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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

Assistant Professor

Email Address : nkumar@maitreyi.du.ac.in

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  • Economic Sociology
  • Research Methodology
  • Globalization and Work
  • Sociology of Consumption
  • Social and Cultural Change
  • Indian Diaspora
  • Ph.D. (2021) from Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  • M. Phil. (2016) from Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  • M.A. (2013) from Department of Sociology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
  • B.A. (2011) with Sociology and Public Administration from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
  • Sociological Research Methods I & II
  • Economic Sociology
  • Political Sociology
  • Introduction to Sociological Research
  • Sociology of India
  • Methods of Sociological Inquiry
  • Marriage, Family and Kinship
  • Polity and Society in India
  • Member of various staff council committees such as Admission Committee, Time Table Committee, IQAC, CFR, ACPG, Avgaahan, Discipline Committee, Canteen Committee, and NAAC team.
  • Member of the Editorial Board ‘Vantage: Journal of Thematics Analysis’, a Multidisciplinary Publication of the Centre for Research, Maitreyi College. 
  • Have been part of Curriculum framework team of the University for NEP 2020. Framed curriculum of papers like Invitation to Sociological Theory, Sociology of Fashion and Sociology of Tourism.
  • Narratives of Consumers, Shopkeepers and Workers: A Study of Selected Shopping Malls in Southern Delhi.
  • Kumar, Neeraj. 2022. “Vaishvikaran aur Upbhog mein Sanskritik Parivartan: Fast-food ke Sandarbh Mein.” Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha 9(2):212-230.
  • Kumar, Neeraj. 2021. “Electronic Media in the Global Age: A Study of Indian Television.” Transcience 12(1):44-62.
  • Kumar, Neeraj. 2018. “Old Indian Diaspora: An Analysis of Marriage Family and Caste.” The Voice 5(1):293-301.
  • Presented research paper titled “Dr. Ambedkar and Working Class: Understanding the Epistemic Basis of Dr. Ambedkar’s Understanding” at Faculty Seminar on Towards Epistemology of Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Thought and Philosophy, organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 11 April, 2023.
  • Presented research paper titled “Work and Labour in the Cathedral of Consumption” at Ph.D. Scholars' Seminar, organised by Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 26-27 April, 2019.
  • Presented research paper titled “Globalization, Digital Technology, and Social Change: Reflections on Consumption in India” at ISA-RC 14's Interim (International) Conference, 26-28 February, 2017 hosted by Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi.
  • Presented research paper titled “Communication in the Era of Globalization: A Study of Mobile Phones in India” at Indian Sociological Society's 41st All-India Sociological Conference, 27-29 December, 2015 organized by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
  • Presented research paper titled “Globalization and Cultural Change in India: A Study of Fast-food and Packed food” at Indian Sociological Society's 40th All-India Sociological Conference, November 29-December 01, 2014 organized by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Department of Sociology,
  • Delivered a talk on Moral Foundations of Scientific Research: Ethics, Referencing, and Plagiarism in the Orientation and Research Methodology Workshop organized by the Centre For Research, Maitreyi College, on 28 March 2023.
  • Participated in Workshop on Innovative Teaching/Learning Methodologies orhanised by teh Department of Sociology in collaboration with AyurGyan Nyas from 30 October to 31 October 2023. 
  • Participated in National Workshop on "Qualitative Research Methods in Education" organised by NIEPA, New Delhi from 17-28 December 2018.
  • Participated in ICSSR sponsored 10 Days Research Methodology Workshop organised by Department of Public Administration, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana from 22-31 October 2018.
  • Participated in UGC-CAS Workshop on “Creative Thinking between Theory and Method” organized by Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 19-23 March 2018.
     
  • Member of Editorial Board of Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha, a Journal of Indian Sociological Society.