Sanjay Kumar (professor) explained

Office:Director, CSDS
Termstart:2014
Termend:2020
Education:University of Delhi
Residence:New Delhi
Succeeded:Rajeev Bhargava
Nationality:Indian
Profession:Political Analyst and Psephologist

Sanjay Kumar is an Indian political analyst and psephologist. He served as the director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies from January 2014 to January 2020.[1] His primarily areas of interest lies are electoral politics, political mobilization, Indian youth and Indian democracy. He has conducted research on a wide range of themes, including state of democracy in South Asia, state of Indian farmers, electoral violence and slums of Delhi.[2] [3]

Education

He graduated with B.A in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi in 1988.[4] He completed his Masters and M. Phil from University of Delhi. He studied survey research at the University of Michigan Survey Research Center.

Career

He succeeded Rajeev Bhargava as Director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in 2014. He serves as co-director of Lokniti Programme. He has published widely, written and edited books, contributed chapters for edited volumes and published articles in national and international research journals.[5]

He writes regularly for national and regional newspapers, in English and Hindi. His articles are published regularly in The Hindu,[6] The Indian Express, The Asian Age,[7] Deccan Chronicle,[8] Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika and The Mint.[9] [10] He frequently appears on Indian television as a psephologist and political commentator.[11] [12] He has also served as an international election observer in many countries.[13]

Publications

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Director, CSDS.
  2. Web site: Sanjay Kumar.
  3. Web site: Sanjay Kumar, Director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. onthinktanks.org. en-US. 2019-09-18.
  4. Book: Measuring Voting Behaviour in India. SAGE. 2013. 978-8132110446. New Delhi. 4th Page of Preface.
  5. Web site: Sanjay Kumar. 2015-06-05. Economic and Political Weekly. en. 2019-09-18.
  6. Web site: Sanjay Kumar Profile. .
  7. Web site: Sanjay Kumar Columnist.
  8. Web site: Columnist Sanjay Kumar.
  9. Web site: Author Profile.
  10. Web site: Sanjay Kumar. Lokniti. Team. en-GB. 2019-09-18.
  11. Web site: 'People are a little unhappy but not angry with Modi': Psephologist Sanjay Kumar on Lok Sabha polls. Ashraf. Ajaz. Scroll.in. en-US. 2019-09-18.
  12. Web site: The Damned Science of Psephology. 2017-03-15. Open The Magazine. en-GB. 2019-09-18.
  13. Web site: Asian Electoral Experts ANFREL AERC PROJECT. en-US. 2019-09-18.
  14. Book: Kumar, Sanjay. Youth in India: Aspirations, Attitudes, Anxieties. Routledge. 2019. 9780367333881. New Delhi.
  15. News: Electoral Politics in India, The Resurgence of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Routledge. 2017.
  16. News: Indian Youth and Electoral Politics: An emerging Engagement.
  17. Web site: Changing Electoral Politics in Delhi. 2019-05-28. SAGE Publications Inc. en-us. 2019-09-18.
  18. News: Measuring Voter Behavior In India.
  19. Web site: Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies, 1st Edition (Paperback) - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2019-09-18.
  20. Web site: Indian Youth in a Transforming World. 2019-08-30. SAGE Publications Inc. en-us. 2019-09-18.

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