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Rajendra K. Jain

Rajendra K. Jain

Rajendra K. Jain
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for European Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
20
Off. Phone
011-26704331
Residence
011-26435556
Email
rkjain@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/rkjain
Qualifications

Ph.D. (West European Studies), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1985. 
M.Phil. (International Politics), School of International Studies, JNU, 1978
M.A. (Politics), School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi, 1977 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

European Union Politics and External Relations, EU-Asia, EU-South Asia - EU-India, EU-Pakistan; Comparative Regional Integration - EU, SAARC, ASEM; India-Europe, EU Perceptions, Indian Foreign Policy, Asian Regionalism, Conflict Resolution 

Experience

On the JNU faculty for 27 years 
1977-1986: Assistant Professor, University of Delhi 

Awards & Honours

2010-2015: Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and International Relations 
2010-2015: Adjunct Professor (Research), Monash European and EU Studies Centre, Monash University, Melbourne.
Jan 2010: Visiting Professor, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 
2009: Visiting International Fellow, Monash Europe and EU Centre, Melbourne
2009-2010: President of the European Union Studies Association–Asia Pacific (EUSA-Asia Pacific)
Jun-Jul 1995: Visiting Fellow, Foundation for Science and Politics, Ebenhausen, Germany 
Sep-Dec 1993: Visiting Fellow, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London
Visiting Humboldt Foundation Professor at Constance, Freiburg, Leipzig, Tuebingen Universities
Visiting Professor, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (MSH), Paris, May-June 2005; May-June 2008; June-July 2010, May 2013 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Jury Member, United Nations Alliance for Civilizations and BMW Award for Intercultural Innovation, 2011 
Jury Member, BMW Award for Intercultural Understanding, 2010.
"The European Union and Democracy Building in South Asia," Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (October 2009), 19 pages.
"The Pale Continent," in Culture Report Progress Europe edited by Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen (Stuttgart) and the Robert Bosch Foundation (Paris) with the collaboration of the British Council, Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Swiss Culture and the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation, 2007), pp. 39-42. (also published in French, German and Polish) 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

"The Public Attitudes and Images of the European Union in India," India Quarterly, 68(4), October-December 2012, pp. 331-343. (co-author)
"From Idealism to Pragmatism: India and Asian Regional Integration," Japanese Journal of Political Science, 11(2), July 2011, pp. 213-231.
"India`s Relations with the European Union," in David Scott, ed., Handbook of India`s International Relations, London: Routledge, 2011, pp. 223-232.
"Engaging the European Superpower: India and the European Union," in Bart Gaens, Juha Jokela, and Eija Limnell, eds., The Role of the European Union in Asia: China and India as Strategic Partners, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2009, pp. 173-188.
"The European Union and China: Indian Perceptions and Perspectives," in Georg Wiessala, John Wilson and Pradeep Taneja, eds., The European Union and China: Interests and Dilemmas, Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2009, pp. 139-150. 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

India and the European Union: Building a Strategic Partnership (New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 2007) (editor).
India, Europe and South Asia (New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 2007). (editor)
"The European Union and the Rise of China and India," in Jose Luis de Sales Marques, Reimund Seidelmann and Andreas Vasilache, eds.,Asia and Europe: Dynamics of Inter- and Intra-Regional Dialogues (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2009), pp. 277-290. 

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.