Dr Rakib Ehsan is a London-born British independent researcher and author who specialises in matters of social cohesion, race relations, and public security. He is predominantly of Bangladeshi origin.
Rakib holds a BA in Politics & International Relations (First-Class Honours), MSc in Democracy, Politics and Governance (Pass with Distinction), and a PhD in Political Science, all obtained from Royal Holloway, University of London. His PhD thesis, which was comprehensively sponsored by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), investigated the impact of social integration on the public attitudes of British non-white ethnic minorities.
Currently a columnist at Sp!ked and a regular contributor for The Telegraph, Rakib has also written for The Daily Mail, The Independent, UnHerd, The Times Red Box, and CapX. His comments have also featured in mainstream British newspapers such as The Sun and The Express, as well as foreign platforms such as Arab News in Saudi Arabia and The National in the UAE.
A regular guest on GB News and TalkTV, Rakib has also featured on Sky News, BBC Newsnight, BBC Sunday Morning Live and ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB). He has also made radio appearances for stations such as LBC, Times Radio, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio London, and BBC Asian Network.
Authoring reports for multiple British think-tanks, Rakib is currently a senior adviser at Policy Exchange, a senior research associate at ResPublica, and associate fellow at Bright Blue. He is the author of the book Beyond Grievance: What the Left Get Wrong about Ethnic Minorities, which was published by Forum Press in June 2023.
Establishing himself as a prominent British authority on matters of racial identity and social integration, Rakib has consulted influential UK parliamentarians and policymakers on social cohesion and community relations. He has also presented evidence to The White House’s Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force (HETF).
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