Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Kumar Agrawal 2017

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Prof. (Dr.) ARVIND KUMAR AGRAWAL

Mailing Address Vice Chancellor Mahatma Gandhi Central University, P.O. Box No. 1, Motihari, Distt. East Champaran – 845 401 () Phones: 09418294100;

E-Mail Address :[email protected] Mobile No. : 09418294100 Date of Birth : April 18, 1954 (Age: 62 years) Present Position : Vice Chancellor (First Vice Chancellor since 03.02.2016) Mahatma Gandhi Central University,

Permanent Address 250/38, Pratap Enclave, Near NRI Colony, Haldi Ghati Marg, Pratap Nagar,

Last Positions (2010-2016): Dean, School of Fine Arts & Art Education & Controller of Examinations Central University of , Dharamshala, Distt. Kangra-176215 (H.P.) & (Before 2010): Professor & Head, Department of Sociology, University of , Jaipur & Hony. Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Chairman, Search Committee (2016) for Member Secretary, ICSSR, New Qualifications : M.A.; M.Phil. (JNU); Ph.D.; & P.N.d.S. (Germany)

Languages known : English, and German (Fluent)

Professor since March 01, 2002: Professor for almost 15 years

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AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & OTHER DISTINCTIONS:

1. Awarded an International Award for contribution to Sociology by the International Sociology Association (ISA-RCSL) in 2011. 2. Awarded German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Fellowship under Indo-German Cultural Exchange Programme - October 1986 - March 1989. Undertook doctoral research at Heidelberg University, Germany. 3. Awarded Gold Medal for topping in M.A. in the University Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1976. 4. Salzburg Seminar Fellow Session-241 (1985) Austria. 5. Awarded University Grants Commission Career Award (1994). It is the most coveted award for university teachers in below 40 years of age as a recognition of research abilities. 6. Awarded German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Visiting Professorship under re- invitation Program May 2005 – July 2005. 7. Co-opted Member, RCSL (Research Committee on Sociology of Law) Board for 2010-2014 of ISA (International Sociological Association). 8. Invited and worked as a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Como, Italy in May 2009. 9. Visiting Professor in Sociology at the National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU) 10. Delivered prestigious Samuel Pufendorf Seminar at University of Lund, Sweden on June 6, 2009. 11. Delivered a lecture in the prestigious ‘Renato Treves International Seminar Programme’ at Department of Philosophy and Sociology of Law, Milan University, Italy on May 06, 2009. 12. Delivered a lecture at International Institute for Advanced Asian Studies, Turin, Italy on May 18, 2009. 13. Delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark in June, 2009. 14. Chaired a session on 'Law and International Migration' at Berlin in the International Conference on "Law and Society in the 21st Century" jointly organized by the Law and Society Association and Research Committee on Sociology of Law (International Sociological Association), at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, July 25-28, 2007. 15. Chaired a conference session in National Seminar on ‘Redefining the Role of Women: Challenges and Remedies’ jointly organized by the National Law University, Jodhpur and Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi, 14th-15th September, 2007. 16. Invited as a Visiting Scholar in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi under DSA Programme in Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences in third week of March 2007. 17. Invited to speak on "Situating Bourdieu in Weberian and Durkheimian Tradition in Social Science Research" in the Plenary Session of National Seminar on ‘Current Trends in Social Science Research-A National Perspective’ held on March 7, Friday and 8, Saturday 2008 organized by Loyola Institute of Social Science Training and Research (LISSTAR), Loyola College, Chennai. 18. Invited to chair a session on 'Law and Migration' at Milan (Italy) in the International Conference on Sociology of Law organized by the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (International Sociological Association), at the Milan University in Milan, Italy, July 9-12, 2008.

