National Law University, Orissa

Dr. Afroz Alam
Assistant Professor of Political Science

He is a Gold Medalist in M.A. (Political Science) and Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University. His doctoral thesis entitled Caste and Community in U.P.: A Study of Electoral Politics since 1990 was acknowledged as a significant contribution to the understanding of voting patterns in the Uttar Pradesh. He was awarded UGC-Junior Research Fellowship in the year 2001.

He has participated in number of national and international seminars, conferences and workshops. He has also designed the course material and written 16 course booklets for the B.A. program of the Centre of Distance Education, A.M.U. A keen researcher, Dr. Alam has contributed two books, more than 20 research articles in the field of political sociology and electoral studies and 11 book reviews in both national and international journals. He has also supervised number of survey programs in Uttar Pradesh organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi.

He has previously served at the Department of Political Science, A.M.U., Aligarh, as Lecturer for two years (1995-2007). Recently, Dr. Afroz has been awarded Shah Waliullah Award-2005 for the Best Essay of the Year. His current area of research is focused on exploring politics around identity which includes the issues of LGBT, Dalits and Muslims. Before joining National Law University, Orissa, Dr. Afroz was serving as Assistant Professor of Political Science in KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. He is at present heading the School of Liberal Arts at NLUO.