University Faculty Details Page on DU Web-site Titl e Designation Department Address (Campus) /Dr./Ms. (Residence) Phone No (Campus) (Residence)optional Mobile Fax Email Web-Page Education First NASREEN Last Name CHOWDHORY Photograph Name ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, DELHI 110007 011-27666670 nchowdhory@gmail.com Subject Institution Year Details Political Science McGill University 2007 Thesis topic: Belonging in exile (PhD) and home : the politics of South Asian Studies, School of International Studies (SIS), M.Phil School of International Studies, SIS Career Profile Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University repatriation in South Asia 1997 Subjects: South Asian Studies 1995 Subjects: International Studies Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role Concordia University, Assistant July 2008- Teaching and Research Canada Professor May 2010 Asian University for Women, Chittagong Assistant Professor July 2010- December Teaching and Research McMaster University, Canada Research Interests / Specialization Comparative Politics Indian Politics Assistant Professor 2010 September 2007-April 2008 Teaching and Research www.du.ac.in Page 1
Ethnicity and Nationalism Forced Migration and Citizenship Teaching Experience ( Subjects/Courses Taught) Department of Political Science, University of Delhi: Comparative Political Analysis, MA Compulsory, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Politics in India MA Compulsory 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 State and Society in South Asia, MA Optional 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Citizenship and Identities in Globalized World, M. Phil Optional course 2014-15; 2015-16 At Asian University for Women, Bangladesh - July 2010-December 2010 Assistant Professor in the Asian University for Women Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Power, Identity and Resistance; Politics of Developing Areas At Concordia University, Canada - July 2008-May 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Concordia University. Introduction to Comparative Politics; Introduction to International Relation Politics of South Asia Seminar Course: State and Society Relations in Asia Seminar Course: Politics of Developing Areas At McMaster University, Canada September 2007 April 2008 Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, McMaster University Hamilton, Canada International Politics in Post-War Period (3AA3) The Politics of India and South Asia (2N3) At McGill University, Canada Summer 2008 and 2007 Course Instructor, Department of Political Science Comparative Politics Developing Areas POLI 227. Teaching Assistant at McGill University, Canada Politics of Developing Areas Political Change in South Asia Comparative Politics Developed Areas International Organization www.du.ac.in Page 2
Honors & Awards 1999-2003 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship 1998-99 JRD Tata Award 1998 The UNHCR Fellowship 1995 West Bengal State (India) Scholarship Publications (LAST FIVE YEARS) Books / Monographs Chowdhory, Nasreen 2016. Guest Editor of Special Issue on Displacement a state of exception and beyond: issues and perspectives in forced migration in South Asia, in International Journal of Migration and Border Studies Vol 2 Issue 2. Chowdhory, Nasreen 2016 Guest Editor and author of Special Issue on Displacement a state of exception and beyond: issues and perspectives in forced migration in South Asia, Marginality and state of exception in camps in South Asia, in International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, Vol 2, Issue 2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmbs.2016.075582 Chowdhory, Nasreen 2013, Marginalization and Exclusion: Politics of Non-citizen Rights in Postcolonial South Asia, Refugee Watch A South Asia Journal on Forced Migration, Issue No 42, December, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata. Chowdhory, Nasreen 2013 The politics of belonging and exclusion: a note on refugees in South Asia in in Paula Banerjee (ed.,). Unstable Populations, Anxious States: Mixed and Massive Human Flows in South Asia. Kolkata: Samya: 70-112. Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2004. Coping with refugees in India: A case of Chakma Repatriation Imtiaz Ahmed et al., State, Society and Displaced People in South Asia, Dhaka: University Press Limited Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2000. Pakistan s Compulsion for a War with www.du.ac.in Page 3
