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Dr. Govand Khalid Azeez is a Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Sydney. He specializes in the history of technology, and the political economy of Artificial Intelligence. His research examines the macro-historical evolution of technological systems and evaluates how AI technologies transform society, work, politics, education and social relations.
Since 2018, Dr. Azeez has advised widely across industry, higher education, and emerging economies on understanding and integrating Artificial Intelligence to address their most pressing challenges in workforce development, education, economic advancement, and innovation.
In 2025, Dr. Azeez was invited to join as a member and expert advisor for the Technology & Digital Division of the Australian National AI Centre. He also began collaborating with AIEOU, University of Oxford's interdisciplinary research hub on AI and Education.
Dr. Azeez was a Visiting Fellow in the Department of History at Harvard University, Cambridge and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies (MESAS) at Columbia University. He was nominated for a Junior Fellowship in the Society of Fellows at Harvard University by his doctoral thesis examiner, Professor E.R.J. Owen, Director of Middle East Studies.
TEACHING:
POIR2060: Modern Politial Thought (with Ian Tregenza)
POIR8040: Technology, Power and Uneven Development
POIR8420 Understanding World Politics: Methodological and Theoretical Approaches
POIR8410 Understanding World Politics: Theoretical Approaches
POIR8040 Research Methods in International Relations
POIR7000 Key Questions in Political Science and Public Policy
POIR1080 Introduction to Global Politics
IRPG849 International Political Economy
POL303 Global Political Economy
POL309 Political Thought in Action
POL372 Islam and the West
IRPG840 The International System
POIR333 Local and Global Practice
POIR8080 International Relations Research Project
SUPERVISION:
Ellen Kirkpatrick, PhD thesis: 'The Pandemic and Capitalist Systemic Crises'
Frances Hajama, MRes thesis: 'Samir Amin and William I. Robinson on Class and Imperialism'
Trent Curran, MRes thesis: 'Andres Malm, Marxism and Ecology'
Flavia Julius, PhD thesis: 'Neoliberalism and Race Relations in Brazil' (Associate)
Member/Expert Advisor, Australian National AI Center
25 Jan 2025 → …
Member, AIEOU at Oxford University
10 Jan 2025 → …
Member, Centre for Global Indigenous Futures
1 Jul 2023 → …
Non-Executive Director, Getmee AI
15 Jan 2020 → …
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book/Anthology › peer-review
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Govand Azeez (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Govand Azeez (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Govand Azeez (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Govand Azeez (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Govand Azeez (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
5/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
29/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Govand Azeez & Alejandra Gaitan Barrera
5/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
16/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Govand Azeez & Alejandra Gaitan Barrera
16/08/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment