Vikas Tripathi

Assistant Professor

MA (JNU) MPhil (JNU) PhD (JNU)

Indian Politics

Department of Political Science
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: vikastripathi[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

 

1.Politics in India

2. Research Methodology-I

3. Research Methodology -II

 

 

 

ARTICLES IN JOURNALS:

 

1. ‘Making Sense of the House: Explaining The Decline of The Indian Parliament amidst Democratisation’ (co-authored),  Studies in Indian Politics, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2013, ISSN- 2321-0230, (Sage and CSDS, New Delhi). Pp.153-178

http://inp.sagepub.com/content/1/2/153.abstract

 

2. ‘Understanding the Political Shift in Assam: Withering Congress Dominanace’ (co-authored), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No. 39, September 26, 2015, (Mumbai). Pp. 67-71

http://www.epw.in/journal/2015/39/notes/understanding-political-shift-assam.html

 

3. ‘Convergence of the ‘National and ‘State’ Level’: Explaining the BJP Victory in Madhya Pradesh’, Politico, Vol.4, No.2, 2015, (New Delhi). Pp. 29-38

 

4. ‘National Narrative and Regional Subtext: Understanding the Rise of BJP in Assam (Co-authored) Studies in Indian Politics, Vol. 6, No. 1, June 2018, ISSN- 2321-0230, (Sage and CSDS, New Delhi). Pp.1-11http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2321023018762676  

 

5. Dhruba Pratim Sharma and Vikas Tripathi. ‘Assam 2019: NDA Deepens Its Dominance’ (co-authored), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 54, No. 34, August 24, 2019, ISSN-0012-9976. Pp. 23-25. (Scopus Indexed). SCJ Impact Factor-0.339. 

https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/34/commentary/assam-2019-nda-deepens-its-dominance.html

 

6. Vikas Tripathi and Dhruba Pratim Sharma. ‘After Gogoi: Congress and Its Challenges in Assam’ (co-authored), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, No. 04, January 23, 2021, ISSN-0012-9976. Pp. 12-16. (Scopus Indexed). SCJ Impact Factor0.339.

https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/4/commentary/after-gogoi.html

 

7. Vikas Tripathi and Rupak Kumar. ‘Parliament Amidst Pandemic: Situating the Opposition’ (co-authored), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, No. 33, August 14, 2021, ISSN-0012-9976. Pp. 28-32. (Scopus Indexed). SCJ Impact Factor-0.339. https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/33/perspectives/parliament-amidst-pandemic.html 

 

8. Vikas Tripathi and Dhruba Pratim Sharma. ‘Religious Polarisation Outweighs Ethnic Mobilisation: Explaining NDA’s Victory in Assam’ (co-authored), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 58, No. 26 & 27, June 25 & July 2, 2022. ISSN-0012-9976. Pp. 31-34.(Scopus Indexed). SCJ Impact Factor-0.339. https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/26-27/commentary/religious-polarisation-outweighs-ethnic.html 

 

9. Framing Civilizational Continuity: Modi’s Mann Ki Baat and North-East India’ published in GUINEIS Journal, Special Issue, April 2023, pp. 1-26. (Third author, co-authored with Vikas Tripathi and Bagmita Borthakur).

 

10. ‘Dismal Politics: Gender, Risk Aversion and Political Parties in Assam’ published by Social Change and Development, July, 2023, pp. 41-65 (co- authored)(ISSN-0975-4016, UGC Care Listed Category 1) https://www.socialchangeanddevelopment.in/downloads/july2023/paper-4.pdf  

11. ‘WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in Schools’ in India and SDG Target 4.a: An Analysis of the Localizing Process in Assam, published by Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 28, No. 1, June 2023, pp. 45-62, (Co-authored)  UGC-CARE (Group-I)
https://mpissr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MPJSS_281_June_2023.pdf 

 

ARTICLES IN EDITED BOOKS:

1. ‘Responsibility’ and ‘Accountability’ : Confidence and No Confidence Motions in the Indian Parliament in Ajay Mehra ed. The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation, (pp.251-272). New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis. ISBN-9781138107113

2. Dhruba Pratim Sharma, Tarun Gogoi and Vikas Tripathi. ‘Religion, Ethnicity and Politics: Understanding the BJP’s Rise in Assam’ in Narender Kumar ed. Politics and Religion in India, (pp.64-83) New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis. 2020 (Co-authored)

3. Dhruba Pratim Sharma, Vikas Tripathi and Dikshita Buragohain. Saffron Persists in an Ethnic Setting’ in Sandeep Shastri, Ashutosh Kumar and Yatinder Singh Sisodia ed. Electoral Dynamics in the States of India (pp.360-376). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis. 2022 (Co-authored)

