Academic

Dr. Sohail Inayatullah, a political scientist, is Visiting Professor at Tamkang University, Taipei, Visiting Academic at Queensland University of Technology, Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and Professor of Futures Studies with the IMCA (International Management Centres Association), University of Action Learning. Inayatullah is Fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation and the World Academy of Art and Science.

In 1999, he held the UNESCO Chair at the Centre for European Studies, University of Trier, Trier, Germany and the Tamkang Chair in Futures Studies at Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan. From 1981-1991, he was senior policy analyst and planner with the Hawaii Judiciary, where he coordinated the Court's Foresight Program.

Publications

Inayatullah is co-editor of the Journal of Futures Studies and associate editor of New Renaissance. Inayatullah is on the editorial boards of Futures, Development and Foresight.

He has written over 200 journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries and magazine pieces. These have appeared in over 40 different journals including: Futures Research Quarterly, On the Horizon, Euro-Asia Business Review, Third Text, Whole Earth Review, Development, International Foundation of Development Alternatives Dossier, Social Epistemologies, International Journal of Science and Technology, Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Tourism Management, Futurics, Convergence, Seminar, The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Edges, In Context, Suitcase, Contemporary South Asia, Journal of Asian and African Studies, International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, World Futures, Prospectiva, Journal of Applied Social Behavior, Convergence, Journal of Islamic Science, Hawaii Bar Journal, Law and Technology, Periodica Islamica, Futures, Journal of Futures Studies, American Behavioral Scientist, Debats Technologics and Future Generations Journal. His articles have been translated in a variety of languages, including Catalan, Spanish, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Italian, Russian and Mandarin.

Inayatullah has also written and co-edited a dozen books. These include: Judicial Foresight in the Hawaii Judiciary; Chaos and Coherence in our Uncommon Futures; The Futures of Democracy in Pakistan and the Developing World; Macrohistory and Macrohistorians; Futures Studies - A Multimedia Reader (CDROM); Situating Sarkar: Tantra, Macrohistory and Alternative Futures; and Transcending Boundaries: P.R. Sarkar's Theories of Individual and Social Transformation; The University in Transformation: Global Perspectives on the Futures of the University. His forthcoming books for 200/2002 include: The Views of Futurists: The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies - Volume 4 (CD-ROM); Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures; Transforming Communication: Sustainability, Technology and Future Generations; Understanding Sarkar; and, Youth Futures: Comparative Research and Transformative Visions.

He has edited numerous special issues of the journal Futures in the following areas: Communication Futures; Alternative Futures of the University; What Futurists Think; The Futures of South Asia. Forthcoming this year is an issue on Forecasting Methodologies.

In Australia, he is a frequent contributor the Australian Financial Review, having published articles on cyberlobbying; revolutions in governance; digital home futures; dissent in universities, ageing, capitalism and the Internet. Most recently he has written for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He has been interviewed by numerous television and radio programs including BBC's radio and internet special on Visionaries and Education in the 21^st century.

Research

In 1999, he completed a UNESCO research project, in association with the World Futures Studies Federation, on culturally appropriate information and communication technologies. He is currently theme editor on "Globalization and World Systems" for the UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. His completed research projects for 2001 include a report for the Foundation for the Future titled Methodological Aspects of Humanity's Long-Term Future and a report for the Western Agri-Food Institute (Western Canada) on the Futures of Food/Agriculture/Farming.

Presentations

Inayatullah has conducted research, workshops or presented keynote addresses for a variety of organizations, including: The Western Agri-Food Institute, Canada; The Government of Thailand's APEC Technology Foresight Centre; the Government of Malaysia's Institute for Policy Research; the Islamic Development Bank's Institute for Research and Training; the Government of Taiwan's Institute for National Policy Development; the Geneva-based International Catholic Migration Commission; the European Commission's Forward Looking Unit; the European Peace University, Austria; the American Planning Association; the Organization of Islamic Conference's Committee on Science and Technology; the University of Newcastle, Australia; Southern Cross University, Australia; Mid-North Coast Regional Council for Social Development; Queensland Advocacy Incorporated; the Hawaii Judiciary; the Hawaii Credit Union League; Hawaiian Electric Company; State of Hawaii, Office of Planning; Mid-Pacific Institute, Hawaii; The Foundation for the Future, Seattle; the New Zealand Futures Trust; the New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology; Queensland Divisions of General Practice; Brisbane North Division of General Practice; Queensland Diabetes, Australia; The Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association; Queenland Office of State Development; Government of Australia Department of Finance and Administration; Queensland Government Department of Tourism, Racing and Fair Trade; Maroochy Council, and through the Sydney-based Futures Foundation: NRMA, Insurance Manufacturers Alliance, and Zurich Corporation.

Workshops

He has also conducted planning-visioning workshops in a dozen or so countries. For the World Futures Studies Federation, he has taught international courses on a range of issues including education, ecology, development and policymaking in Andorra, Fiji, Thailand and Malaysia. In the past few years he has given keynote, plenary or public lectures on a range of subjects in the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Pakistan, Malaysia, Holland, Australia, Yugoslavia, Greece, India, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Taiwan and Japan.