Section Editor of 'Art and Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Shobhana Mathews is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore. She completed her PhD from CHRIST University, India and has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Her research areas of interest include in the area of performance studies, minority studies and aesthetics. She has published several articles in scholarly journals and periodicals.

Section Editor of 'Art and Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Mithilesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor in English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, India. He has earned a PhD in Culture and Society from Western Sydney University, Australia. His research interests include cultural theory, political theory, and social theory with emphasis on migration and questions and issues of justice. He has published on populism, migration, and postcolonial-postsocialist theories.

Section Editor of 'Contested Cultures' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Rashmi Sawhney is a cultural theorist and curator and writes in English and Marathi on cinema and the visual arts. She has over 15 years of teaching experience across various universities in India and Europe, including Trinity College Dublin; the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore. At Christ University, she is Academic Coordinator for the MA and PhD programmes in Cultural Studies. 

Section Editor of 'Contested Cultures' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Meghna Mudaliar is an Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University (2015-present), whose PhD focused on contrapuntal readings of Agha Shahid Ali’s and Michael Ondaatje’s works. Specialising in the intersections between gender and ecology, Mudaliar has contributed to Ecofeminist Science Fiction: International Perspectives on Gender, Ecology, and Literature (Routledge Studies in World Literatures and the Environment, 2021) and the upcoming Routledge Handbook of Trans Literature and Routledge Guide to Global Women’s Writing and is currently editing a collection of critical essays on intersectional ecologies in South Asia. 

Section Editor of 'New Populism: Approaches in Economic Thinking' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Marie Joseph Gerard Rassindren is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics of CHRIST University, India since 2000.  He completed his PhD from of CHRIST University and Masters from Bangalore University. He teaches mainstream courses in Economics namely a Principles of Economics – Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for the undergraduate programme along with courses for the post graduate programme namely – History of Economics Thought, Political Economy of India, International Political Economy and New Institutional Economics.  His primary research interests are in the interface of ethics and economics and in exploring economic trajectories in both conquest and administration of dynasties of ancient and medieval India.

Section Editor of 'New Populism: Approaches in Economic Thinking' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Vijay Victor is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics, CHRIST University, India. He completed his Master's degree in Analytical Economics from the University of Kerala with a second rank. Vijay earned his PhD degree from Szent Istvan University, Hungary under the Stipendium Hungaricum framework, a fully-funded PhD fellowship granted by the Hungarian government. He was also awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus fellowship instituted by the European Commission in 2014. His areas of interest include macroeconomic policies, econometrics, and behavioural economics.  He can be reached at vijay.victor@christuniversity.in.

Section Editor of 'Then and Now (History)' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Joseph Chacko Chennattuserry is a Professor at the  Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST University, India. He has a Ph. D in History from Pondicherry University. He has Co-authored an edited book - Revisiting a Treasure Trove: Perspectives on the Collection at St Kuriakose Elias Chavara Archives and Research Centre. One of his latest  publication is “Organization Culture and Work Values of Global Firms: Merging Eastern and Western Perspectives”. His area of interests are Maritime Studies, Organizational Culture and Work Values. 

Section Editor of 'Then and Now (History)' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. S. P. Vagishwari is currently Professor, in the Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST University, India. Her Masters and MPhil degree is in History. Her Doctoral dissertation was on “The Architecture of Western Gangas.” She has been a teacher and researcher for the past three decades. Her areas of specialization are History and Visual Aesthetics, Historiography , International Relations and Karnataka Studies.

Section Editor of 'Global Perspectives on Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Madhumati Deshpande is the Department coordinator, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST University, India. She completed her Masters in Political Science from Karnataka University, Dharwad and her MPhil and PhD from JNU, New Delhi. Dr. Deshpande has previously been a graduate Assistant and election observer in the Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta, USA and observed elections in East Timor and Guyana. She also worked as Editor for Springer Reference works. She has several articles published in various peer reviewed journals and 3 book chapters. Her areas of research interest are, International Relations and Foreign policy analysis, Indian Foreign Policy, US foreign Policy and Political theory.

Section Editor of 'Global Perspectives on Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Paul Hong is a Distinguished University Professor of Global Supply Chain Management and Asian Studies at The University of Toledo, USA. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Manufacturing Management and Engineering from The University of Toledo, USA.  He holds a Master of Arts in Economics and Master of Business Administration from Bowling Green State University, USA. He got a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yonsei University, Korea.

He has numerous awards including Diversity Award (2020),  SCM Industry-Individual Award (2017), Fulbright-Nehru Teaching and Research Excellence Award (2016), University Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (2015). 

His recent books include Rising Asia and American Hegemony: Case of Competitive Firms from Japan, Korea, China and India (2020; Springer), Creative Innovative Firms from Japan: A Benchmark Inquiry into Firms from Three Rival Nations (2019; Springer). 

Section Editor of 'New Media and New Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Prof. Naresh Rao H, Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies, CHRIST University, India. In the last twenty-seven years of working at the institution I having been teaching at both the under-graduate and post-graduate levels. My present research interest is at the intersection of social media and political communication. I have also published papers on political branding and television credibility. I am currently finishing a chapter that traces the role of Twitter in political communication for an edited book. I am also guiding three PhD scholars in areas as broad as privacy on mobile apps, Instagram as a marketing tool and the role of editorials in reflecting the political ideology. Lastly, I have proposed a major research project titled ‘Digital Democracy in India: Promises and Challenges’ to ICSSR.  

Section Editor of 'New Media and New Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Savyasaachi Jain is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) in Cardiff University, UK. He specialises in the practice of journalism and documentary in contemporary contexts, international journalism, global media systems and the influences that shape journalistic practices and standards. These research interests align closely with his experience of training journalists across Asia, the Middle East and Africa in the coverage of politics, elections, terrorism, conflict, migration, the environment and health. He also brings to his teaching extensive practitioner experience as a print and television journalist and documentary filmmaker. He has initiated and led large international media development projects and supervised more than 50 international documentary co-productions.

Section Editor of 'Politics of Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Madhumati Deshpande is the Department coordinator, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST University, India. She completed her Masters in Political Science from Karnataka University, Dharwad and her MPhil and PhD from JNU, New Delhi. Dr. Deshpande has previously been a graduate Assistant and election observer in the Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta, USA and observed elections in East Timor and Guyana. She also worked as Editor for Springer Reference works. She has several articles published in various peer reviewed journals and 3 book chapters. Her areas of research interest are, International Relations and Foreign policy analysis, Indian Foreign Policy, US foreign Policy and Political theory.

Section Editor of 'Politics of Populism' in the Encyclopaedia

Dr. Michael Dreyer Is Professor for political theory and history of ideas at the FSU Jena since 2005. Previously he was a DAAD Professor at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. He secured his Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Ulrich Matthée (Kiel) in  1986 with a work on the German theory of federalism in the 19th century. He has been the Director of the institute; Institute for Political Science from 2006-2009. He is the Deputy member of the faculty council of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences since 2006. since 2007: DAAD expert for the North America program. He is a member of several academic associations. His research interests include History of ideas of the 19th and 20th centuries (Germany, USA) Constitutional order, political theory and international impact of the Weimar Republic, Minorities and Political Theory, federalism and Theory of the revolution.