Dr Haridhan Goswami
Reader in Quantitative Sociology/Criminology
My profile
Biography
I started my career as a Lecturer (promoted to Assistant Professor) in the Department of Sociology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh. I then worked as a Statistical Researcher in the Research Team of The Children’s Society in Leeds, UK for just under six years. I have joined the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) within the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University as a Research Associate in November 2012. I have been working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology since March 2014 and recently been promoted to a Reader.
Words of wisdom
You do not need to be a wizard at math to be successful with quantitative research. Strong determination, open to ask for help with difficult questions, giving enough time to practice, good organisation skills will take you to the level you need to be eventually.
Academic and professional qualifications
I have Honours and Master’s degrees in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and obtained a first class in both degrees. For my Masters thesis, I tested a Durkheimian model on social disorganisation (measured by crime rates) in the context of Bangladesh.
I was awarded a PhD by Hiroshima University, Japan. The Japanese Government fully funded the study through Monbugakakuso Scholarship. Under the supervision of Professor Asako Uehara, I explored intergroup relations between Hindus (minority group) and Muslims (majority group) in Bangladesh. Focusing on the dynamics of power relationship between these two groups in the context of history; my Doctoral research examined the prejudicial and discriminatory aspects of relationships between the members of these two groups in contemporary Bangladesh.
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
- Routledge
- Child Indicators Research
- Safer Communities
- Young: Nordic Journal of Youth Research
- The Sage
- Children’s World
- Drustvena istrazivanja: Journal for General Social Issues
- Population Review
- Child Development
- Applied Research in Quality Life
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Maternal and Child Health Journal.
- PeerJ
- Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
- ESRC
- British Council Newton Fund
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Membership of professional associations
- International Sociological Association,
- European Survey Research Association
- International Society for Child Indicators
Personal website address
Teaching
Why do I teach?
I love teaching quantitative methods especially the applicaiton of statistical techniques in social research. It gives me immense pleasure when I see students are enjoying the applicaiton of quantitaitve methods in their research and they find the skills useful for their career and further study.
How I’ll teach you
Drawing on real life research especially demonstrating how quantitative techniques can help in finding answers to real life situaitons.
Research outputs
Research with children and young people
Quantitative methods
Survey design
Multivariate analysis of data
Subjective well-being
Inter-ethnic group relations
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (2018) Measuring Youth Well-being How a Pan-European Longitudinal Survey Can Improve Policy. Springer.
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Chapters in books
Goswami, H., Khalil, M.I., Banik, B.K. (2022) 'Influence of Vulnerability on Subjective Well-Being and Self-Perceived Safety Among Bangladeshi Children.' Handbook of Children’s Risk, Vulnerability and Quality of Life Global Perspectives. Springer Nature,
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2021) 'Life-course inequality and policy: a focus on child well-being.' The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Inequalities and the Life Course. Routledge,
Pollock, G., Goswami, H., Szymczyk, A. (2021) 'Towards a comparative cohort survey of child well-being.' Sustainable Human Development Across the Life Course: Evidence from Longitudinal Research. Bristol University Press,
Gary, P., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2018) 'Notions of Well-Being, the State of Child Well-Being Research and the MYWEB Project.' Measuring Youth Well-being: How a Pan-European Longitudinal Survey Can Improve Policy. Springer,
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Fox, C. (2018) 'With a view towards the future: working towards an accelerated European cohort survey.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring youth well-being: how a Pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Springer, pp. 163-178.
Ozan, J., Pollock, G., Goswami, H., Lynn, P. (2018) 'Challenges in conducting a new longitudinal study on children and young people's well-being in the European Union.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami,, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring youth well-being: how a Pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Springer, pp. 111-130.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2018) 'Notions of well-being, the state of child well-being research and the MYWEB project.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring Youth Well-being: how a pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Cham: Springer, pp. 1-13.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2018) 'Notions of Well-Being, the State of Child Well-Being Research and the MYWeB Project.' Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. pp. 1-13.
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Reports
Fox, C., Sefton, M., Albertson, K., Goswami, H. (2013) Evaluation of Grandmentors. Manchester: Policy Evaluation and Research Unit, Department of Sociology.