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19. Paper titled ‘Globalization, Leisure and Tourism: A Critical Analysis from Third World Perspective’ in Session-13 (Leisure, Tourism & Environment) presented in the International Sociological Association Forum in the Research Committee on Sociology of Leisure (RC13) on ‘Gender and Leisure: Emerging Patterns’. The conference was held at Barcelona, Spain from September 5 – 8, 2008. 20. Chaired a session in the World Congress of Sociology at Gothenburg, Sweden in July 2010organized by the International Sociological Association. 21. Chaired a session in the International Conference in Bonn University, Bonn in July 2010 organized by the European Association for Modern South Asian Studies. 22. Invited as a Visiting Professor to teach a course on Theory of Sociology of Law from November- December 2010 at The International Institute for Sociology of Law at Onati, Spain. 23. Invited to chair a session “Influences on Judicial Decision Making” in the 2012 International Conference on Law & Society on the theme ’‘Socio-legal Conversations across a Sea of Islands’, organized at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (June 5-8, 2012). 24. Invited to be Round Table Participant in Featured Session: ‘Theoretical Frameworks for the Understanding Law and Society Issues in the 2012 International Conference on Law & Society on the theme, ‘Socio-legal Conversations across a Sea of Islands’ organized at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (June 5-8, 2012). 25. Invited to Chair a Session on Law and Migration in the forthcoming ISA Forum organized at Buenos Aires, Argentina by International Sociology Association in August 2012. 26. Member of Scientific Advisory Committee and Panel Resource Speaker for the 2013 International Conference on Sociology of Law organized in Toulouse, France in September 2013. 27. Invited to chair a panel in 17th World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, at Manchester, UK in August 2013. 28. Invited as “ICCR Guest Professor” in Lund University, Sweden from 01.09.2013 to 31.05.2013. 29. Delivered Lectures as a Visiting Professor in the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany from 21.07.2013 to 02.08.2013 in the Faculty of Social Work and Health. 30. Invited to be a Main Speaker in the Plenary Session & to Chair a Session on “Work in Progress- Racism-Migrants” in the 2013 International Sociological Association/Research Committee on Sociology of Law World Congress to be held at Toulouse, France from 03-06 September, 2013. 31. Invited as a speaker to an international symposium entitled ‘The judge is a woman. Cogitations about the reality and the justifications for gender diversity on the Bench’ organised at the Université libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) on the 7th and 8th November 2013. 32. Invited to Chair a Session on ‘Law, Migration & Unequal World’ in the XVIII World Congress of Sociology to be held at Yokohama, Japan (July 13-19, 2014) 33. Invited to deliver Lectures as a Visiting Professor in the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany from 21.07.2014 to 01.08.2014 in the Faculty of Social Work and Health. 34. Invited as a Foreign Scholar in an International Conference as part of the Project “Jurisdiction and Pluralisms: The Impact of Pluralisms on the Unity and Uniformity of Jurisdiction” by Turin University, Italy in September 2014. 35. Invited to Edit an International Volume on Sociology of Law to be brought out in 2015 by the prestigious series of Ashgate, England.

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36. Invited to contribute to an International Volume on Transnational Social Work Law to be brought out in 2015 by the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany. 37. Invited to deliver Lectures as a Visiting Professor in the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany from 20.07.2015 to 31.07.2015 in the Faculty of Social Work and Health. 38. Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, UNICEF and worked on World Bank, UNICEF, ADB and UNFPA Projects.

PUBLICATIONS: Several research papers in various journals and books and publications including 5 books (Three books, one edited and one translated book.)

BOOKS 1. “Max Weber and Modern Sociological Theories”, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2000. 2. “Ethnicity, Cultural Traditions & Folk Culture in Transition: An Anthropological Study of Langa, Kalbelia and Manganiar in Rajasthan”, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.2001. 3. “Cultural Traditions & Folk Culture in Transition: An Anthropological Study of Saharia in Rajasthan”, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 2001. 4. Translated in Hindi "Modernization of Indian Tradition" by Professor Yogendra Singh, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2006. 5. Co-edited “Themes in Social Stratification and Mobility: Essays in honour of Professor K.L.Sharma”, 2009, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 6. Former Chief Editor, ‘Studies in Sociology’, a bi-annual Journal published by the Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- 302 004. FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS 1. Invited to Edit an International Volume on Sociology of Law to be brought out in 2017 by the prestigious series of Ashgate, England. 2. Invited as a Foreign Scholar in an International Conference as part of the Project “Jurisdiction and Pluralisms: The Impact of Pluralisms on the Unity and Uniformity of Jurisdiction” by Turin University, Italy in September 2014. The paper presented was "An Overview of the Systems of Dispute Resolution at Village Level through Nyaya Panchayats in India". It is being published by the Turin University. 3. Invited to contribute an article from Indian Perspective in the forthcoming international volume titled as TV Law Today: A Transnational Overview. 4. Co-editing an International Volume on “ Peace, Justice and Development: A Socio-legal Perspective” RESEARCH ARTICLES

1. Research Article titled as Towards an integrated theoretical framework for transnational social work in TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: Challenges for the social work profession, volume edited by Beatrix Schwarzer, Ursula Kaemerer-Ruetten, Alexandra Schleyer- Lindenmann and Yafang Wang published by Routledge, Oxon (UK) 2016.

