Rethinking Citizenship in a Global Age
A look at how migration and globalization are reshaping who belongs, and what that means for social policy.
Nurturing
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Dr. Abida Malik Lecturer and Chaplain, University of Nottingham
Teaching students on social inequalities, global poverty, public policy, and social justice.
Dr Abida Malik is a sociologist (social scientist) who studies identities, citizenship, civil society, globalization and religion.
Dr Malik research interests are based on doing evidence-based research to shape and influence social policy.
- Years
Teaching - 12
- Published
Papers - 14
- Students
Taught - 500+
“Teaching at the University of Nottingham has meant watching students find their own voice in a subject that shapes real lives.”
“Evidence only changes policy when it reaches the people who write it.”
“Citizenship is not something people are given once. It is something they perform, contest and rebuild.”
Civil Society and the Politics of Faith
Notes from a decade of fieldwork on religion’s evolving role in community and public life.
Public Policy Beyond the Headlines
Why evidence-based research still struggles to reach the people writing the policy.
Publications
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Faith, EDI and Institutional Practice
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‘I decided not to go into surgery due to dress code’: female Muslim health professionals on bare below the elbow
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British Muslims in UK Higher Education
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Reaching Out: Tackling Disengagement Among Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women in Britain
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The Experiences of British Muslim Civic Actors: Stigma, Performance and Active Citizenship
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2026
- Outstanding Lecturer of the Year Winner
- Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
- Best Research Paper, Social Policy Nominee
- Distinguished Scholar Award Winner
