Curriculum Vitae June 2015

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Dr. Maidul Islam BA (Calcutta), MA (JNU), MPhil (JNU), DPhil (Oxon)

Institutional Address: Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073, India.

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Permanent Address: 28/6, Tollygunge Circular Road, P.O.-New Alipore, Kolkata-700053.

Current Position: Assistant Professor in Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata.

Date of Birth: 5th February, 1980; Calcutta

Citizenship: Indian

University Education

2007-2012: DPhil in Politics, Brasenose College and Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Oxford. Dissertation: Limits of Islamism: Ideological Articulations of Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh. Supervisor: Dr. Nandini Gooptu. (Result: Pass and Awarded)

2005-2007: MPhil in Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dissertation: Understanding Political Islam in India: Ideology and Organisation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. Supervisor: Prof. Zoya Hasan. (Result: First Class; FGPA: 7.69/9 [85.44%])

2003-2005: MA in Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (Result: First Class; FGPA: 6.81/9 [75.66%])

2000-2003: BA (Honours) in Political Science, Presidency College, University of Calcutta; Subsidiary Subjects: Economics & History. Compulsory Subjects: English, Bengali and Environmental Studies. (Result: Upper Second Class; 55.62%)

Areas of Research Interest: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Identity Politics, Contemporary South Asian Politics, Indian Muslims and Cinema.

Past Employment

Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla [28th February, 2013—23rd December, 2013]

Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tuljapur campus) [6th August, 2012— 26th February, 2013].

1 Scholarships, Grants and Awards

Visiting Fellow, Department of Political Science, Calcutta University (18—22 March, 2013). Fellowship, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (28 February—23 December, 2013). Clarendon Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2007-2010. Hector Pilling Scholarship, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2007-2010. Senior Hulme Scholarship, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2009-2011. Graduate Research Grant, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2009. Departmental Studentship, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, 2010-2011.

Hulme Completion Grant, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2011. Rai Bahadur Jogendranath Ghosh Overseas Scholarship, University of Calcutta, 2007. Qualified and Awarded the UGC-National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in India (June, 2005). Netaji Subhas Chandra Basu Prize, Presidency College, Kolkata, 2002.

Publications:

Authored Books

Islam, Maidul (2015) Limits of Islamism: Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Ernesto Laclau: The Quintessential Theorist of Populism.’ In: Basu, Pradip (ed.), Social Thinkers of Modern Times. Kolkata: Setu Prakashani, pp. 77-91.

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Indian Muslims and the Radical Democratic Project.’ In: Dasgupta, Subhoranjan (ed.), Democratic Governance and Politics of the Left in South Asia. New Delhi: Aakar Books, pp. 70-89.

Articles

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Metaphysics of Islam: A Critical Inquiry.’ Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 (1-2). pp. 171-200.

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Editorial.’ Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 (1-2). pp. 1-5.

Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘Lumpen Living, High Thinking: Bengal’s Ominous Political Trends.’ Frontier, 45 (49). pp. 7-10.

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Rethinking the Muslim Question in Post-Colonial India.’ Social Scientist, 40 (7-8). pp. 61-84.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Flawed Idea of Justice.’ Economic and Political Weekly, 46 (32). pp. 116- 121.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘War in Libya: Motives and Dynamics.’ Frontier, 43 (42).

Islam, Maidul (2009) ‘Posing the Muslim Question in India: A Leftwing Perspective.’ Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6. pp. 66-79.

Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘Imagining Indian Muslims: Looking Through the Lens of Bollywood Cinema.’ Indian Journal of Human Development, 1 (2). pp. 403-422.

Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘The Plight of Indian Muslims: Some Missing Links in Sachar Committee Report and a Possible Alternative Model of Affirmative Action.’ Social Action, 57 (3). pp. 244- 259.

Islam, Maidul (2006) ‘Postmodernized Cultural Globalisation: Threatening Folk Culture(s) in India.’ Social Scientist, 34 (9-10). pp. 48-71.

Monographs

Islam, Maidul (2015) Public Protests and Political Dissent in Our Times. UGC-DRS Occasional Paper Series: Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta.

Islam, Maidul (2009) Mapping the Socio-Economic Status of Indian Muslims: A Factual Analysis. Working Paper Series I, Vol. 1, No. 2, Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion (PSDE), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Other

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘On the Killings of Bangladesh Bloggers and the Problem of Religious Fundamentalism in India and Bangladesh’, Editorial page essay in two parts, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), April 06-07.

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘The Specificity of Moditva’, The Global Mirror, March 16.

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism’, Arekrakam (in Bengali), 3 (2). January, 16-31. pp. 30-33.

Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘The Foundation of Communal Politics in Bengal: Some Preliminary Thoughts’, Sramajibi Bhasha (in Bengali), 5 (4). pp. 12-14.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘Reminiscing West Bengal Politics in 2014’, Editorial page essay, Ei

3 Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), December 22.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Bye Elections in Indian States’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), September 24.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Moditva’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), August 07.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and the Trajectory of Left Politics in India’, Arekrakam (in Bengali), 2 (11). June, 1-15. pp. 26-28.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On 16th Lok Sabha Election Results’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), May 17.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Exit Polls and its methodological limitations in India’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), May 14.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Muslim Question, Affirmative Action and Contemporary Bengal Politics’, Two parts Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), March 25-26.

Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On the Forthcoming Indian General Elections 2014’, Café Dissensus, Issue 6. March 17.

Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘On Aam Aadmi Party and the Idea of third Political Alternative in Delhi’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), December 3.

Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘On the Panchayat Elections in West Bengal’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), September 4.

Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘Political Trends in Contemporary West Bengal’, Pragoti. May 21.

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Jangipur By-Election Results and Emerging Trends in Bengal Politics’, Pragoti. October 15.

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Living in Ironical Times’, Pragoti. June 22.

Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘The Rushdie Affair: First as Tragedy, Second as Farce’, Pragoti. February 4.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Anti-Corruption Movement and Limits of Indian Democracy’, Pragoti. August 30.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Lessons for the Indian Left from Koni’, Pragoti . July 23.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Political Violence and Democratic Politics in Contemporary West Bengal’ Pragoti. May 17.

Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden’, Pragoti. May 5.

Islam, Maidul and Subhashini Ali (2011) ‘Status of Muslims in West Bengal’, Editorial page article, The Hindu, April 14.

4 Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Imperialist War in Libya: Motives and Dynamics’, Countercurrents. March 27.

Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘The Limits of Indian Secularism’, Editorial page article, The Bengal Post, October 8.

Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘UK General Election 2010 and the British Left’, Pragoti. June 11.

Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘Empire and its Double Standards’, Pragoti. March 21.

Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘Avatar: Cinema of Liberal American Guilt’, Pragoti. February 8.

Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘Saddam’s Pre-Determined Execution and Dynamics of Imperialism,’ People’s Democracy, 31 (1). January 07.

Courses Taught

Presidency University, Kolkata Parts of undergraduate courses taught at Presidency University: (1) ‘Liberal Political Thought’ [Semester 2] (2) ‘Marxist Political Theory’ [Semester 4] (3) ‘Emerging Issues in Political Science’ [Semester 6] (4) ‘Western Political Thinkers: Locke, Mill and Marx’ for GenEd interdisciplinary students [Semester 2].

Undergraduate Full paper: ‘Foundations of Political Theory’ [Semester 1].

Parts of postgraduate courses taught at Presidency University: (1) ‘Contemporary Debates in Political Theory’ [Semester 1] (2) ‘Contemporary Debates in Marxism’ [Semester 1] (3) ‘Studies in Comparative Politics’ [Semester 2: Taught only for one semester].

TISS (Tuljapur) MASW (Master of Arts in Social Work) (1) Concept, History and Theories of Development [Foundation Course, Shared] (Semester 1); (2) State, Democracy and Polity [Foundation Course] (Semester 2); (3) Social Aspects of Poverty and Theories of Social Justice [Core Course, Shared] (Semester 2)

BASS (Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences) (1) Introduction to Political Science: Political Science and its Concerns and Components [Foundation Course] (Semester 2)

Other Work Experience

PhD Supervision:

1) Ms. Madhurialata Basu: Political Economy of Care and Migration with Special Reference to the Nursing Occupation in India (Tentative title in the 1st year).

5 2) Ms. Ivy Pushilal: The Role of Social Media in Political Mobilisation: A Comparative Study of Anna Hazare’s Anti-Corruption Movement in India and the Shahbag Movement in Bangladesh (Tentative Title in the 1st year).

External Examiner, ‘MPhil in Social Sciences’, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (2015)

Teacher-in-charge of Sports, Presidency University, Kolkata (2014—)

Convenor, Seminar Committee, Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata (2014—)

Convenor, Admissions Review Sub-Committee, Presidency University Kolkata (2014)

Member, Presidency Undergraduate Admission Test Sub-Committee (External centre: Jalpaiguri) [2014].

Guest Editor, Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. XIX, No. 1 & 2 (2012: Backlog issue published in 2015) [Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla].