4. Tripathi,Vikas and Bhuyan, Ankur Jyoti. ‘Presidency in thr Era of Coalition: Venkatraman to Kovind’in Manisha Madhav Ed.  Collected Essays on Issues in Indian Politics . New Delhi. Orient Blackswan (Forthcoming)

5. Bhuyan, Ankur Jyoti and Tripathi, Vikas. ‘Making of the BJP Dominant System in Assam’in Yatinder Singh Sisodia and Pratip Chattopadhya Ed.  Electoral Narratives of Democracy and Governance in Contemporary India. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis. 2024 (forthcoming)

BOOK REVIEWS:

1.  Constitutional Conundrum : Challenges to India’s Democratic Process, V. Venkatesh, Lexis Nexis, Gurgao, 2014  , ‘The Book Review’, VOLUME XXXIX NUMBER 5 May 2015. Pp.17-19 . http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-4454/2015/may/5/crisis-facing-indias-living-document.html

2. The Indian Parliament: A Critical Appraisal, Sudha Pai & Avinash Kumar, Orient Blackswan, New Delhi, 2014. ‘The Book Review’, XXXIX No. 3 March 2015. Pp.25-27 http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-4412/2015/march/3/reviving-studies-of-public-institutions.html

3. India’s 2019 Elections : The Hindutva Wave and Indian Nationalism, Paul Wallace, Sage, New Delhi,2020. The Book Review’, XLIV  No. 6  June 2020. Pp.15-16 https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/the-national-and-the-local-analysed/

4. Election Commission of India: Institutionalising Democratic Uncertainities, Oxford University Press, New Delhi , 2019. Studies in Indian Politics, 27 May, 2021. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2321023021999215

5. The Greater India Experiment: Hindutva and the Northeast. Arkotong Longkumer, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. 2020. The Book Review (Co-authored) https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/the-strange-careers-carriers-of-hindutva/

6. Electoral Dynamism of Indian Politics: Deciphering the Enigma, New Delhi : Sage. June 17,2023 (Co-authored), Economic & Political Weekly.  58(24):20-22

https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/24/book-reviews/indigenising-election%C2%A0studies-india.html

 

 

NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTIONS:

1. ‘The Decline of India’s Parliament’, Vikas Tripathi & Poonam K Borah, The Assam Tribune, September 12, 2012.

2. ‘Stability Amidst Change : Explaining the AAP Victory’, Sandhya Goswami & Vikas Tripathi, The Assam Tribune, February 12,2015.

3. Maha-Understanding: Assam Polls, 2016, Sandhya Goswami & Vikas Tripathi, The Assam Tribune, November26, 2015.

4. How will history view Pranab Mukharjee-Narendra Modi Relationship? Daily O, August 4, 2017. http://www.dailyo.in/politics/modi-president-pranab-mukherjee-gst/story/1/18773.html

5. Polarisation Strategy Hits the Mark in Assam’, (Co-authored), The Hindu, May 28, 2019. https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/post-poll-survey-bjps-polarisation-strategy-hits-the-mark-in-assam/article27267757.ece

6. Tarun Gogoi: A Quintessential Politician’, The Assam Tribune, December 03,2021.

7. ‘Coalition of Compulsion’, (Co-authored), The Hindu, March 17,2021. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/coalition-of-compulsion/article34085996.ece 

8. ‘Hindu Consolidation Pays Off for BJP, (Co-authored), The Hindu, May 07,2021. https://www.thehindu.com/elections/assam-assembly/hindu-consolidation-pays-off-for-bjp/article34509288.ece

9. ‘Presidential Polls 2022 : Retaining Dominance, Fragmenting Opposition’ (Co-authored), The Economic Times, July 14, 2022. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/presidential-polls-2022-retaining-dominance-fragmenting-opposition/articleshow/92912949.cms?from=mdr

10. Vice- President Polls : Pragmatism Trumps Symbolism’ (Co-authored), The Economic Times, July 30, 2022.  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vice-president-polls-2022-pragmatism-trumps-symbolism/articleshow/93237685.cms  

11. Limits of Dominant Politics and 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in North East India (Co-authored), India Today NE, April 20, 2024. https://www.indiatodayne.in/opinion/story/limits-of-dominant-politics-and-2024-lok-sabha-elections-in-north-east-india-984606-2024-04-20 

 

             

 Modules in Online Course

  1. ‘The Making of the Constituent Assembly’ published by UGC e-PG Pathshala Project, MHRD, New Delhi. http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=29
  2. ‘The Constituent Assembly of India: Functioning’ published by UGC e-PG Pathshala Project, MHRD, New Delhi  http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=29
  3. 'Legislatures' IGNOU, New Delhi (forthcoming)

 

 

 