India: Kargil Conflict accessible in http://www.defenceindia.com In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals Year of Publicat ion Title Journal Co-Author Articles Chowdhory, Nasreen 2016. Guest Editor of Special Issue on Displacement a state of exception and beyond: issues and perspectives in forced migration in South Asia, in International Journal of Migration and Border Studies Vol 2 Issue 2. Chowdhory, Nasreen 2016 Guest Editor and author of Special Issue on Displacement a state of exception and beyond: issues and perspectives in forced migration in South Asia, Marginality and state of exception in camps in South Asia, in International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, Vol 2, Issue 2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmbs.2016.075582 Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2012 Assessing 'Belonging' and Claims of home Among Refugees: A Note on Repatriation in South Asia" in Paula Banerjee ed., Special Issue on Gender, Displacement and Peace in Peace Prints, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) Chowdhory Nasreen and P.V. Ramana. 1997. Afghanistan: A Chronology of Events 1989-1997 Seminar on Recent Developments in Afghanistan: Political and Strategic Implications for India and the Region, South Asia Division, School of International Studies, New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Chowdhory, Nasreen 1996. Small Arms Proliferation in South Asia Journal for the Centre of South Asian Strategic Studies New Delhi Chowdhory, Nasreen 1996. Party System in Pakistan in the Journal for the Centre of South Asian Strategic Studies, New Delhi www.du.ac.in Page 4
Conference Presentations Chowdhory Nasreen 2016. Roundtable and Chair on Displacement a state of exception and beyond: Issues and Perspectives in Forced Migration in South Asia International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) XVI held at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland12 th 15 th July. Chowdhory Nasreen 2016. Interrogating Camp and Refugees as the Place of Exception in Forced Migration Studies paper presented at International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) XVI held at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, 12 th 15 th July. Chowdhory Nasreen 2016 Post-conflict reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Performing Liberal Transition paper presented in 57 th Annual Convention of International Studies Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 16 th -19 th March. Chowdhory Nasreen 2016. Paper presented on Making citizens from below: belonging and rights of refugees in camps in Tamil Nadu, International Conference on Migration and Citizenship(s), May 30 June 1, 2016, IIAS, Shimla, India Chowdhory Nasreen 2015, Invited as a panelist in a A Canadian Refugee Research Network: Globalizing Knowledge, funded for seven years (2008-2015) by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through their Strategic Knowledge Cluster program, at York University, Toronto, Canada, 15 th 16 th May. Chowdhory Nasreen 2015, Invited as a panelist - Roundtable discussion on Advancing Protection and Fostering Belonging in a Global Era of the Criminalization of Migration, 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) Hosted by Department of Criminology, Ryerson University in collaboration with Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) In Toronto, Ontario, Canada 13-15 May Chowdhory Nasreen 2014. Young Refugees: Narratives of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu paper presented in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) XV held at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, 15 th 18 th July. Chowdhory Nasreen 2014. Panel organised on Is Displacement state of www.du.ac.in Page 5
exception? Issues and Perspective on Forced Migration in South Asia, Round II, paper on Lives at the margin: Governability of Refugees in South Asia, paper presented in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) XV held at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, 15 th 18 th July. Chowdhory Nasreen 2014, Invited speaker, on Alternative legacies: Normative assumptions underlying Refugee Status in South Asia, International Workshop on Refugee Protection Outside of the International Legal Framework: Expanding Cross-National and Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations May 27-28, Organized by the Center for Forced Migration Studies at the Buffett Center for International & Comparative Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, Funded though the NSF Law and Social Sciences program Chowdhory Nasreen 2014 The Politics of Camps: A Site of Contestation and Accommodation, paper presented in 55 th Annual Convention of International Studies Association, Toronto, 26 th -29 th March. Chowdhory Nasreen 2014, Gender in Camps paper presented in Refugee Studies Centre 2014 International Conference Refugee Voices, St. Anne College, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS, 24 th - 25 th March. Chowdhory Nasreen 