Co-convenor, National Seminar on India’s Political Economy in Transition: The Crisis of Governance, Democracy and Development (Jointly organised by Department of Political Science at Goa University, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and Indian Council of Social Science Research): Goa University, 21-22 December, 2013.

Project Associate, Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi (10/02/2006—30/06/2007). Helped to organise seminars and conferences and helped to prepare an Empirical field based study: ‘Caste and Community-Based Labour Market Discrimination: A Pilot Study in Noida’, Working Paper Series I, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2009), Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion (PSDE), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Principal Investigator: Dr. Praveen K. Jha, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, JNU.

Invitee Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Presidency College, Kolkata (December 2005). Course Taught: INDIAN POLITICS.

Professional Expertise Occasional appearance as a political commentator in ABP Ananda, 24 Ghanta, Focus Bangla, RPlus, News Time (Bengali Television News Channels) and All India Radio. Have given expert opinions on Indian and West Bengal politics for Bloomberg, New York Times, Al-Jazeera, Voice of America and The Christian Science Monitor.

Part of Institutional Research Project

An Appraisal of Bt Cotton Cultivation in Rural Maharashtra: A Study by Tata Institute of Social Sciences for the Government of Maharashtra.

6 Academic Papers Presented in Seminars and Conferences

‘Between Onuprobesh (Infiltration), Obhibashon (Immigration) and Shoronarthi (Refugee): Examining the Political Rhetoric of BJP on Citizenship in Contemporary West Bengal’, South Asia Day, Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, 28 May, 2015.

‘Limits of Islamism: Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh’, Book Talk in South Asia Day, Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, 28 May, 2015.

‘Morphology of Dissent’, Oxford Communist Corresponding Society, The Mitre, Oxford, 28 May, 2015.

‘The Realignment of Political Forces in Indian Democracy: Some Latest Trends’, Democracy and Federalism in India: Some Latest Trends, A Tri-University Seminar supported by UGC, involving Departments of Political Science of Calcutta University and Presidency University, and Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University; Presidency University, Kolkata (27th March, 2015).

‘The Elusive yet Necessary Idea of Justice’, National Seminar on Is There an Adequate Theory of Justice, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (20-21 March, 2015).

‘Indian Politics in Bollywood Cinema’, Loreto College, Kolkata (6th February, 2015).

‘Inequality and Disadvantaged Communities: Lessons from the India Exclusion Report 2013- 14’, Panel Discussant, Rotary Sadan, Kolkata (27th January, 2015).

‘Regional Political Parties and Indian Democracy’, Seminar organized by Presidency Alumni Association, Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata (18 December, 2014).

‘Ascendancy of Right in Contemporary Indian Politics’, Department of Political Science, Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College, Kolkata (12 December, 2014).

‘Two Forms of Protests and Two Ethics of Dissent in Our Times’, Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (12 November, 2014).

‘Political Behaviour of Religious Minorities in West Bengal’, ICSSR sponsored conference on Elections 2014: Implications for Dalits and Minorities in India, Dr. K.R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minority Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (2-3 September, 2014).

‘Moditva’s rise to power: Signposts from the postcolonial populist democracy in India’, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (27 June, 2014).

‘Critical Perspectives in Politics and Economics’, Special Lecture Series of Jadavpur University Heterodox Economics Association, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University (April 2014).

7 ‘Ernesto Laclau and the Possibility of Postmodern Politics’, UGC sponsored conference titled The Postmodern Paradigm in Philosophy under the Special Assistance Programme (SAP) at the Department of Philosophy, North Bengal University (13-14 February, 2014).

‘Public Protests and Political Dissent in Our Times’, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (7th February, 2014).

‘Indian Muslims and the Radical Democratic Project’, International Conference on Democracies in South Asia and the Role of the Left, organised by Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata and sponsored by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin (Kolkata: 20-22 November, 2013).

‘Imag(in)ing Indian Muslims in Post-Liberalization Hindi Cinema’, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (24th October, 2013).

‘Indian Muslim(s) in the Globalized World’, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (16th May, 2013).

‘Public Protests and Political Dissent in Indian Democracy’, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta (21st March, 2013).

‘On Identity’, National Workshop for Research students on Marginalisation and Resistance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tuljapur Campus), Maharashtra (3rd February, 2013).

‘Avatar: A Cinema Speaking about Empire’, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tuljapur Campus), Maharashtra (27th August, 2012).

‘Rethinking Muslim Question in Post-Colonial India’, National Seminar on Minorities and the Margins: Colonial Encounter and Post-Colonial Discourses, Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (JNU, New Delhi, 17th—18th February, 2011).

‘Political Ontology of Islamism’, Centre for Political Ideologies, University of Oxford (25th November, 2010).

