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V. Bijukumar

V. Bijukumar

V. Bijukumar
V. Bijukumar
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Political Studies,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
110, CPS, SSS-II
Off. Phone
011-26704140
Email
bijukumar@mail.jnu.ac.in, vbijukumar2014@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/bijukumar/cv.pdf
Qualifications

Ph. D. (Political Science), Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2004). 
M. Phil. (Political Science), Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2001).
M.A. (Political Science), Department of Political Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (1996).

B.A. (Political Science), V.T.M.N.S.S.College, Dhanuvachapuram, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (1994).
Bachelors Degree in Library and Information Science (BLISc.), Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (1997)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Comparative Politics, Democratization, Political Economy of Development, Society and Politics in North-East India.

Experience

20 Years of  Post Graduate Teaching and Research at the Central University Level.

Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (Since 9th June, 2017).

Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (9th August, 2016 to 8th June, 2017).
Associate Professor, Centre for Comparative Politics and Political Theory, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi (9th June, 2014 to 9th August 2016).
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya (17th January, 2006 to 8th June, 2014).
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl (26th March, 2004 to 16th January, 2006). 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Country Researcher in India (Part-time) on Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia under the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Singapore, 2020.

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
1.  (2024),“Tackling the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Public Action in Kerala’s Exemplarity”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIX, No. 2, 13 January,  pp. 1-11.
2. (2023), "Dissecting the Verdict of Tripura Assembly Election 2023", Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVIII, No. 15,  15 April, pp. 16-19.
3. (2023). “Dalit Sikh Settlers in Shillong: Confronting Indigeneity with Livelihood and Survival”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVIII, No. 11, 18 March, pp. 23-25.
4. (2023). "New Developmentalism and Left Mobilisation in Kerala: Experimenting an Alternative to Neo-liberal Development", Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVIII, No. 4, 28 January, pp. 40-46.
5. (2022). "Ethnicity and Political Action in North-East India: Agency, Mobilisation and Community Relationship”, History and Sociology of South Asia (Sage), Vol. 16, No.1, January, pp. 7-26. 
6. (2019).  “Northeast India: Development Rhetoric, Ethnic Anxieties”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV, No. 25, 22 June, pp. 18-21.
7.  (2019).  “Intrigues of Indigeneity and Patriarchy in Khasi Society”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV, No. 10, 9 March, pp. 10-13.
8.  (2019).  “Pungent Irrationality and Troubled Modernity in Kerala”, History and Sociology of South Asia (Sage), Vol. 13, No.1, pp. 19-35.
9.  (2019). "Radicalised Civil Society and Protracted Political Actions in Kerala (India)", Asian Ethnicity (Routledge), Vol.4, May, pp. 1-19.
10. (2019). “When Religious Faith Mutilates Gender Equality: Women Entry in Sabarimala Temple in Kerala”, Antyajaa: Indian Journal of Women and Social Change (Sage), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 238-244.
 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. (2024), “Neoliberal Environmentalism and Social Theory: Constructing  Myth over Reality”, in D. V. Kumar (ed.),  Revisiting Social Theory: Challenges and Possibilities, London and New York: Routledge,  pp. 130-142.

2. (2023). “Decoding Bodo Movement and Peace Accords: Enduring Solution Versus Political Expediency”, in Amit Ranjan and Diotima Chattoraj (eds.), Migration, Regional Autonomy, and Conflicts in Eastern South Asia: Searching for a Home(land), Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 201-222.

3. (2023). “Transforming Ethno-Regional Parties in Northeast India”, in Julio C. Teehankee and Christian Echle (eds.), Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia, New York and London: Routledge, pp. 176-194.

4. (2023). “New Populism and Its “Anti” Theses”, in Joseph Chacko Chennattuserry, Madhumati Deshpande and Paul Hong (eds.), Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st Century, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 1-6.

5. (2023). “John Rawls”, in Suratha Kumar Malik (ed.), An Introduction to Modern Political Thought: Machiavelli to Foucault, New York and London: Routledge, pp. 263-278.

6. (2022). “Civil Society and the Process of Democratization: Claims, Transformations and Challenges”, in Suratha Kumar Malik (ed.), Dilemmas in World Politics: Exploring the Frontiers, London: Sage Publications, pp. 19-34.

7. (2022). “Interrogating Neoliberal Market Rationality and the Exclusivity of Higher Education” in Papia Sengupta (ed.), Critical Sites of Inclusion in India’s Higher Education,  Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 21-39.

8. (2021). “The social contract of a public university: Equality, social justice and democracy”, in D.V. Kumar (ed.), The Idea of a University: Possibilities and Contestations, New York and London: Routledge, pp. 169-184.

9. (2021). “Conservation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability in Northeast India” in Charisma K. Lepcha and Uttam Lal (eds.), Communities, Institutions and Histories of India’s Northeast, New York and London: Routledge, pp. 223-238.

10. (2020). “Church and Political Action in Mizoram”, in Narender Kumar (ed.), Politics and Religion in India, London and New York: Routeldge, pp. 84-94.

 

 

Patents (if any)

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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.