Dr. Chongom Aron Aimol

Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

TEACHING/PROJECT/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Teaching - Since 21 July 2017 (Till Date): Currently teaching in the post-graduate (M.A) courses in the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi

Junior Project Fellow (1 November 2016 to 31 March 2017), the NCERT Textbooks Material Development under “Health and Physical Education: A Teacher’s Guide for Classes VII&VIII” in the Department of Education in Social Sciences (DESS), NCERT, New Delhi-110016

INTEREST/SPECIALISATION AREAS

Canadian and Inuit Studies; Climate Change/Environmental Politics and Policy; Comparative Politics/Political Analysis

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) March 2017

Canadian Studies Programme, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India
Thesis Title: “Inuit Peoples and Canada’s Policy Initiatives Towards Climate Change”

Supervisor: Dr. Priti Singh, Associate Professor

Ph.D Field Trip in Canada (March 2015 to May 2015)

University/Institution Visited in Canada – Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto: McGill University, University of Montreal and Montreal Botanical Garden in Montreal; Laval University in Quebec City; Inuit Circumpolar Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami in Ottawa.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil)

January 2012: Canadian Studies Programme, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India

Dissertation Title: “Self-governance of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Comparative Study of the Métis and First Nations”

Supervisor: Dr. Priti Singh, Associate professor

Master of Arts (M.A) in Political Science 2009

Faculty of Political Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi-110068

Bachelor of Arts with Honours (B.A(Hons)) in Political Science 2005

Faculty of Political Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi- 110068

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIPS

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Political Science (2014 June), University Grants Commission (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India), New Delhi, India

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) 2009-10 (29 July 2009 - 28 July 2014), University Grants Commission (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India), New Delhi, India

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellowship 2015- 16, ICSSR, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India

Ph.D Field Trip (March 2015 - May 2015) Funded by: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) under the Scheme of Data Collection Abroad, ICSSR, New Delhi, India and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) under the Scheme of Field Work of the Ph.D Programme of the School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India

PUBLICATION/PAPERS PRESENTATION

Research Article Published: “Food Security Issues and Challenges in Inuit Nunangat,” International Journal of Advanced Research, 4 (4): 504-518, (2016 April). Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/320. Journal ISSN 2320-5407

Research Paper Presented: “Climate Change and Inuit Vulnerability in Canada: Impact on Food Security and Health”, in the National Seminar on Poverty, Inequality and Development in the Americas: Current Debates and Future Prospects, New Delhi: School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 30-31October 2014.

CONFERENCES/LECTURES/SEMINARS PARTICIPATION

Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru Memorial Lectures on the theme REGIONALISM AND MULTILARALISM, 12-24 March 2012, Organised by the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

International Conference on the theme CHILE IN THE AGE OF GLOBALISATION: INDIA-CHILE DIALOGUE, 27-29 September 2010, Organised by the Centre for Canadian, US & Latin America, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.

National Seminar on the theme POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS: CURRENT DEBATES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS, 30-31October 2014, Organised by the Centre for Canadian, US & Latin America, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/ACTIVITIES/LEADERSHIP

Convener – The Aimol Cultural and Literary Seminar 2011 (29 December 2011), Organised by Aimol Students Union Delhi & Manipur at Aimol Satu Sports Complex, Pallel, Manipur, India.

President – Aimol Students Union Delhi, 2011-12. Gen. Secretary – Aimol Students Union Delhi, 2008-10. Coordinator – Aimol Worship Service Delhi, 2003-06.

PERSONAL DETAILS

E-mail: aronch63@gmail.com

Gender: Male

Nationality: Indian