Ethnic Politics, Area Studies (South Asia)

B.A in Political Science, University of Calicut, India,
B.A in Philosophy, JDV, Pune, India,
B.A in Theology, Sophia University,
M.A, and Ph.D. in Area Studies(Ethnic Politics), Graduate Division of Foreign Studies, Sophia University.

2-609 Mon. 12:00～13:00 or by appointment

My research focuses on communal (Hindu-Muslim) conflicts in India in the field of ethnic politics. I come from India, a major democratic country in South Asia, and my interest in the socio-political issues of my home country grew as I viewed them here in Japan. The keywords of this research are “society with diverse cultures, religions, and languages” and “the reality of inequality along with population growth”. India has a large number of young people and great future potential in IT and economic growth, and this has led to its growing presence in the international community. On the other hand, South Asia as a whole has domestic conflicts and border issues with various identities, and I am continuing my research on this region as a whole, which is attracting global attention. Specifically, my research focuses on anthropology from the field of social and political science, laying emphasis on human rights and social issues. In my classes, I would like to tackle social issues that are in line with students’ interests.

august-s@sophia.ac.jp

“The Role of Jesuit Universities in Asia, (ed. with Toshiaki Koso)” Sophia University Press[Joint Editorial] 2015, “Religion and Cultural Nationalism”, in Identity in Crossroad Civilizations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia, Ed. Kolig, Angeles, Wong, Amsterdam Univ., 2009, “Communal/Ethnic Conflict in India: Minorities and Human Security”, in Human Security：Promotion of Justice and Peace, Sophia University Institute of Social Justice (current Institute of Global Concern) International Christian University Social Science Research Institute [Joint Editorial], Tokyo, San Paulo 2004, Others.