Methodology

A more current collection of materials on METHODOLOGY

There are dramatic differences between the methodology required for Islamic Economics and Methodologies currently in use in Western Social Sciences. Many of my papers address these methodological Issues. These are listed below

Invited plenary speaker at 2nd International Congress on Islamic Humanities, organized by Center for Cultural and Social Research, Tehran Iran. 16-20 November 2013. Title of Talk: “An Islamic Approach to Humanities.” For related works, see my page on Social Sciences.

Zaman,Asad "An Islamic Approach to Humanities," Journal of King Abdul Aziz University, v. 27 #2, p3-27, 2014/1435

DRAFT (submitted to Review of Political Economy): The Methodology of Polanyi's Great Transformation

Logical Positivist Methodology and Islamic Economics: 20^th October 2012; prepared for 2nd International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of Muslim Countries that Department of Economics, KENMS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is organizing during 29-30 January 2013

Redefining Islamic Economics: presented at Ninth International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) to take place in Istanbul during 9-11 September 2013:

Also presented at workshop on “Basic Concepts and Thoughts in Islamic Economics” held in Istanbul during 1-3 March 2013. Published in proceedings volume of the workshop: Chapter in Islamic Economics: Basic Concepts, New Thinking and Future Directions, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2013, Forthcoming)

ALSO published in Turkish Translation.

A New Methodology for Islamic Economics: IRTI, IDB 17th DL Course: Spring 2013, Advanced Topics in Islamic Economics Dr. Asad Zaman, IIIE, IIUI, Tuesday, 28th May 2013 -- this lecture is available on youtube in two parts -- see links at bottom of page.

Directions for Muslim Scholars in Social Sciences, to appear in Proceedings of Third Arab-Turkish Congress of Social Sciences, May 2013, Istanbu

“Methodological Mistakes and Econometric Consequences,” International Econometric Review, Sep. 2012, Vol. 4, Issue 2, p.99-122.

“The Normative Foundations of Scarcity,” Real-World Economics Review, issue no. 61, 26 September 2012, pp. 22-39

"Deification of Science and Its Disastrous Consequences." submitted to American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, April 2013.