Manju Parikh, Professor

Phone: 320-363-5767
E-mail: mparikh@csbsju.edu
Office: Main Building, Room 410C, CSB

Education:

• B.A. in Political Science, American University of Beirut, 1972
• M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1974
• M.A., University of Chicago, 1978
• Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1988.

Courses taught:

• International Relations
• Asian Politics
• Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
• Global Gender Relations
• First Year Symposium
• Politics and Political Life
• Developing Nations
• Senior Research Seminar in International Relations
• New Gender Relations
• Senior Seminar

Research interests:

• Women's political representation in India and global comparison
• Politics of memory
• Gender socialization of men and women
• Rise of Hindu nationalism
• Role of Women in Afghanistan

Recommended advisor for: students interested in international relations and comparative politics.

An Interview with Professor Parikh  (Fall 2003)

Interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2004

Recently Published Articles

Grassroots HIV/AIDS Activism Growing

India-Pakistan Rapprochement: A Cautious Optimism?

Book Review Published in New Political Science, March 2004

Duluth News, 7-25-2003, Point of View

Manju also wrote  "Preparing the Young Male Leaders of Tomorrow: What Has Women's Studies got to do with it?" in NEW DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS SERVICES, special issue titled "Developing Effective Programs and Services for College," edited by Gar Kellom , No# 107, Fall 2004, Jossey-Bass, San Fransisco.

 

Fall 2007 Courses:

• POLS 121 - International Relations
• POLS 364 - Senior Research Seminar: International Affairs and Comparative Politics