Faculty

Faculty Details: Ambuja Kr. Tripathy

                

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Name

Ambuja Kr. Tripathy

 

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Designation

Associate Professor

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Email

ambujatripathy@gmail.com

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Educational Qualifications : MA, MPhil and PhD in Pol Sc (University of Delhi)

Degree

Institution

Year

PhD

University of Delhi

2015

Career Profile

Dr Ambuja Kumar Tripathy is currently Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi. He joined Lakshmibai College as Assistant Professor in 2010. Prior to this, he had teaching experience at Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi from 2006 to 2010. 

Recently, he worked as faculty at Centre for Political Institutions, Governance and Development (CPIGD), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore (on lien from Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi).   

 

Administrative Assignments

Academic Improvement Initiatives Committee (AIIC) Coordinator; Department In-Charge; Admission Coordinator; Co-convener of Clean & Green Mission, Purchase Committee, Catering Committee, Prize Committee, English Literary & Debating Society; Convener of Library Generalia 

Areas of Interest / Specialization

He worked on contemporary debates on nation state in his MPhil dissertation and on development discourse with a special focus on civil society actors in his PhD thesis at Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. His interest areas are development politics, civil society and citizenship studies.

 

Research Guidance:

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    Publications Profile

    Journal Paper/Working Paper (published)

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2022. 'Shifts in the Relation between Civil Society and the State: Case of Agragamee in Odisha', International Journal of Applied Social Science. 9(7&8) (July-August). ISSN: 2394-1405.

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2022. 'Karnataka's Kudremukh Environmental Movement: Some Reflections', Bihar Journal of Political Science. 9-10(1-4). ISSN: 2277-422X.

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2022. 'A Political Force to be Reckoned With: Women's Anti-liquor Resistance in Contemporary Karnataka', NIU International Journal of Human Rights. 9(3). ISSN: 2394-0298. 
    • Tripathy, A.K. 2021. 'Dalit Movement in Karnataka: Current Challenges and Intersectional Aspects', International Journal of Humanities and Education Development. 4(1) (January-February 2022). ISSN: 2581-8651.

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2020. ‘Citizenship and Marginality in India’s “Global Cities”: Bawana Slum Resettlement Colony in Delhi’, Urban India. 40 (1) (January-June). ISSN: 0970-9045.

    • Tripathy, A. K. 2020. ‘Complexities of Collaboration, Negotiation and Contestation’, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore Working Paper Series (Working Paper No. 475) (February). ISBN: 978-81-945114-1-0.

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2019. ‘Civil Society and Business’. Domain: Journal of Jansons School of Business, (January –December). ISSN: 0973-9564.

    • Tripathy, A.K. 2013. ‘Is Small Simpler?’, Democratic World43 (16) (March).  RNI: 23870/72.
    • Tripathy, A. K. 2010. ‘Where is Development? Field Notes from the KBK Region of Odisha’, Indian Journal of Human Development. Sage Publications. 4 (2) (July-December). ISBN: 0973703020100211. 

    Chapter in Edited Book

    • Tripathy, A. K. Forthcoming. ‘Development Projects, Local Communities and Legalistic Intervention: The Case of Niyamgiri’ in S. I. Rajan and K. Indu (eds.), The Other Side of Development, Displacement, Involuntary Settlement and Rehabilitation. New Delhi: Routledge.
    • Tripathy, A. K. 2017. ‘The Persistence of Marginalization’ in S. K. Jena, O. Padung and P. Modi (eds.), Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Emerging Dimensions. New Delhi: Excel India. ISBN: 978-93-86724-15-1.
    • Tripathy, A. K. 2012 (updated & revised edition 2022). ‘Citizenship in Theory and Practice in the Age of Globalization’ in Ashok Acharya (ed.), Citizenship in a Globalizing World. New Delhi: Pearson. ISBN: 9788131760949.
    • Tripathy, A. K. 2009. ‘Evolution of Development Strategy since Independence’ in Neera Chandhoke and P. Priyadarshi (eds.), Contemporary India: Economy, Society and Polity. New Delhi: Pearson. ISBN: 9788131719299.

     

    Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

     

    In the last few years, he made paper presentations/submissions in following national and international conferences: 

        Azim Premji University, Bangalore;       India Land Development Conference (ILDC) 2022;    ICSP Multidisciplinary Studies 2022 (IRDCP);    Education Innovation Conference 2021;      ICWLS (IMRF);    Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore;   Association-for-Asian Studies (AAS) at Ashoka University, New Delhi;   Bergen University (Norway) with North South University (Dhaka), Bangladesh;   Amity University, New Delhi;   Flame University, Pune;   Rajshahi University, Bangladesh;   Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum;   Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta;   Tezpur Central University, Assam;   Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Arunachal Pradesh;    University of Delhi;    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar.  

    Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

     Completed projects:

    • "Citizenship and Marginality in the Global Cities of India: The Case of Bawana Resettlement Colony in Delhi" funded by ISEC, Bangalore, 2019. Project report is available in ISEC library.
    • "Mapping Civil Society Movements Intersectionality: Dalit, Women’s and Environmental Movements in Contemporary Karnataka" funded by ISEC, Bangalore, 2020. Project report is available in ISEC library.

    Consultancy:

    • NGO Agragamee, Odisha: Report entitled "Agragamee Model for Rural Development: Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood through Grassroots Action and Training" with foreword by Ajay Mehta (former Director, NFI), 2010. Report is available in Agragamee library.

    Awards and Distinctions

     

    National Education Excellence Award 2021 in Development Politics (IMRF);   Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) Fellowship, Brown University, USA;   JRF and SRF (UGC);  University Scholarship;  National Scholarship from Xth onwards;  Prizes in essay writing and debating.

    Associated With Professional Bodies

    Affiliated Fellow, Developing Countries Research Centre (DCRC), University of Delhi  (2007-12).  

     

     

    Other Activities

    Invited lectures at TERI University (New Delhi), ISEC (Bangalore), among others;   MA semester teaching and UG syllabus revision at DU;   MPhil dissertation evaluation of JNU;   Internship supervision and conduct of seminars at ISEC, Bangalore;   Training programs such as Researching the Contemporary at CSDS (Delhi), Land Development and Governance at Azim Premji University (Bangalore), among others;    Reviewer of research papers and Editorial Board member for national and international journals;    Invited Delegate and Discussant in conferences/conclaves.