Institute of Kashmir Studies

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Aijaz Ashraf Wani
Qualification: M.A. (Gold Medalist), M. Phil, Ph.D
Designation Professor, Department of Political Science,
University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006
Permanent Address: H.No. 5, Broadway Street, Habbak Naseem
Bagh, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India
Correspondence Address: Department of Political Science, University of
Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, 190006, J&K,
India
E-mail id: ajazwani@uok.edu.in
aijazpol@gmail.com
Ph. No: +91-9797774964
Academic Identity:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-1166
University Page:
https://politicalscience.uok.edu.in/Main/ProfilePage.aspx?Profile=0277
Google Scholar ID:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qKN1iCMAAAAJ&hl=en
Citations: 156
H-Index: 6
Brief Academic Profile
• Ph.D, Governance in Kashmir Since 1947, 2014, Department of Political Science,
University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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• M. Phil, Response to Good Governance as a Policy Instrument: A Study of J&K, 2008,
Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• M.A. (Gold Medalist) Political Science, 2005, Department of Political Science,
University of Kashmir, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• SLET, 2005.
Research Interest Areas: Governance, Public Policy, Peace Studies, Jammu and Kashmir,
Indian Politics, South Asia.
Courses Currently Teaching: a) Governance: Theories and Concepts;
b) Governance and Public Policy in India; c) Research Methods in Social Sciences.
Positions Held
• Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, November 10,
2023---
• Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, November
10, 2020—November 10, 2023.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, November
10, 2007—November 10, 2020.
• Research Fellow, Centre for Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir, from October 6,
2006 to August 2007.
Fellowships
• US Government Funded Fellowship, Study of US Institute, Feb-March, 2013,
USA.
Publications
(a) Books Published
Authored
Ø What Happened to Governance in Kashmir? (2019), Oxford University Press,
ISBN-9780199487608, pp. 400.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/what-happened-to-governance-inkashmir-
9780199487608?cc=us&lang=en&
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Edited
Ø Intersections and Transformations: Polity, Governance and Economy in
Jammu and Kashmir, (2026) (co-edited) Routledge, Taylor and Francis, ISBN:
9781032517339, pp. 340. http://www.routledge.com/Intersections-and-
Transformations-Polity-Governance-and-Economy-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir/Wani-
Yaqoob-Khan/p/book/9781032517339
Ø Democracy in South Asia, (2025), (co-edited) Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2025,
ISBN: 9781032196558, pp. 254.
https://www.routledge.com/Democracy-in-South-Asia/Wani-
IqbalDar/p/book/9781032196558
Ø Government and Politics of Jammu and Kashmir: From Princely State to Union
Territory (2022) (co-edited text), SAGE, 2022, ISBN: 9789354791321, pp. 360.
https://study.sagepub.in/wani_gapojak
(b) Research Papers
International
Ø Rationalisation of Durbar Move: A Step Towards Good Governance in Kashmir,
(2024), Indian Journal of Public Administration, SAGE, Vol.70, No.1; March (First
published online November 2023), pp. 140-157; DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231204609 (UGC-CARE-I)
Ø “Children of Lesser God” Marginalization and Everyday Struggles for Survival at
Borderlands of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (2023), (co-authored with, Arshid
Iqbal and Tahir Modi-ud Din), Journal of Borderlands Studies, Routledge, 2023.
Published online, https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2023.2177706 (Scopus Indexed)
Ø Governance and Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir: Measuring Public Trust in
Formal Institutions (2021), (co-authored with Muzamil Yaqoob); Studies in Indian
Politics, SAGE, Peer-Reviewed, UGC listed, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 192-207, ISSN: 2321-0230
(print); 2321-7472 (online).
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/23210230211043080?journalCode=inpa
(Scopus Indexed)
Ø Ethnic Identities and the Dynamics of Regional and Sub-regional Assertions in
Jammu and Kashmir, (2013), Asian Ethnicity, Rutledge, Peer reviewed, Refereed,
Indexed, Abstracted, International Journal Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 309-341. ISSN-1463-1369
(Print), 1469- 2953 (online); (Scopus Indexed)
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Ø 2011 Panchayat Elections in Kashmir: A Case for Democratic De-centralization;
South Asian Survey, (2011), SAGE, 18 (2), pp. 297-310, ISSN: 0971-5231 (Print), 0973-
0788 (online).
