About Department :
Department of Political Science and Human Rights
Department of Political Science & Human Rights was established in 2008. It is one of the premier departments of
Faculty of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. Department
has adopted Choice Based Credit System(CBCS) on the lines of University Grants Commission(UGC),New Delhi.
The primary objective of Department is to foster interdisciplinary insight on issues pertaining to contemporary
issues of Political Science. Department promotes interdisciplinary thinking and creates opportunities for the students.
Department has a regular UG,PG,Ph.D Programmes and offers courses on Political Theory, Public Administration, Indian
Government and Politics, Human Rights, Politics of Tribal Development, Comparative Politics, International Relations
and Foreign Policy. Department regularly organizes National/ International Seminars, Conferences, workshops, round table discussions,
talks and lectures.
The objectives of the Department include:
- To impart political education and awareness to students of economically and educationally marginalized tribal communities in particular.
- To enhance participatory democratic practices through citizen-building.
- To pursue productive and thought provoking academic deliberations and explorations through interdisciplinary approach.
- To formulate tribal centric development models, publish reports and monographs; and to organize seminars, conferences on issues related to tribes; and to provide inputs to policy matters in different spheres.
- To take appropriate measures for promoting innovation in teaching-learning processes in interdisciplinary studies and research; and to pay special attention to improvement of social, educational and economic conditions and welfare of Scheduled Tribes within the Union of India.
Thrust areas:
- Comparative Police Administration
- Women Studies
- Democracy and Administration
- E- Governance
- Panchayat Raj Institutions
- Tribal Development
- Indian Democracy
- Human Rights
- Tribal Issues of Central India
- Foreign Policy of India
- Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Political Theory
- Politics and Issues of the Marginalized Sections
- International Relations
- Multiculturalism
- Global Dynamism
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Prof. Anupam Sharma
Professor & Head
Qualification : M.Phil., Ph.D., D. Litt., UGC-NET
Specialization : Comparative Police Administration, Democracy, Globalisation, Metropolitan Administration, Women Empowerment, South Asian Relations.
Contact No. : 08989986752, 09456262728
eMail : anupam.sharma@igntu.ac.in
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Dr. Anil Kumar
Associate Professor
Qualification : MA (Political Science), Ph.D., UGC-JRF
Specialization : Political Theory, Women Studies, Foreign Policy
Contact No. : 9479414706
eMail : anil.kumar@igntu.ac.in
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Dr. Uday Singh Rajput
Assistant Professor
Qualification : MA(Pol. Sc.), UGC-NET, M.Phil., Ph.D.
Specialization : Tribal Development and Panchayat Raj Institution
Contact No. : 09424996188
eMail : uday.rajput@igntu.ac.in
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Jyoti Singh
Asst. Professor
Qualification : M.Phil., UGC-JRF
Specialization : International Relations and Organizations.
Contact No. : 8826856660
eMail : jyotisingh@igntu.ac.in
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