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Biography

Ritu Vij joined the Department of Politics and International Relations in 2006, after completing a two-year fellowship at Keio Univerity (Tokyo) as the recipient of a Fellowship awarded jointly by the Social Science Research Council (USA) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Her doctoral degree is from the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), at the University of Denver, USA. She has been affiliated with several universities in Japan including, Kobe, Meiji Gakuin, Meiji, Ritsumeikan and Tokyo Universities. In the UK, her research has been funded by the British Academy, the Carnegie Trust of Scotland, the British International Studies Association and the 51cg.  

Research Overview

Social theory; International Political Economy; Social Policy and Civil Society; Affect and Political Subjectivity.

Current Research

Precarity and the International, European International Studies Association, Conference, Warsaw September 18-21, 2013.

Call for Papers:

Online submission of Proposals: 

Deadline: February 24, 2013.

Funding and Grants

Funding for research received from the following:

British Academy

British International Studies Association

Carnegie Trust of Scotland

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Social Science Research Council, USA.

Teaching Responsibilities

Post-graduate: International Relations Theory; Human and Critical Security

Under-graduate: International Political Economy; Japan and the World; Introduction to International Relations.