Talk on Refugee Crisis by Prof. Thomas Flamson

The Department of International Studies and History, held a guest lecture by Prof. Thomas Flamson on Refugee Crisis on 25^th January at the Sky View on the topic – Refugee Crisis. The programme began with an introduction to Prof. Thomas Flamson, Head of Department, and History. This was followed by a brief presentation on the migration crisis. The talk began with a short slide show on the map of Germany during the World War II and migration problems have been engulfing the country of Germany.

He spoke about the refugees and the Guest workers (Gastarbeiter) and the impact of the Economic Crisis of 1973 leading to the stopping of the recruitment drive of the guest workers. The lecture also comprised of statistics showing the diversity of cultures and religions of the refugees and the countries from where they came. This was then followed by a short question and answers session, post which the programme concluded with a token of appreciation gifted by Dr. Manoharan and a vote of thanks by Asmita Michael

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National Level Essay Writing Competition

THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY IN COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS PRESENTS NATIONAL LEVEL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION ON THE OCCASION OF 73rd INDEPENDENCE DAY Last date of Submission: 25 th August 2020 We cordially invite all the undergraduate and postgraduate students Of all colleges and universities across India. Cash prizes: 1 st prize: 10,000/- 2 nd prize: 7,500/- 3 rd prize: 5,000/- CONTACT DETAILS: Sanjana Krishnan Sanjana.krishnan@law.christuniversity.in 7349753894 Aswathy Anil aswathy.anil@law.christuniversity.in 8891314588 Introduction The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in collaboration with the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) announces to hold National-level Essay Writing Competition to m

The Multifaceted Nature of Populism

The Department of International Studies, Political Science and History organised a webinar on Populism titled ‘The Multifaceted Nature of Populism’ by Ajay Gudavarthy. Ajay Gudavarthy is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Political Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been a visiting fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Charles Wallace Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His most recent book is India After Modi: Populism and the Right (2018). Dr Madhumati Deshpande—Coordinator, Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ (Deemed to be University)—delivered the introductory remarks and formally welcomed the guest speaker. Dr Gudavarthy begins his talk by pointing out that populism is not a new phenomenon and in the present times, the need for a multifaceted approach has arisen where it is necessary to draw approaches from other disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economi

MoU with ASHOKA University – Harvard Yenching Institute

With immense pleasure and happiness, we would like to inform you that the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) has signed a MoU with Ashoka University – Harvard Yenching Institute. This MoU is to build academic and research resources on China Studies and related areas as a thriving discipline. It will also enable the department to create new knowledge in India about different countries, particularly on China. The MoU will help the department to provide promising scholars studying China with the opportunity to share their work and knowledge with a wider audience through Lectures, Courses, and Publications and enhance research opportunities for young post-doctoral scholars. As per the provisions of the MoU, CHRIST will enrol and host postdoctoral fellow(s) selected through China Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in collaboration with Ashoka. The Parties of MoU shall collab

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