2014, The State, Identity and the Tamil Question in Sri Lanka, paper presented in International Conference on State and Democracy in South Asia, under CAS/SAP UGC and Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, February 28-March 1. Chowdhory Nasreen 2014, panel organised on Is Displacement state of exception? Issues and Perspective on Forced Migration in South Asia, paper Marginality and Agency: Problem of governability of refugees in South Asia, International Conference on State and Democracy in South Asia, under CAS/SAP UGC and Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, February 28-March 1 Chowdhory Nasreen 2013, The Security Challenges of Forced Migration An intensive MA module designed and delivered collaboratively by the three Universitas 21 universities on Traditional and new security challenges: South Asia in global perspective, 10 th -16 th February, 2013, University of Delhi, India Chowdhory Nasreen 2013. Refugee camp economies: a note on Sri Lankan Tamils in India paper presented in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) hosted by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, 7 th 9 th January at Swabhumi Heritage Plaza, Kolkata Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2012 Gender, Migration and the State paper presented in panel on Gender Studies and IR, in The Dawning of the Asian Century : Emerging Challenges before Theory and Practices of IR in India organised by IRIIS at www.du.ac.in Page 6
India International Center, 10 th 12 th December Chowdhory, Nasreen 2012. Conflict induced displacement and ethnicities: a comparative study of Bengali and Tamils in India National Conference on Internal Displacements in India: Issues and Perspective, South Asians for Human Rights, July 17, India International Centre, New Delhi Chowdhory Nasreen 2012. A Fine Balance? : Accommodating Tamils in Sri Lanka paper presented in International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Meaning, Culture and Values hosted by the Centre of Arabic and African Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, 5 th 7 th January Chowdhory Nasreen 2011. Problems of governability and impact of State on Forced Migration paper presented in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) held at Makerere University, the Refugee Law Project, of Law, 3 rd 6 th July at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, Kampala Chowdhory Nasreen 2011. Problems of Statelessness of Tibetans and Rohingyas in India and Bangladesh paper presented in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) held at Makerere University, the Refugee Law Project, of Law, 3 rd - 6 th July at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, Kampala Chowdhory Nasreen, 2011. The Politics of Home, Homeland and Citizenship Rights among Global South Asian Population paper presented in Assessing the Complexities of South Asian Migration Conference Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada 19 th 21 st May Chowdhory Nasreen 2011. Resettlement strategies in post-conflict societies: a comparative study of Tamil and Chakma refugees, Faculty Seminar, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, 20 th 22 nd January Chowdhory Nasreen. 2010. Public lecture at Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata "Contesting Statelessness: Comparative Perspective of Tibetans and Rohingyas in India and Bangladesh", 13 August. Chowdhory Nasreen. 2009, Negotiating Identities among Refugee Communities: a Comparative study of Tibetan and Tamil refugees in India paper presentation in International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) University of Nicosia, Cyprus 28 th June 2 nd July Chowdhory Nasreen. 2009. Resettlement Strategies and Politics of Belonging in Post-Conflict States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 50th www.du.ac.in Page 7
Annual International Studies Association Convention, New York Marriott Marquis, NY, USA, 15 th - 18 th February Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2008. Politics of Belonging: Tamils and Chakma in South Asia, paper presented in 11 th IASFM Biennial Conference, 6 th 10 th January, sponsored by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program of the American University, Cairo, Egypt Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2008. Navigating Displacement: the question Tamils returnees in Sri Lanka paper presented in 11 th IASFM Biennial Conference, 6 th 10 th January, sponsored by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program of the American University, Cairo, Egypt Chowdhory Nasreen. 2007. Home is neither here nor there : Post-conflict reconstruction of Tamils in Sri Lanka, paper presented in University of Oxford, An Unsettled Future? Forced Migration and Refugee Studies in the 21st Century International Conference 7 th December 8 th December 2007 Chowdhory Nasreen. 