Ishrat Hossain
Associate at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and contributor to the Journal of Bangladesh Studies special issue, focusing on narratives of the 1971 liberation war and post‑uprising political dynamics.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 35min
The Gen Z Revolution in Bangladesh and Its Fallout
Ishrat Hossain, researcher on 1971 narratives and political memory. Mubashar Hasan, scholar of resistance who survived enforced disappearance. Arild Engelsen Ruud, professor of South Asia studies on authoritarian backsliding. They explore the Gen Z uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina, how youth and online mobilization reshaped liberation narratives, comparative lessons from Asian uprisings, and the fraught path from mass protest to democratic reform.
Apr 2, 2026 • 35min
The Gen Z Revolution in Bangladesh and Its Fallout
Ishrat Hossain, researcher on liberation war narratives; Mubashar Hasan, scholar-activist blending analysis with lived repression; Arild Engelsen Ruud, South Asia expert on autocratization. They unpack Gen Z's role in the July 2024 uprising. They trace how youth-led digital mobilization, shifting legitimacy narratives, and everyday resistance converged to challenge long-standing power structures.
