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Munmun Jha
PhD (Glasgow University)
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interest
Human rights issues, NGOs, Social movements, Caste and race.
Specialization
Sociology, Human Rights
Education
PhD, Glasgow University, Glasgow, 1996
M.Phil, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1992
M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1989
B.A. (Hons), ST. Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi, 1987
Selected Publications
"India from Indira Gandhi's Emergency." In Encyclopedia of Human Rights, edited by David P. Forsythe. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, Volume 3, pp.5-16
"Child Workers in India: Context and Complexities." In Human Rights Review, Volume 10, Number 2, 2009, pp. 205-218
"Ideology, Violence and the Human Rights Movement." In The Indian Journal of Political Science, Volume 67, Numbre 4, October-December 2006, pp. 679-694
"Morality, Legality, and Human Rights: Gandhi and Ambedkar in a Rights Framework." In Gandhi Marg, Volume 26, Number 3, October-December 2004, pp. 293-304.2003
"Nehru and Civil Liberties in India." In International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 7, Number 3, 2003, pp. 103-115l
Awards & Fellowships
Charles Wallace Fellowship, awarded by the Charles Wallace India Trust, London. Held at the School of History and Anthropology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK from 1 April to 30 June 2009
Human Rights Millennium Award. Conferred by the Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi, December 2000
Visiting Professor. Universite Catholoique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 5 May to 1 June 2000
Commonwealth Scholarship to the UK. Awarded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London, 1992-1996
Several commendation letters from the Senate for excellence in teaching