Seminars, Coferences and Workshops

  1. Presented a paper titled “Crisis of Representation facing Equality and Inclusiveness in Contemporary India” in ‘International Seminar on Equality and Inclusiveness in Contemporary India: The Emerging Discourses’ held on 27th -28th January, 2010 at Department of Political Science, Banaras Hindu University
  2. Presented a paper titled “The crisis of ‘representative politics’, Social Movements and a vision of ‘New Politics’” in ‘National Seminar on State, Social Movements and Democracy in Northeast India’ held from 27th February to 1st March, 2013 at Department of Political Science, Gauhati University.
  3. Presented a paper titled “Debating the Decline: Coalition and the Indian Parliament” in ‘National Conference on Democracy, Development and Social Justice’ held from 21st March to 23rd March, 2013 at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  4. Presented a paper titled “The Parliament and Government in India: Confidence and no-confidence motions amid Fragmentation” in International Conference on ‘The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation’ held from 9th April to 11th April, 2013 organised by India International Centre (New Delhi), Centre for Policy research (New Delhi) and Conrad Adenaeur Stiflung (Germany).
  5. Presented a paper titled ‘Politics beyond the Local: Explaining the electoral stability in Sagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Madhya Pradesh’ in The Second Annual EECURI Networking Meeting (International Workshop) held from 3rd January- 4th January 2014 organised at Bangalore.
  6. Presented a paper titled ‘Amidst the 'National' and 'State Level': Explaining the MP Lok Sabha Election Results’ at Workshop on ‘The 2014 Lok Sabha Elections In Urban And Rural India’ 19-20, August 2014 organized by ICSSR, New Delhi.
  7. Presented a paper titled, ‘The convergence of Poll Surveys and Ethnographic Analysis: Explaining the BJP victory in 2014 MP Lok Sabha Elections’ at EECURI Workshop (9 January 2015) titled ‘Studying Elections: Reflections on Methods’ held in JNU, New Delhi
  8. Presented a paper titled, ‘Regionalism or Nationalism? Understanding the Rise of BJP in Assam at the Workshop (12-13 July, 2016) titled ‘Identity Movements and Regionalism in the Context of India’s North East’, Organised by OKDISCD, Guwahati.
  9. Presented a paper titled, ‘Recasting the Jatiyanayak: Understanding the Rise of Sarbanada Sonowal’ at National Seminar on ‘State Level Leadership in India: Patterns, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities’ held in MPISSR, Ujjain on February 22-23, 2018.
  10. Presented a paper titled, ‘Withered Left Dominance: Understanding the rise of BJP in Tripura’ at International Seminar on ‘National Narrative & Regional Subtext: Understanding the Political Change in Northeast India', Organised by Department of Political Science in collaboration with Centre for South East Asian Studies, Gauhati University, August 28-29, 2018.
  11. Presented a paper titled ‘Indigeneity and Hindutva Politics in Assam: Adivasis Quest for ST Status’ at IIPPE Political Economy Conference ‘The Pandemic and Future of Capitalism’ organised by International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, held from 12th to 9th September, 2021.
  12. Presented a paper titled, ‘Deference Amid Divergence: Understanding the Modi Mukherjee Relationship’ at National Seminar on ‘State and Democracy in India: Social, Economic and Political Aspects’ Organised by, Department of Political Science, ARSD College, University of Delhi, on February 23-24, 2021.
  13. Presented a paper titled, ‘Himanta Ahise’: Understanding NDA Victory in Assam’ at National Seminar on ‘Issues of Democracy and Governance in Elections at the State and National Level in India’ held in MPISSR, Ujjain on July 28-29, 2022.
  14. Presented a paper titled, ‘The Idea of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Rashtriya Ekta: A Perspective from Indian Languages’ at Two Day Seminar on ‘Critically Understanding the Role of Indian Languages in Making Bharat Self-Reliant’ organised by Cotton University in collaboration with Shankardev Educational and Research Foundation, Guwahati on December 11-12, 2022.