2007. Reclaiming Power? The politics of accommodation in South Asia Paper presented in the 48 th Annual International Studies Association Convention, 28 th February - 3 rd March Chicago, IL Chowdhory, Nasreen. 2006. Critiquing the Dialogue on Repatriation: Refugees in South Asia, paper presented in 10 th IASFM Biennial Conference, 18 th 22 nd June, York University, Canada Chowdhory Nasreen. 2006. Reclaiming Citizenship? Critiquing Repatriation of Refugees in South Asia Paper presented in the 47 th Annual International Studies Association Convention, 22 nd 25 th March in San Diego, CA Chowdhory Nasreen. 2005. Reclaiming Citizenship? The Issue of Chakma Repatriation in the 34 th Annual Conference on South Asia, Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Center of South Asia, 6 th 9 th October Chowdhory Nasreen. 2004. Land Rights and Displacement of the Indigenous Peoples in Chittagong Hill Tracts: A Case of the Chakma People CASID/ ACEDI, 3 rd 5 th June, Winnipeg Chowdhory Nasreen. 2004. Is Repatriation a Durable Solution? The Politics Chakma-Returnees in Bangladesh Canadian Council for Refugees, Montreal, 26 th www.du.ac.in Page 8
28 th May Chowdhory Nasreen. 2004. Mapping Peace in Sri Lanka s Fractured Polity, paper presented at the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, 12 th 18 th April Chowdhory Nasreen. 2003. Refugees in South Asia paper presented at the Symposium in the Center for Refugee Studies at York University, Canada 9 th 11 th September Chowdhory Nasreen. 2001. Coping with Refugees: A Chakma Story paper presented in a Conference for Displaced People in South Asia at Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, March, Sponsored by the Indo-Dutch Program on Alternative in Development (IDPAD). Total Publication Profile optional Books In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals Articles Conference Presentations Public Service / University Service / Consulting Activity Convener of MPhil (2016-17) Committee in the Department of Political Science, Delhi University Member of Committee on International Collaborations in the Department of Political Science, Delhi University (2016-17) Convener of PhD (2015) Committee in the Department of Political Science, Delhi University Coordinator of MPhil Committee (2013-14) Department of Political Science, Delhi University Convener/ Member of Committees in the Department of Political Science, Delhi University: PhD Committee; Exam Committee Delivered lecture in Refresher course Refugee household and Gender in Camps, Delhi University, 18 th March 2014 www.du.ac.in Page 9
Member of Program Committee in the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) hosted by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, 7 th 9 th January at Swabhumi Heritage Plaza, Kolkata Taught in U 21 Advanced Intensive Study Module Delhi, February 2013, March 2014, February 2015, 2016 Resource person at the Tenth Annual Orientation Course on Forced Migration at Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, July 2012 Consultative meeting on course designing of elective Politics in South Asia in Political Science Undergraduate at Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD) on 4 th April, 2012 UG course revision - Comparative Politics, Politics in India, Department of Political Science, Delhi University Participated as Chair in the panel on Citizenship Struggles: Negotiating Law, Identity, Livelihoods, in Developing Countries Research Centre (dcrc) 22nd Grassroots Politics Colloquium (GPC) 25-26 March, 2011 Invited as an expert on February 28, 2011 in Indira Gandhi Open University in Curriculam Development of the course Women and Political Processes Development, MA Programme in Women s and Gender Studies SOGDS, IGNOU McGill Graduate Students Research Office Co-coordinator 2005-2007 Former Vice President and board member of the South Asian Centre (CERAS), Montreal, related to issues of Women and Children of South Asian origin Students Seminar Co-coordinator, South Asian Studies Division, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University July 1996 - August 1997 Professional Societies Memberships Member, International Studies Association Governing Body Member, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata (2015-17) Executive Member, Vice President (2016-18), International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Executive Member, Treasurer (2011-16), International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Member, American Political Science Association www.du.ac.in Page 10
Member, Refugee Research Network Projects (Major Grants / Collaborations) Other Details Editorial member of Refugee Watch (2016) www.du.ac.in Page 11