G. Gopakumar

G. Gopakumar is an Indian leading political scientist and psephologist. He was former vice chancellor of Central University of Kerala.

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, US (2003) Fulbright Award, US (1998 & 2002) Salzburg Fellow, Austria (1998) Visiting Faculty, University of Calgary, Canada (2001) International visiting fellow in US (1996) UGC-Indo-French Cultural Exchange Award (1990) UGC-research scientist (1988–1989) Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in California and the University of Kerala (Kerala) Partnership

Select publications Books 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.

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