Training Programmes Attended

  1. Attended an Orientation Course, held from 15th May-11th June, 2017 organised by UGC-HRDC, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
  1. Attended a Refresher Course on ‘Research Methodology: Tools and Techniques’, held from 7 to 20 July, 2020, Organised by HRDC, Mizoram University, Mizoram.
  2. Participated in online Refresher Course on MOOCs & E-Content Development from 13th – 25th February, 2023 at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
  1. Attended a 10 day workshop on the ‘Use of Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ held at Karnal from 24.05.12 to 02.06.12 organised by ICSSR-CSDS, New Delhi.
  2. Participated in a two-day Workshop held at from 3rd- 4th January, 2013 organised by India European Research Networking Project, Bangalore.
  3. Participated in a three-day Teachers Training Programme in International Humanitarian Law at the Department of Law, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong from the 25th-27th April 2017 inShillong, organised by, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
  4. Participated in the Capacity Building Workshop on “Studying Public Opinion Survey Research” between 6th – 8th August, 2018 held at Ujjain, organized by the Lokniti Programme for Comparative Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies(CSDS) and Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR), Ujjain.
  5. Participated in One -Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Research Methodology: Tools and Techniques’ held from 5th to 11th June, 2020, organised by ARSD College, University of Delhi.
  6. Attended One Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Online Teaching and Learning In India’, held from 17th to 22nd June, 2020, organised by Guru Angad Development Teaching Learning Centre, SGPB Khalsa College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Bodoland University, Assam.
  7. Attended Three-Day National Faculty Development Programme on ‘Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Institutions: Future Visions’ held from 4th to 6th May, 2020 organised by IQAC, St. Ann’s College for Women, Hyderabad.

 

Invited Lectures

  1. Invited to deliver a lecture at One Day Symposium on ‘Gandhi’s Vision of Democracy’ held on 2nd October, 2020 organised by IQAC and Department of Political Science, KBVSAS University, Nalbari.
  2. Invited to deliver a lecture at National Webinar titled ‘From Ballot Box to EVMs: Challenges before the Election Commission of India’ held on 26th August, 2020.
  3. Invited as Guest Speaker on Three Day Symposium on ‘Leadership: Aspects and Challenges 2021’ held on 2nd February, 2021 organised by 33rd Bn ITB Police Force, Guwahati.
  4. Invited to deliver a lecture at Online National Webinar on ‘Changing Dimensions of Indian Politics’ held on June 20th, 2020 organised by Government Kakatiya PG College, Jagdalpur and Government RMD Girls’ PG College, Ambikapur.
  5. Invited to deliver a lecture at Webinar titled ‘The Making of India’s Constitution’, held on 26th November 2021 organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Arya Vidyapeeth College.
  6. Invited to deliver a lecture titled ‘BJP Dominant System in India’ organised by Research Forum, Department of Political Science, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) in collaboration with e-politica on November 2nd, 2022.
  7. Invited to deliver a lecture titled ‘India emerging as a Global Leader’ by Indian Institute of Public Administration, Assam Regional Branch on October 16th, 2022.
  8. Invited Speaker in the Valedictory Session in an International Seminar on ‘Contemporary Concerns on the State of Indigenous People Vis-à-vis their existence and Survival’ organised by Department of Political Science, Dispur College on February 28th, 2023.
  9. Delivered a Keynote Address in a student seminar on ‘Changing Trends of Party System in India’ organised by Department of Political Science, Pandu College on March 13th, 2023.

Panelist

  1. Acted as Discussant with Mr. Ajay Singh for The Indian Futures ‘Book Track’ on November 15th, 2022 for the book ‘The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed the Party’.
  2. Invited to participate as a panellist in the session on ‘Shared Future: Youth in Democracy and Governance’ under Y20 India Inception Meet organised at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on 06.02.2023-08.02.2023.
  3. Invited to participate as a panellist in an online panel discussion on ‘Analysing the 2023 Meghalaya, Nagland and Tripura Assembly Election Results’ organised by Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi on 04.03.2023.

 Research Projects :

     

1. Member of India-Europe Research Networking project on ‘Explaining Qualitative and Quantitative Electoral Changes in Urban and Rural India’ (Joint collaboration between CERI, Paris; King’s India Institute, London; LSE, London; CPS, JNU, New Delhi; BBAU, Lucknow; and Janagrah, Bangalore. 2013-2015)

2. Co-Principal Investigator of Indian Council for Social Science Research sanctioned Project ‘Empirical Understanding of the Social Impact of Mann Ki Baat’ (March-April 2023).

3.Co-Principal Investigator of Indian Council for Social Science Research sanctioned Minor Research Project ‘Participation and Representation of Women in Local Governance:
A Study of Urban Local Bodies in Kamrup (Metro), Cachar, Nagaon and Dibrugarh Districts of Assam’ (January 2024 onwards).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

  • Indian Politics
  • Electoral Politics in India
  • Federalism in India
  • Legislature
  • The Presidency in India
  • Parliament and Cabinet in India
  • Political Leadership and Electoral Politics in Assam
  • Hindu Nationalism
  • Regionalism and Regional Political Parties in Assam
  • Gender and Aspects of Respresentation in  Public Instituions in Assam
  • Legislative Assembly of Assam
  • Urban Politics and Urban Local Bodies in Assam

1. Mr. Akhil Chandra Borah 

2. Mr. Jyotish Kalita 

3. Mr. Debutpla Bora 

4. Mr. Uddipan Mishra 

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