Professor Wajiha Raza Rizvi

Senior Fellow, GCRD Executive Director, Film Museum Society Pakistan Principal Investigator, Democracy Discourse Index (Pakistan)

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01About

Professor Wajiha Raza Rizvi brings together expertise in media studies, cultural policy and democratic communication. Her interdisciplinary work spans the intersection of digital discourse, institutional trust and civic engagement in Pakistan's evolving public sphere.

As Principal Investigator for GCRD's Democracy Discourse Index work in Pakistan, she leads the Centre's research on the quality of democratic discourse in the country. Her established research leadership, together with her university and institutional partnerships, anchors GCRD's regional research presence in South Asia.

02Research & professional interests

Geopolitics Democratic discourse War and conflict Gender Media and cultural policy

03Selected publications

2026Rizvi, W. R., & Jacob, J. U. (2026). Mediation and its Discontents: Pakistan's Role in the US–Iran Peace Process and the Quality of Democratic Discourse.›

Democracy Discourse Index Policy Brief, GCRD.

2025Cooper, V., Rizvi, W. R., & Yepez-Reyes, V. (2025). Collaborative teaching as Critical Transnational Pedagogy: Opportunities for a globalised media and communication education.›

Globalisation, Societies and Education.

2023Rizvi, W. R. (2023). IAMCR and Pakistan.›

In J. Becker & R. Mansell (Eds.), Reflections on the International Association for Media & Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum (pp. 345–360). Springer Nature / Palgrave Macmillan.

2022Jacob, J. U., & Rizvi, W. R. (2022). Beyond grades: Advancing global learning through personal and social responsibility in a globally connected peace journalism course.›

In D. D. Johnston & I. López (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Collaborative Online Learning and Global Engagement (pp. 179–194). Wiley-Blackwell. View publication →

2022Rizvi, W. R. (2022). A Hindu in Pakistan (2011) and A Mad Man's Diary (2014): Distantiation, cultural transformation and redefinition of Pakistani minorities.›

In W. Anwar & N. Yousaf (Eds.), Transcultural Humanities in South Asia: Critical Essays on Literature and Culture (pp. 354–365). Routledge. View publication →