Rees, G., Goswami, H., Pople, L., Bradshaw, J., Keung, A., Main, G. (2013) The Good Childhood Report 2013. London: The Children's Society.
Rees, G., Goswami, H., Pople, L., Bradshaw, J., Keung, A., Main, G. (2012) The Good Childhood Report 2012: A Review of Our Children’s Well-being.. London: The Children's Society.
Franklin, A., Goswami, H. (2012) Communicate Together: Final Evaluation Report. London: The Chilldren's Society.
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Journal articles
Goswami, H., Goswami, G.G., Banik, B.K., Khalil, M.I. (2023) 'Factors associated with children’s subjective wellbeing during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.' Child Indicators Research,
Snee, H., Goswami, H. (2021) 'Who Cares? Social mobility and the ‘class ceiling’ in nursing.' Sociological Research Online, 26(3) pp. 562-580.
Goswami, H. (2021) 'Children’s subjective well-being in Bangladesh: influence of socio-demographic and economic factors.' Population Review, 60(1) pp. 119-140.
Snee, H., Goswami, H. (2020) 'Who Cares? Social mobility and the ‘class ceiling’ in nursing.' Sociological Research Online: an electronic journal,
Goswami, H., Fox, C., Pollock, G. (2018) 'Erratum to: The Current Evidence Base and Future Needs in Improving Children’s Well-Being Across Europe: is There a Case for a Comparative Longitudinal Survey? (Child Indicators Research, (2016), 9, 2, (371-388), 10.1007/s12187-015-9323-5).' Child Indicators Research, 11(2) pp. 705-705.
Goswami, H., Fox, C., Pollock, G. (2016) 'The Current Evidence Base and Future Needs in Improving Children’s Well-Being Across Europe: is There a Case for a Comparative Longitudinal Survey?.' Child Indicators Research, 9(2) pp. 371-388.
Goswami, H., Pollock, G, (2016) 'Correlates of Mental Health and Psychological Well-being of the European Youth: evidence from the European Quality of Life Survey.' Perspectives on Youth, 3
Franks, M., Hunwicks, R., Goswami, H. (2015) 'Barriers to the uptake of emergency accommodation by young runaways and thrown-out children and the role of the 'transitional person'.' Children and Society, 29(2) pp. 146-156.
Franks, M., Hunwicks, R., Goswami, H. (2015) 'Barriers to the Uptake of Emergency Accommodation by Young Runaways and Thrown-out children and the Role of the 'Transitional Person'.' Children and Society,
Goswami, H. (2015) 'Socio-demographic factors and participation of the European youth: A multilevel analysis.' Przegląd Socjologiczny / Sociological Review, 64(1)
Goswami, H. (2014) 'Children’s Subjective Well-being: Socio-demographic Characteristics and Personality.' Child Indicators Research, 7(1) pp. 119-119.
Goswami, H. (2012) 'Social Relationships and Children's Subjective Well-Being.' Social Indicators Research, 107(3) pp. 575-588.
Bradshaw, J., Keung, A., Rees, G., Goswami, H. (2011) 'Children's subjective well-being: International comparative perspectives.' Children and Youth Services Review, 33(4) pp. 548-556.
Franks, M., Goswami, H. (2010) 'Rural runaways: Rurality and its implications for services to children and young people who run away.' Children and Society, 24(2) pp. 123-135.
Goswami, H. (2004) 'Everyday Forms of Discrimination Experienced by the Minority: An Exploratory Study in a Village in Bangladesh. . 10 (2), pp. 121-150..' Journal of International Development and Cooperation, 10(2) pp. 121-150.
Goswami, H., Nasreen, Z. (2003) 'Discourses on Minority Representation: The Case of Hindu Religious Minority in Bangladesh.' Himalayan and Central Asian Studies, 7(3-4) pp. 81-102.
Nasreen, Z., Goswami, H., Akhtar, R. (2003) 'Cultural Constructions of the Reproductive Health of Pregnant and Lactating Mothers: Experiences of Some Village Women in Bangladesh.' Journal of Asian Women’s Studies, 12pp. 62-77.
Goswami, H. (2001) 'Division of Labour, Anomie and Social Disorganization: A Test of Durkheimian Model in the Context of Bangladesh.' The Journal of Social Studies, 92(April-June) pp. 38-60.