ANNUAL REPORT 2012
FORMAT FOR DEPARTMENTS
Name of Department: K.M. CENTRE FOR WEST ASIAN STUDIES AND INDIAN
OCEAN STUDIES
1. A Brief History and Account of the Department
Kunhali Marakkar Centre for West Asian Studies and Indian Ocean Studies started functioning in 1999. Beginning with the Centre offered courses in M.A
West Asian Studies. From 2008 onwards the Department has been offering M.A in Political Science, from 2011 M.Phil in Political Science and from 2012
PhD in Political Science. The teaching and research within the Centre has been designed in a way that encourages students to explore the interrelationships
between ideas, events and institutions and Policy making. At present the trust areas of the centre are Political Theory and Ideologies,state and politics in
India,Political process and Development in Kerala and International Relations. “Chair for Maritime Studies and Research” funded by Ministry of Defence
(Indian Navy) and the UGC’s Area Study Programme “Indian Ocean Studies”, also come under this Centre.
M.A. Political Science (CCSS) Programme is so designed as to give intensive schooling covering the important areas of Political Science and
interdisciplinary studies in Social Sciences. The Programme is designed to equip the students to meet the requirements of advanced research in State and
Society, Area Studies and Civil Service Examinations. The Thrust areas of M.Phil Political Science are Political Theory and Ideologies,Indian Political
Process and International Relations.
2. Divisions in the Department, if any
3. Faculty in the Department
NIL
Nos Name
Designation Gender
Specialization
1.
Dr.K.S. Pavithran
Professor of Male
Political
Science
Political Theory and
Ideologies
and
International Relations.
2.
Naseer P.K
Lecturer on Male
contract
3.
Sunilkumar. K
Lecturer on Male
contract
Public Administration
and
Comparative
Politics
Government
and
Politics in India and
Political Economy of
Kerala
SC/ST/OBC
OBC
OBC
SC
4. Brief account of the major activities during 2012
The centre held a National Seminar on ‘Maritime Security and India’s Foreign Policy in the 21 st
Century: Emerging Issues and Concerns’ on February 8th and 9th 2012.
Special Lectures were held on ‘Recent trends in Comparative Politics’ by Dr. G. Gopakumar,
UGC Emeritus Professor on 30 and 31st of October 2012.
5. Details of the Externally Funded Projects
1. Name of the Principal Investigator
2. Title
NIL
1
3. Amount Granted
4. Duration
5. Commencing Date
6. Scheduled Date of Closing
7. Brief Summary such as the objectives and the relevance of the study
8. Current Status –Ongoing, Completed, Forwarded for grant
6. Publications of the Faculty Members and Research Scholars (please provide
separately in the below format)
1. RESEARCH PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Sl.
Name and Short
Co
Journal
Date
No Designation Title
author
Publication
if any
of Impact Factor
2. RESEARCH PAPERS IN NATIONAL JOURNALS
Sl.
Name and Short
Co
Journal
Date
of Impact Factor
No Designation Title
author
Publication
if any
Journal
of 4(2), July1
Dr.
K.S. Indian
Nil
Secularism:
Parliamentary
Pavithran,
December 2012
The Nehruvian
Studies
Professor
Perspective
ISDA Journal: 22(4), October2
Dr.
K.S. Agrarian Crisis Seena
in Wayanad:
Studies
in
Pavithran,
Thomas Development
December 2012
Some
Professor
Reflections
and
Administration
3. BOOKS/EDITED VOLUMES
Sl.
Name and Short
Co
No Designation Title
author
if any
Publisher
Date
Publication
of Impact Factor
Note: Average Impact Factor of the Dept:
(AIF= Sum of Impact Factors of all publications by all faculty members/Total No of
Publications)
7. Articles in Popular Weekly/News Papers
NIL
2
8. Papers Presented
1. Inter National Conferences
2. National Conferences
Authors
K.S. Pavithran
Title
Title of the Conference
Marxism in the 21st Century:
Emerging Issues and
Concerns.
Politics in Kerala: Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow.
K.S. Pavithran
Date
Twenty First Century
Marxism - EMS- Smruti
June 13-14, 2012
‘Kerala in Transition’: Politics,
Economy and Society
August 16-17- 2012
9.
10. Extension Lectures Delivered by Faculty Members
Name
Topic
Dr.K.S. Pavithran
Place
Human Rights Violations by
the Police: The Kerala
Experience
Date
S.N. College, Alathur
June 6, 2012
11. Academic Awards Conferred on Faculty
NIL
12. Ph.D Awarded during 2012
Name
of Name
of Title
Research
Research
Study
Guide
Scholar
NIL
of PERSONAL
DETIALS
OF Date
STUDENTS
of
Award
Male/Female SC/ST/OBC/FC
13. Details of research guides and students
N
o
s
Name of
Supervising
Teacher
1
Dr. K.S.
Pavithran
Name Title of Ph.D
of
Studen
t
John
Mathai
Politics of Quality
Assurance in Higher
Education: A Study in
Arts and Science Colleges
in Wayanad District
PERSONAL
DETIALS OF
STUDENTS
Ma SC/ST/OBC
le/
/FC
Fe
ma
le
Male
FC
Status
Completed
/Ongoing
Year of
Registrati
on
2012
Ongoing
3
2
Dr. K.S.
Pavithran
Vinodk
umar.
C
Nature of Communalism
and Communal Politics in
Kerala: A Comparative
Study of Nadapuram and
Marad
Male
OBC
14. Details of Research Guides re inducted in the Dept.
Name
of Name
Research Guide Research
Scholar
of Title of Study
2012
Ongoing
NIL
Year
Registration
of Status
Completed/On
going
15. External Scholarships/Fellowships awarded to Scholars in the Dept.
16. Contributions of the Faculty
NIL
Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/ organized in the Dept
1. International
Nil
2. National
1
17. Patents Granted/Filled
Nil
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