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Ajay Kumar Dubey

Ajay Kumar Dubey

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Ajay Kumar Dubey
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for African Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
346, School of International Studies, Building-1
Off. Phone
91-11-26704607,
Email
akdubey@mail.jnu.ac.in ; ajaydubey.sisjnu@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/
Qualifications

Ph.D. (International Studies, JNU, 1992), 
M.Phil. (International Studies, JNU, 1987),
M.A. (Political Science, 1985),
B.A. (History, Hons., 1983),
Language Proficiency: English, French, Hindi 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

International Relations, African Affairs, Diaspora Studies, Indian Migration, Indo-African Relations, Development Issues and Political Science. 

Experience

Teaching:

Professor (since 2000-till date, JNU).
Associate Professor (1995-2000, JNU),
Reader (1992-1995, IRMA)

 

Academic Administration:
Former: Pro-Vice Chancellor (Rector), JNU
 
CURRENT POSITIONS  
 
PREVIOUS  POSITIONS
2018-  January 2024,  Chairperson, Centre for African Studies, JNU
2020 -2022 Director, Internal quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), JNU       
2016 - 2022 Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study, (JNIAS), JNU
2018 - 2022 Diretor, Energy Studies Programme, School of International Studies, JNU
2015-2016 Chairperson, Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU
2013-2015 Director, UGC Area Studies Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies (SIS), JNU
2011-2013 Chairperson Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU
2009-2011 Director, UGC Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU
2007-2009 Chairperson, Centre for West Asia and African Studies, SIS, JNU
2003-2005 Director, Francophone Sub-Saharan Studies, SIS, JNU
2001-2003 Chairperson, Centre for West Asia and African Studies, SIS, JNU
 
Research: 
Books Authored/Edited ( 10 ),
On African affairs includes- India and Africa's Partnership: A Vision for a New Future (Springer,2016) ;  Trends in Indo-African Relations (Manas Publications, 2010); France and Africa: An Indian Perspective (Kalinga Publications, 2009);  India and Francophone Africa under Globalisation (Kalinga Publications, 2009);  Government and Politics in Mauritius (Kalinga Publication, 1997)  and Indo- African Relations in the Post- Nehru Era (Kalinga Publication, 1990).
On  Diaspora issues it includes- Indian Diaspora Contributions to their New Home (MD Publication, 2011); Indian Diaspora in Africa: A Comparative Perspective (MD Publication, 2009) and Indian Diaspora: Global Identity (Kalinga Publication, 2003).
Research Articles: several dozens research  papers in journals/books

Dissertation Supervisions
Post Doctoral Supervision: ( 5 )
Ph. D. thesis supervised ( 55),
M. Phil. thesis supervised ( 71 )

Research Projects (2)
Principal Investigator: Major Research Project Team under UPE II on ‘Diaspora in Development: Comparative Assessment of Harnessing Globalisation’, 2014-2019
Completed UGC Major Research Project as Principal Investigator on ‘India and Indian Diaspora in Africa’ at CAS/SIS/JNU, 2010-13
Awards & Honours

1. Invited as Visiting Faculty at Global Studies programme of Aarhus University, Denmark May-June 2016
2. Invited as Visiting Professor, University of Kansai, Japan, May - July 2014.
3. Invited as a Visiting Resource Person at Centre for Federal Studies, University of Addis Ababa to deliver a series of lectures on ‘Comparative Federal Political System’, June - July 2011.
4. Invited as a Visiting Resource Person at Institute for Peace and Security Studies, University of Addis Ababa to deliver a series of lectures on ‘Federalism and Nation-building in Multi-ethnic Society’, April 2011.
5. Invited as a Visiting Fellow at Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, South Africa, May 2008.
6. Invited as ICCR Distinguished Professor to deliver a series of lectures and conduct workshop on ‘African and Indian Diasporas: A Comparative Perspective’ and on ‘Challenges of Indian Diaspora in 21st Century’ by University of West Indies, May - June 2001.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

1. Research Collaboration with Department of Economics, Kansai University on ‘State of African Studies in Asia’.
2. Research Collaboration with Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany on ‘Africa’s Asia Option’ (AFRASO) project/.
3. External Member for Ph.D. supervision for University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
4. Member, Research Committee on ‘African and Asian Diasporas’, WADIS, South Korea.
5. International Academic Coordinator, Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International). 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

1. "Looking West: Africa" in Handbook of India’s International Relations, ed. by David Scott, pp. 189-200. Routledge, UK, 2011.
2. "India and the Indian Diaspora" in Handbook of India’s International Relations, ed. by David Scott, pp. 255-264. Routledge, UK, 2011.
3. "Resurgent Africa's engagement with India, China and the Third World" (co-authored with Nivedita Ray) in Engaging with a Resurgent Africa ed. by Jorg Shultz and M. Chand, pp. 64-75. ORF-Macmillan, 2009.
4. "Indian Diaspora in Africa Changing Policies of India" in Indians Abroad ed. by S. D. Singh and Mahavir Singh, pp. 153-171. HI, Greenwitch Millenium, 2003.
5. "Parliament in Mauritius" International Studies (SIS Journal, JNU), 31 (2): 139-169.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. Book Series Editor, “Africa’s Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries”, by Palgraves-Macmillan, Nature Springer
2. Editor-in-Chief: Africa Review, Quarterly refereed journal, under SCOPUS and Web of Science, Brill, Netherlands.
3. Editor- in-Chief: Diaspora Studies, Quarterly refereed journal, under SCOPUS and Web of Science, Brill, Netherlands.
4. Editor-in- Chief: Insight on Africa: A Journal of Contemporary African Affairs, under SCOPUS and Web of Science, bi-annual refereed journal, Sage Publications.
5. Chief Editor: Journal of Global Diaspora Studies, World Association of Diaspora Studies (WADIS), South Korea. 

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.