Department Of Political Science -Research

Research in Dept. of Political Science

Areas of Research

Public Administration
State and Society in Kerala
Women's Studies
Political Parties
Public Policy
Decentralisation
Human Rights

Research Supervisors

Dr. N. Jayadevan
Dr. M.R. Biju
Dr. P.S. Vijayanath Raj
Dr. K. Jayaprasad
Dr. R. Suresh
Dr. P Vijayaraghavan
Dr. C.N. Sathyapalan
Dr. N.X Bhaskaran
Dr. Ramarajan
Dr. N. Sasidharan
Dr. C.N. Somarajan

Ongoing Research Activities (Ph.D.)

Research Scholar	Nature of Research	Research Supervisor	Areas of Research
Riju Saimon	Part-time	Dr. M.R.Biju	Decentralised Governance and People's Planning. A Case Study of Kottayam District in Kerala
Benny Thomas	Part-time	Dr. M.R.Biju	Indo-Pak Relations and Kargil Issue. A Strategic Political Study
Krishnanunni	Part-time	Dr. R.Suresh	The Role of the U.N in the Post-Cold War Scenario - A study of the Gulf War
Minnu. S	Part-time	Dr. R.Suresh	India's Relation with the Neighbouring Countries: The Role of Civil Society. From Dewa Gowda to Manmohan Singh.
A.Sugunanthan Pillai	Full-time		The U.S Policy towards West Asia
K. Maya	Full Time	Dr. N.K. Bhaskaran	Evolution of Social Justice in Travancore

Minor Research Projects under the UGC Scheme

Name of the Supervisor	Research Project	Period	Amount Allotted
Dr. R. Letha Kumari	Political Activism and Voting Behaviour of new Women Voters of Kerala	2004-06	Rs. 50,000
Dr. A. Sushamadevi	Empowerment of Women through PanchayatiRaj System in Kerala	2005-07	Rs. 45.000
Dr. R. Suresh	Foreign Policy and Human Rights An Indian Perspective	2004-06	Rs. 50,000

Post Doctoral Fellowship

Dr. M.R. Biju
PRIs in India - Emerging Trends and Challenges: An impact of the 7314 Constitutional Amendment Act. on five Indian States - period 2004-07.