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V. Bijukumar

V. Bijukumar

V. Bijukumar
V. Bijukumar
Associate 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

18 Years of  Post Graduate Teaching and Research at University Level

Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (9th August, 2016 onward).
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. Bijukumar, V. 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. 
2. Bijukumar, V.  2019. “Nuances of the Left Debacle in Tripura”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV, No. 42, 19 October,  pp. 19-22. 
3. Bijukumar, V.  2019.  “Northeast India: Development Rhetoric, Ethnic Anxieties”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV, No. 25, 22 June, pp. 18-21.
4.  Bijukumar, V. 2019.  “Intrigues of Indigeneity and Patriarchy in Khasi Society”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV, No. 10, 9 March, pp. 10-13.
5.  Bijukumar, V. 2019.  “Pungent Irrationality and Troubled Modernity in Kerala”, History and Sociology of South Asia (Sage), Vol. 13, No.1, pp. 19-35.
6.  Bijukumar, V.  2019. "Radicalised Civil Society and Protracted Political Actions in Kerala (India)", Asian Ethnicity (Routledge), Vol.4, May, pp. 1-19.
 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. Bijukumar, V.  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.

2. Bijukumar, V.  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.

3. Bijukumar, V.  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.

4. Bijukumar, V. 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.

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

6. Bijukumar, V. 2019.  Parties and Electoral Politics in Northeast India: Contention of Ethno-regionalism and Hindu Nationalism, New Delhi: Kalpaz Publications (ISBN 978-93-5324-03-63).

 

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.