Ø Governance Deficit in Kashmir (1947-1990), (2011), South Asian Journal, Issue 32,
April-June, pp. 84-104, (SAFMA), Lahore, ISSN-1729-6242, Refereed, Indexed,
Abstracted, International Journal.
Ø The Popular Voice: Secular-Progressive Discourse in Kashmir (1932-47), (2007),
The Indian Historical Review, Vol. XXXIV, No.1, pp. 244-269, 2007, SAGE
publications, Referred, Abstracted, Indexed, International Journal, ISSN- 03769836
(print), 09755977 (online)The online version of this article can be found at:
http://ihr.sagepub.com/content/34/1/244.citation (Scopus Indexed)
National
• Urban Governance and Role of Institutions: A Study of Urban Governance
Institutions in Srinagar, (2023), Urban India, Vol 31 (1), July-December 2023, ISSN:
0970-9045, pp. 165-183. (UGC-Care-I),
• Making Bottom-Up Governance Work: Revival of Panchayati Raj, Inherent Problems
in its Working and the Latest Innovative Initiatives of Local Governance in Kashmir,
(2023), Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 28. No. 1, June, pp. 90-105,
ISSN: 0973-855X, (UGC-Care-I)
• Jammu and Kashmir-Regional Divides Underscored, (2019) Economic and Political
Weekly, Sameeksha Trust, Mumbai, ISSN-0012-9976, Vol. LIV, No. 35, August 31, pp.
20-23.
• Performance of Indira Awaas Yojana in Jammu and Kashmir: A Study of district
Ganderbal, (2015), (co-authored) Man and Development, Centre for Research in rural
and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, Peer Reviewed National Journal, ISSN- 0258-
0438, Vol. XXXVII, No. 04, December, pp. 117-132.
• Return of Pandits to Homeland: Need for A Humanistic and Not Political Approach
(co-authored), (2015), Mainstream Weekly, Perspective Publications Private Ltd. New
Delhi, National, ISSN- 0542-1462, RNI No. 7064/62, Vol. LIII, No. 29, July 11, pp. 13-
17.
• Parliamentary Election 2014: Inferences from Kashmir, (2014), Research Journal of
Social Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Peer Reviewed, Indexed, National
Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, November, pp. 108-115. ISSN-0251-348X
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• Politics and Poverty Alleviation Programmes: A Case Study of MGNREGA and IAY
in District Ganderbal, (co-authored), (2014), Punjab Journal of Politics, Vol.
XXXVIII, No. 1-2, pp. 13-28, ISSN- 0253-3690, GND University, Amritsar, Referred,
Indexed, Abstracted, National Journal.
• Panchayat Elections-2011 and the Working of Panchayati Raj Institutions in
Kashmir (co-authored), (2014), Indian Journal of Politics; AMU; Aligarh; Vol. 48, Nos.
3-4; July-Dec., pp. 138-151; Refereed, Indexed, Abstracted; National Journal, ISSN-
0303-9951.
• Governance in the Era of Globalization: From Uni(State) Centrism to Polycentrism;
Journal of Society in Kashmir, (2014), Department of Sociology, University of
Kashmir, Vol. 04, 2014; pp. 91-106; ISSN: 2249-667X.
• Democracy’ in Kashmir (1947-1989), (2009), Punjab Journal of Politics, Vol. XXXIIXXXIII,
pp. 233-286, ISSN- 0253-3690, GND University, Amritsar, Referred, Indexed,
Abstracted, National Journal
(c) Policy/Think-Tank/Industry Papers
Ø Jammu and Kashmir in the Aftermath of August 2019: Policy Reforms and the
Evolving Governance Framework, IFRI Papers, No. 146, February 2025, Centre for
Asian Studies, institut français des relations internationals (IFRI) Paris.