‘Critical Perspectives on Amartya Sen’s Idea of Justice’, Department of Economics and Politics, th Viswa Bharati, Shantiniketan (4 September, 2010).

‘The Death and Life of Civilization’, Association for Baha’I Studies-Baha’I International Politics and Law Special Interest Group (ABS-BIPOLIG) One day Conference on Building Civilisation, Kellogg College, Oxford (6th February, 2010).

‘Religion and Political Ideology: Towards Morphology of Islamism’, Centre for Political st Ideologies, University of Oxford (21 January, 2010).

‘Morphology of Islamism: Limits of Ideological Articulations of Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh’, Graduate Research in Progress Seminar, Nuffield College, th Oxford (13 November, 2009).

8 ‘Morphology of Islamism: Ideologisation of Religion in a Globalized India’, Global Congress on World’s Religions after September 11—An Asian Perspective, organized by Centre for the Study of Comparative Religion and Civilizations, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi & Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University, Canada (Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 17th—19th January, 2009).

‘Religion, Modernity and Politics of Nationalism: The Experience of the Islamic World’, th Brasenose College, Oxford (30 April, 2008).

‘Construction of Islamism: Ideologisation of a Religion’, Centre for Political Ideologies, th University of Oxford (7 February, 2008).

‘Indian Muslims under the Regime of Cultural Globalisation: Looking Through the Lens of Bollywood Cinema’, Department of History, Presidency College, Kolkata (22nd September, 2007).

‘Nationalism and Islam: In Search of a Subaltern Maududi’, 12th Cultural Studies Workshop jointly organised by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta (CSSSC), South South Exchange Programme in the History of Development (SEPHIS, Netherlands), Ford Foundation (India) and ENRECA (DANIDA, Copenhagen) (Hyderabad, 28th January—2nd February, 2007).

‘Political Islam in an age of Imperialism and Terrorism’, Annual Academic Seminar of Calcutta Presidency College Alumni Association (Delhi Chapter), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2nd September, 2006).

‘Verdict 2004: From Identities to Issues and Interests?’, UGC sponsored LeftWord International Young Scholar’s Seminar, jointly organised by LeftWord Books and Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 4th—6th April, 2006).

Languages and Technical Skills

Fluent in English, Bengali and Hindi. Excellent communication skills in Urdu. Well versed in MS Word, Excel and Endnote (bibliographic).

Extra-Curricular Activities Member of the Best Institution (Presidency University) in the First Sudhangshu Dasgupta Inter- institutional Memorial Debate (12th September, 2014).

Captain of the winning Presidency alumni team in the Past vs Present Cricket match (18th January, 2014).

Leader of the Presidency Alumni Team winning the Udayan Mukherjee Memorial Debate (17th January, 2014).

Editorial Committee Member, PRAGOTI (Internet Blog: pragoti.in), April 2010 onwards and a contributor in Pragoti on contemporary issues.

9 Upper and Middle Order Batsman, Brasenose College (Oxford) 1st XI Cricket Team (2010): unbeatable Division Three Champions, Oxford College League 2010.

Middle Order Batsman, Oxford University Graduate Team (2010).

Upper Order Batsman, Brasenose College (Oxford) 1st XI Cricket Team (2008) winning Steve Stuart Memorial Cup against Jesus College, Cambridge (26th April, 2008).

Life Member, OXFORD UNION (October 2007 onwards). Member of Runners-Up Team, Inter School Annual Cricket Competitions, JNU (2004-05).

Champion, Inter Hostel Chess Championship, JNU (2004 & 2005).

Runner-Up, Inter Hostel Debate Competition, JNU (2004).

Cricket Captain, Presidency College, Kolkata (2002-03).

Captain of Champion Team, Inter Department Cricket Tournament, Presidency College, Kolkata (2001).

Debater in Live Yuba Utsab in All India Radio, Calcutta before an invited audience held on 12- 01-2001.

10 References

Dr. Nandini Gooptu University Reader in South Asian Studies & Faculty Fellow, St. Antony’s College, Oxford Address: Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, U.K. Phone: +44-(0)1865-281802 E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Faisal Devji University Reader in Modern South Asian History & Faculty Fellow, St. Antony’s College, Oxford Address: 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)1865-284765 E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Professor of Comparative Politics and International Relations School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Address: Office No. 216, Russell Square College Buildings, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)20 7898 4747 Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 5459 Email: [email protected]

Prof. Michael Freeden Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Oxford & Professor of Political Theory University of Nottingham Address: Room B117 Law and Social Sciences Building University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +44-(0)1158468161