Nazia Hussain

Nazia Hussain is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) at the University of Tokyo. She works on water politics and governance in cities and beyond in Southeast and Southwest Asia. Her research draws on multiple literatures and methods. Her grant-funded research is focused on understanding water governance processes in Asia and Africa in response to stresses posed by climate change and urbanization (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), April 2024-March 2027).
She holds a PhD from the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. She was a recipient of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science postdoctoral fellowship (Center for Policy Research, United Nations University) and a Fulbright scholarship (Boston University).