Assistant Professor

Dr Vineeth Thomas

Political Science, Department of Liberal Arts

Interests

  1. Political Theory and Political Thought
  2. Indian Government and Politics
  3. Public Administration and Public Policy

Education

2012

Hindu College, University of Delhi
India
BA (Hons)Political Science

2014

Indira Gandhi National Open University
India
MA Political Science

2018

Pondicherry University
India
PhD Political Science

Experience

  • May 2018-June 2022 – Assistant Professor – Christ University, Bangalore

Research Interest

  • Theories in Political Science
  • Indian Political Thought and Western Political Thought
  • Indian Foreign Policy, India’s bilateral relations
  • Public Policy and Public Administration: Theory and Practice

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2016 – Junior Research Fellowship – UGC

Memberships

  • Indian Political Science Association-Life Member

Publications

Journal Publications
  • Vineeth Thomas & Subal Kumar Bagh (2024), Role of Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha in Indian Legislative Processes, Journal of Asian and African Studies, ISSN: 0021-9096 (Sage, SCOPUS/WoS Indexed)
  • J Saravanan, Vineeth Thomas, Avuni Ashiko (2024),-Electoral Prowess: Unveiling BJP’s Path from Incumbency to Dominance in Madhya Pradesh, Economic and Political Weekly, ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846(SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Saba Kaunain (2023), The Intersection of Culture and Politics: Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Indian Democracy, Journal of Asian and African Studies, ISSN: 0021-9096
    (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Renoj NK (2023), Cracking the Code: How Congress Scripted Its Victory In 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections, Economic and Political Weekly, ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846(SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas, Lazarus Samraj & Gothanda Moorthy (2023), “Ethical Society: A Premise On Which Successful Democracy Rests”, Journal of Dharma, ISSN: 0253-7222 Vol. 48. No. 3 (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Khushi Mandowara & Vineeth Thomas (2023), Proactive Transparency In Governance: A Comparative Study of Digitalisation of The Right To Information Act In Central And State Governments In India, Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Sage, ISSN: 2057-8911 (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • J Saravanan, Vineeth Thomas, Avuni Ashiko (2023), Mapping the research trends on Political Communication in Asia: A bibliometric analysis using R package and VOS, Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Sage, ISSN: 2057-8911 (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Vaishna Ashok & Vineeth Thomas (2023), Illiberal Turn in Indian Democracy: Shifting the Trajectory of India’s Foreign Policy, India Review, ISSN: 1557-3036 (Routledge, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Agney GK & Vineeth Thomas (2023), -From Vision to Reality: Assessing the Feasibility of One Nation, One Election in India, Economic and Political Weekly, ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846(SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Madhumati Deshpande (2022), Health Diplomacy in Post Covid -19 World: India’s Soft Power Option, Journal of Polity and Society, ISSN 0976-0210 (UGC Carelist Journal)
  • P Lazarus Samraj & Vineeth Thomas (2017), “India: A Factor in Nepal’s tryst with democracy”, The Indian Journal of Political Science, Volume LXXVIII, No.3, ISSN-0019-5510 (UGC Carelist Journal)
Book Chapters
  • Vineeth Thomas, “Counter-Terrorism Policy of India: An Overview” in India’s Emerging Challenges and Way Forward, eds. Anurag Tripathi and Gaurav Kumar, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd,2021, ISBN 9789390917174
  • Vineeth Thomas, “73 rd Constitutional Amendment Act and Women’s empowerment in India”, in Parallel yet perpendicular: Blending Gender Equality, eds. C Subramanian, P Muralidharan, Karaikkal: Annamalai University, 2017, ISBN 978-81- 925362-5-5
  • Lazarus Samraj & Vineeth Thomas, ‘’Multilateral Strategy to Counter Global Refugee Crisis’, in Changing Counters of Multilateral Cooperation,G.Jayachandra Reddy(ed),Tirupati,UGC Centre for South East Asian and Pacific Studies,2017,ISBN 978-81-926904-4-5
  • Vineeth Thomas, “Gender Justice and Indian Constitution” in Women and Work, Nalini and Aashita (eds),T.R Publications,Chennai,2018,ISBN-9788182860360
  • Vineeth Thomas, “Protection of Minorities in Indian Democracy: An Overview” in Politics of Inclusion: Empowering Minorities in India, Mohammed Ghouse,Murali Manohar and Mohammed Rizwan (eds), Manak Publications, New Delhi,2018,ISBN 9789378314551

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