(d) Chapters in Edited Volumes
• Participatory Governance through Innovative Mechanism: Examining ‘Back to
Village’ Programme in Jammu and Kashmir with Special Reference to Best
Practices’, (2026), in K. Griseen & Shazia Manzoor (eds) 'Rural Transformation in Jammu
and Kashmir - Pathways, Policies and Practices'
• Religion Matters: Religion and Politics in Kashmir (co-authored with Tabzeer
Yaseen), (2021), in Reeta Chowdhary Tremblay and Mohita Bhatia (Eds.) Religion and
Politics in Jammu and Kashmir: Exploring Fuzzy Categories in Explaining the
Conflict, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 136-160.
• Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir: A Case of Ganderbal District (co-authored with
Mehrag Bhat), (2017), in Dr. Gyanmudra and Dr. M. Sarumathy (eds.) The New Rural
Paradigm: Policies and Governance, National Institute of Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, ISBN: 978-93-84503-72-7, pp. 371-392.
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• US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Impact on the Region, Post-Hegemonic
Global Governance (2nd edition), (2013), published by Institute of Training and
Development, Amherst Massachusetts, USA, October, pp. 59-62.
• India in Afghanistan: Strategic Interests and Regional Concerns, (2013), in
Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill and Neetu Gaur (eds.) Perspectives on Bilateral
and Regional Cooperation-South and Central Asia, Centre for Research in Rural and
Industrial Development (CRRID), ISBN: 81-85835-65-9, Chandigarh, pp. 251-260.
Projects
i) Major Completed
• Urbanization, Unplanned Growth, Life Patterns and Master Plans in Kashmir:
Analyzing the Urbanization Process in Srinagar and its Impact, Sponsored by
ICSSR, New Delhi (Completed, 2025; Project Cost Six, Lakh).
• Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: Post-Poll Survey, Sponsored by
Peoples Pulse, Hyderabad, 2024 (Completed, 2024; Project Cost, Nine Lakh).
• Conflict, Panchayat Raj Institutions and Governance: A Study in Performance,
Problems and Prospects of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, Sponsored by
Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI, under IMPRESS scheme,
(Completed, 2022; Project Cost, Eight Lakh)
• Governance in Kashmir Since 1947: A Study in Lessons from the Past and
Guidelines for the Present and Future, Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi (Completed,
2015; Project Cost, Seven Lakh)
Research Guidance
• Ph.D
Awarded: 08
Submitted: 01
Under Supervision: 05
• M.Phil
Awarded: 01
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MOOC Coordination
• Coordinator, UGC-SWAYAM MOOC, Political Processes and Institutions in
Comparative Perspective, (completed, 2024)
• Coordinator, UGC-SWAYAM MOOC, Indian Government and Politics
(completed, 2020; Relaunched, January 2025).
Development of MOOCs/ E-Learning
• Prepared seven 4-quadrant modules for MOOC entitled Political Processes and
Institutions in Comparative Perspective, (2024).
• Prepared six 4-quadrant modules for MOOC entitled Indian Government and
Politics, (2020).
Papers presented in Conferences/ Seminars
International
• Presented a paper titled Mobile Identities: A Historical Examination of Gujjar-
Bakerwal Culture and Identity in Jammu and Kashmir in a Two-Day (hybrid)
International conference on the History and Culture of Himalayan Tribes: Status
and Continuity, 27-28 October 2023, organised by the Department of History,
Himachal Pradesh University
• Participated in 1st Leaders Summit, 13-18 March, 2016, Organized by Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies in Collaboration with the University of Peradeniya, Sri
Lanka, at Jaffna and Kendy, Sri Lanka.
• Presented a paper entitled Peace Through Good Governance: A Case for Jammu and
Kashmir in the Three-Day International Conference on Public Policy and Governance
2012, 4th to 6th September, 2012, jointly organised by the Department of Management
Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Public Affairs Centre at IISc.,
Bangalore.