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2. Research Article co-authored with Asutosh Pradhan titled as Evolution of professional social work in India and transnational issues faced in TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: Challenges for the social work profession, volume edited by Beatrix Schwarzer, Ursula Kaemerer- Ruetten, Alexandra Schleyer-Lindenmann and Yafang Wang published by Routledge, Oxon (UK) 2016. 3. Review Article published in SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF RURAL AND URBAN POVERTY IN DEVELOPING C0UNTRIES, Volume 34 edited by Andreas Kopp, Published by Verlag Weltarchiv GMBH, 1987, the volume sponsored by Centre for Regional Development of Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany. 4. Research paper titled as Regional Disparities in Employment in the Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in India: An Exploratory Sociological Analysis published in the ed. Book REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN INDIA: RURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DIMENSION by Dietmar Rothermund and Suranjit K. Saha, 1991, published by Manohar Publications, New Delhi, pp. 69-82, volume sponsored by Italian National Research Council and Eurasia Department of Venice University. 5. Research paper titled as Inter-generational Mobility among Civil Servants: A Sociological Study in the City of Jaipur (India) published in the ed. Book GENDER, CASTE AND POWER IN SOUTH ASIA: SOCIAL STATUS AND MOBILITY IN A TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY by John P. Neelsen, 1991, published by Manohar Publications, New Delhi, pp. 81-100, volume sponsored by Italian National Research Council and Eurasia Department of Venice University. 6. Research paper titled as Bureaucracy and Development: An Analysis of Social Transformation in Rajasthan (Co-authored with Hema Agrawal), published in DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION: THEMES & VARIATIONS IN INDIAN SOCIETY, ed. B.K.Nagla, published by Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 1993, pp. 293-315. 7. Research paper titled as Leisurational Analysis: A Macro-theoretical Paradigm for Understanding Polity, Economy, Society & Culture published in POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Vol. No. 33 (1994), Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 8. Research paper titled as Health and Humanity - Structural and Cultural Constraints in Adaptation: A Theoretico - Praxiological Paradigm (Co-authored with Hema Agrawal) Published in S.D.M.H. JOURNAL, Vol. 16, No. 1, June, 1992 pp. 1-4. 9. Research paper titled as Nature of Social Reality: Issues and Alternatives in Sociological Theory - in STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY, Vol. VI, 1989, published by Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, pp. 48-52. 10. Research paper titled as Jaina Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism: A Critical Reappraisal of Weber, published in the ed. Book, IDEAL, IDEOLOGY AND PRACTICE: STUDIES IN ed. By N.K.Singhi, published by Printwell Publishers, Jaipur, 1987, pp. 197-203. 11. Research paper titled as “Hermeneutics in Social Sciences: A Heuristic Reappraisal” published in Journal PRASHASNIKA, Vol.28, Jan.-June 2001, Published by HCM-RIPA, Jaipur.

