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G. Gopakumar is an Indian leading
political scientist and
psephologist .
[1] He was former
Vice Chancellor of
Central University of Kerala ,.
[2]
[3]
Career
Professor at Kerala University for over fifteen years.
Dean of
Social Sciences and Professor and HoD of Political Science,
University of Kerala
Vice-chairman, Academic Committee, Credit and Semester System, University of Kerala
Co-ordinator, UGC Special Assistance Programme, Department of Political Science, University of Kerala.
Director General of the Institute of Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of Kerala
Director,
V.K. Krishna Menon Study Centre for
International Relations
Director,
Nehru Study Centre,
UGC-Emeritus Fellow,
ICSSR Senior Fellow,
Fellowships and awards
Visiting Research Fellow,
University of New South Wales , Australia (2010)
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand (2010)
Australian Studies Senior Fellow (2009)
Visiting Fellow, Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship (2000 & 2006)
Visiting Faculty,
Claremont Graduate University , USA (2003)
Fulbright Award, USA (1998 & 2002)
Salzburg Fellow, Austria (1998)
Visiting Faculty,
University of Calgary , Canada (2001)
International Visiting Fellow in USA (1996)
UGC-Indo-French Cultural Exchange Award (1990)
UGC-Research Scientist (1988-1989)
[1]
[2]
International projects
University of Pennsylvania , Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), Coalition Politics in India
[4]
Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in California and the University of Kerala (Kerala) Partnership
[5]
Select publications
Books
[6]
Civil Society - Politics Interface: The Kerala Experience, Manak Publishers, New Delhi, 2013
Globalization and the Plight of the Marginalized Sections in Kerala: The Case of Chengara Land Struggle, Department of Political Science, University of Kerala, 2010
Gulf Return Migration and Dilemmas of Rehabilitation, Icon Publishers, New Delhi, 2008
Regional Political Parties and State Politics, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 1986
The
Congress Party and State Politics, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 1984
Edited Books
Foreign Policy , Federalism and International Treaties (ed.), New Century Publications, New Delhi, 2011.
Towards an Inclusive India: Role of
Parliament in
Social Change (ed.), Manak Publishers, New Delhi, 2011
Nehru and Modern India: Anatomy of Nation Building (ed.), New Century Publications, New Delhi, 2010
Future of
Parliamentary Democracy in India (ed.), Icon Publishers, New Delhi, 2007
Iraq War and New World Order (ed.), Icon Publishers, New Delhi, 2005
Contribution
Gopa Kumar specializes in the areas of
International Relations ,
Comparative Politics and
Indian Politics . He had published 12 books and over 145 research articles and successfully guided 27 PhD candidates. He is also a popular TV panelist in
Kerala and is known for objective and scientific
political analysis .
Media coverage
NAAC accredits B++ grade to Central University of Kerala
[7]
NAAC team completes Central varsity visit
[8]
Future of U.S. linked to the U.S. presidential outcome, Prof (Dr.) G Gopa Kumar
[9]
‘Better Indo-UAE cultural ties needed’
[10]
Kerala Central varsity in development mode
[11]
Tuber Crops Day 2016, The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI)
[12]
Value Based Education: Dr Gopakumar
[13]
Right Turn Ahead
[14]
Kerala stands apart, again
[15]
Nehru and Nation Building in India, Seminar Presentation
[16]
All you want to know about Fulbright Fellowships
[17]
References