziristan, Pakistan: The Distortion and Re-emergence of Social Structure, FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 2019
22.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=669" title="Dr. Ikram Shah">Shah. I</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,Marryam Saeed Content Analysis of Crime reporting in Print Media: Evidence from Pakistan, , Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 19, April , 2019
23.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Changing Dynamics of Gendered Livelihoods Practices in Post Crises of Swat Northwest Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 2019
24.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Participatory Development Practices: A Critical Analysis of Gender Empowerment and Development in Pre- and Post-crises Swat, Pakistan, Forum for Development Studies, Journal of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Norwegian Association for Development, 2015
25.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=60" title="Dr. Bahadar Nawab">Khattak</a> Social and cultural perspectives of gender inequality in accessing livelihoods resources in northwestern Pakistan, Journal of South Asian Development, 2015
26.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Militancy Conflicts and Displacement in Swat Valley of Pakistan: Analysis of Transformation of Social and Cultural Network, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 5, No. 3; March 2015, 2015

Conference Publications

1.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Institutional Complexities in Application of Community Development Projects in Conflict Affected Regions of Pakistan, , 2024
2.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> The Influence of Conflict, Displacement and Development on Social Structure and Political Change in Swat, Pakistan, , 2019
3.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> The influence of conflict and development on social structure and political change in Swat, Pakistan, , 2016

Books and Book Chapters

1.	<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=710" title="Dr. Noor Elahi">N.Elahi</a> Forced Migration and Conflict-Induced Displacement, Impacts and Prospective Responses, ‘The Effects of Conflict and Internal Displacement on the Social Structure and Political change in Swat, Pakistan’, , 2020

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