National
• Presented a paper entitled, Panchayat Raj and People’s Participation in Planning and
Decision Making: Experiences from Jammu and Kashmir, in Two-Day National
Seminar on Participatory Decentralized Planning at Grassroots: Problems,
Challenges and Opportunities, 9-10 February 2017, Organized by National Institute
of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad.
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• Presented a paper entitled, Problematics of Conceptualizing the Issue of Minority in
Jammu and Kashmir, in One-day National Seminar Minority Rights in India:
Problems, Experiences and Apprehensions, 18th March, 2015, jointly organized by
University of Open Learning (Deptt. Of Political Science) and Centre for the Study of
Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
• Presented a paper entitled Parliamentary Election 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir: An
Analysis, in three-days National Seminar on Understanding the 2014 General
Election Mandate and its Impact on National Politics, 5th – 7th February, 2015,
Organized by Lokniti-CSDS, New Delhi, at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.
• Presented a paper entitled, Conflict, Governance and PRIs in Kashmir, in Three Day
National Seminar on Devolution of Powers in Jammu and Kashmir, 21-23,
November, 2012, jointly organized by Office of the Dean Research Studies, University
of Jammu, Department of Sociology, University of Jammu and Centre for Dialogue and
Reconciliation, New Delhi, at University of Jammu.
• Presented a paper entitled, India in Afghanistan: Strategic Issues, Regional Concerns
in Three Day National Conference on India and Central Asia: Perspective on Bilateral
and Regional Cooperation October 17th to 19th 2012, Jointly organized by
Centre for Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir and Centre for Rural and
Industrial Development (CRRID Chandigarh, at Chandigarh.
• Presented a paper titled as Sociology of Regional and Sub-Regional Assertions in
Jammu and Kashmir, in Indian Sociological Society-Diamond Jubilee Celebrations,
XXXVII All India Sociological Conference on Social Transformation in India, 11-13th
December, 2011, Organized by Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social
Sciences, JNU, New Delhi.
• Presented a paper entitled 2011 Panchayat Elections in Kashmir: Opportunities and
Challenges, in Indian Political Science Association 54th Annual Conference, on
“Emerging Nature of Political Science”, 28-30th December 2011, organized by IPSA in
collaboration with Department of Public Administration Lucknow University, at
Lucknow.
• Presented a paper entitled Jammu and Kashmir: A Case for Consociational
Democracy, in 13th Conference of North West Indian Sociological Association
(NWISA), on “Diversity, Democracy and Development: A Focus on N-W India”, 30
Sep to Ist Oct, 2009, organized by Department. of Sociology and Social Work,
University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
• Presented a paper on the theme Identity Politics and the Issues of Development in J&K
in XXXV All India Sociological Conference on “Identity, Development and Nation
Building” October 10-12, 2009, Organized by Department. of Sociology and Social
Work, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
• Presented a paper entitled Perspectives on Good Governance Discourse in Two Day
National Seminar on “Sociology: Meeting the Challenges of Globalization”, 13-14
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October, 2008, Organized by Deptt. of Sociology and Social Work, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar.
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Organised
• Convenor/coordinator, Two-Day National Seminar on Creating Inclusive and
Sustainable Urban Spaces: Urbanisation and Urban Planning in India with Special
Reference to Kashmir, Organized by Department of Political Science, University of
Kashmir, March 13-14, 2023, Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi.
• Organised Ten-Day Research Methodology Course for M.Phil/Ph.D/PDF Scholars
in Social Sciences, from 6th to 16th October 2025, Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi
• Coordinated Three-Day International Workshop on Research Methodology in
Social Sciences, 15-17th July 2011, Organised by the Department of Political
Science, University of Kashmir.
Professional Affiliation/Membership
• Visiting Fellow, Centre for Multilevel Federalism, Institute of Social
Sciences, New Delhi, 2024—
• Member, Research Recognition Committee (RRC), Department of Peace
Studies, MIT-WPU
• Member, All India Political Science Association
• Member, National Book Trust of India
• Member, Editorial and Reviewers’ Board for Athens Journal of Political
Science
• Member Board of UG and PG studies, Political Science, Cluster University
of Kashmir.
• Member of Various Departmental Committees