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12. Research paper titled as Leisure, Work and Social Change: The Need for an Integrated Paradigm - in STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY, Vol. VII, December 2001, published by Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, pp. 29-40. 13. Research paper titled as Weberian Concepts and the Critical Theory of Habermas - in IDEAS & INSIGHTS, Vol. I, No.1, April 2002, published by Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, pp. 48-52. 14. Research paper titled as Globalization: The New Challenges to the State and Governance published in the, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GLOBALIZATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY eds. B. M. Sharma & Bareth, R.S., published by Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2004. 15. Research paper titled as Rationality, Religion and Capitalism in Indian Society: A Critical Reappraisal of Weberian Perspective published in Journal RAJYA SHASTRA SAMEEKSHA, YEAR 31, VOL. 1-2, JAN.- DEC. 2001 PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2004, Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 16. Research paper titled as Globalization, Development and Environment Degradation: A Human Rights Perspective published in the HUMAN RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: AN ANTHOLOGY edited By Satish Shastri, published by Bharat Law Publications, Jaipur, 2006. 17. Research paper titled as Charisma and Institutionalization of Authority Structure in Post Independent India: A Weberian Perspective in STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY, Vol., Dec. 2006, published by Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, pp.31-36. 18. Research paper titled as A Note on Talcott Parsons’ ‘Pattern Variables’ in “THEMES IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROF. K.L.SHARMA”, 2009, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. 19. Research paper titled as “Globalization, Leisure and Tourism: A Critical Analysis from Third World Perspective” published in Journal EASTERN ANTHROPOLOGIST, Vol.65, No. 3-4, July-December 2012, Published by Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, Lucknow. 20. Translated article from English to Hindi for the Journal Diogenes (Hindi) 5, 1985. 21. Book Review in Sociological Bulletin in Vol.55 No. I January-April, 2006 [The Post Modern Controversy: Understanding Richard Rorty, Jacques Derrida and Juergen Habermas by Prasenjit Biswas]. 22. Book Review in Journal EASTERN ANTHROPOLOGIST Vol.65, No. 3-4, July-December 2012, Published by Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, Lucknow on the book titled as “Foundations of Classical Theory: Functional, Conflict and Action” by Paramjit S. Judge. 23. Book Review in Journal of Social Sciences in Vol.10 No. I January-June, 2008 [India: The Emerging Giant by Arvind Panagaria.] 24. Book Review in International Sociological Reviews in Vol.28 No. 5 September, 2013 [Whose Culture Has Capital? Class, Culture, Migration and Mothering by Bin Wu, Peter Lang, Bern]. 25. Published an Edit page article in SAKAAL TIMES (English Edition), Pune, August 25, 2008, titled as “Baby Boom is not a Bane”. 6 | P a g e

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26. Editorial in Studies in Sociology in Vol.11 No. I January-June, 2007 [Towards A Sociology of Sociological Writings: The Cognitive Processes of Understanding, Interpretation and Analysis] MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS: 1. Elected Vice-President - International Sociological Association- Research Committee 12 (Research Committee on Sociology of Law) for 2014-18. 2. Elected Executive Member - International Sociological Association - Research Committee 13 for 1990-94 & 1994-98. 3. Co-opted Executive Member - International Sociological Association- Research Committee 12 (Research Committee on Sociology of Law) for 2010-14. 4. Convener, Research Committee on Sociology of Law of Indian Sociological Society. 5. Life Member of Indian Sociological Society 6. Life Member of Rajasthan Sociological Association. 7. Organizing Secretary, 34th All India Sociological Conference held at Jaipur from December 27 - 29, 2008. 8. Member of the Standing Committee of the Indian Historical Records Committee, appointed by Ministry of Culture, Government of India till 03-07-2016. 9. Organizing Secretary, Mid Term International Conference of International Sociological Association- Research Committee 12 (Research Committee on Sociology of Law) at Dharamshala held in September 2011. 10. Chancellor’s Nominee in the Board of Management, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner (Rajasthan). ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: For over 11 years in various positions in the University system 1. First Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari - 845 401 (Bihar) since 03.02.2016 2. Chairman, Search Committee (2016) for Member Secretary, ICSSR, New Delhi 3. Officer on Special Duty (Academic), Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (H.P.) between 01.06.2010 to 28.02.2011. 4. Dean, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (H.P.) since 01.10.2010 till 18.04.2015. 5. Dean, School of Fine Arts and Art Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (H.P.) 6. Controller of Examinations, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (H.P.) Since 12.08.2014 till 03.02.2016. 7. Former Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for two tenures between 19.06.2003 to 15.09.2005 and 13.07.2006 to 15.11.2007. 8. Former Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur between15.11.2007 to 31.05.2010. 9. Former Honorary Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur between 04.11.2009 to 31.05.2010. 7 | P a g e

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10. Former Member, Senate of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 11. Former Member, Academic Council of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 12. Chief Editor, CUHP CHRONICLE, University News Letter of Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala 13. Chairperson, Anti-Ragging Squad, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala 14. Member, Executive Council, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala 15. Member, Academic Council, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala 16. Chancellor’s Nominee in the Board of Management, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner (Rajasthan).

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