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Dr. Arvind Kumar, FHEA
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Visiting Lecturer (Politics & IRs), University of Hertfordshire
EDI Officer, PSA ECN
Associate Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
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Based on my experience of teaching social policy to first year students, I have published this blog narrating my strategies to promote students’ engagement with formative essays.

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Blog: Promoting Students’ Engagement with Formative Essays through Reflexive Learning - Social Policy Association
Introduction Formative assessment plays a vital role in fostering students’ academic development and confidence, particularly during the early years of study. The value of formative [...]
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November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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You can find the accepted manuscript on SocArxiv/OSF:
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Appendix:
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October 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy
With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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What Left parties' decision to not join Bihar alliance means for India's Dalits, women, MBCs
Top leaders of the Left are English-speaking 'upper' caste elites. And they won't let MLAs become ministers lest they should threaten their elite power.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Kanshi Ram ran BSP military-style. The problem is Mayawati runs it like a bureaucracy
With her leadership style, Mayawati has alienated party members as well as her own support base.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Status of jobs in Politics & IR in the UK.
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I've been working on something on this and here's a sneak peek of recent trends in Politics job adverts on jobs.ac.uk

Here's a scatterplot and (GAM) trendline showing that the number of advertised politics jobs has pretty much halved since 2021.
September 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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📢Secularism as Sarva Dharma Sambhav (Equal Respect for All Religions)
with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.

📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
💻Also on Zoom
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August 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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This special issue of the Journal of Indian Politics & Policy on the Indian National Election 2025 carry my article on Caste in Candidate Nomination.

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Volume 5, Number 1, Summer 2025
Editor’s Introduction Rahul Mukherji Guest Editors’ Introduction: What Does the 2024 National Election Reveal About India? Neelanjan Sircar and Rahul Verma RESEARCH What Does Voter Turnout Tell Us ...
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July 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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My article which talks about how caste as a conceptual category resurfaced in the debate of the 2024 national election is published in the special issue of the Journal of Indian Politics & Policy. The article and special issue can be read here.

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July 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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My article which talks about how caste as a conceptual category resurfaced in the debate of the 2024 national election is published in the special issue of the Journal of Indian Politics & Policy. The article and special issue can be read here.

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July 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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July 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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RJD has an EBC dream in Bihar. It'll take more than tickets & tokenism
The Extremely Backward Classes, which make up 36 per cent of Bihar’s population, showed their aversion to RJD in 2020. New EBC state president Mangani Lal Mandal may not be enough to break it.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Happy to announce publication of my chapter titled ‘Revisiting Liberalism and Neoliberalism- Decolonial Insights and Challenges’ in Routledge Textbook ‘Understanding International Relations- Decolonising the Discipline’.
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June 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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I will be in the University of Oxford to present my research paper on the Indian Supreme Court in the Era of Democratic Backsliding.
June 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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India needs to reform its embassies.

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India’s all-party delegations show a problem with our embassies
Reforms are needed in two directions—decolonisation of the structure of Indian embassies, and the promotion of active over passive leadership.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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PAIR Methods Summer School 2025
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May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Based on my teaching experience of UG module on Political Economy, I wrote this chapter in the book titled Global Politics.

Full chapter can be downloaded from here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-arv...
April 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Balancing My MA in International Relations with Motherhood | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
As a South Asian student from Pakistan, I embarked on my MA in International Relations at the University of Hertfordshire with high hopes of broadening my knowledge and career opportunities.
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March 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Balancing My MA in International Relations with Motherhood | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
As a South Asian student from Pakistan, I embarked on my MA in International Relations at the University of Hertfordshire with high hopes of broadening my knowledge and career opportunities.
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March 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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How India’s new party declined?

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AAP created moral panic among people. And used amoral means to grow
AAP is caught up in the structural challenges that new parties face. Its inability to overcome those has made it like other parties.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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How to design a scheme so that intended beneficiaries could never get real benefits?

@ArvindKejriwal’s scheme to provide financial assistance to Dalit students for studying abroad is a classical example of this.

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Kejriwal’s SC/ST scholarship scheme is flawed. It lacks intent
Arvind Kejriwal, his senior ministers, and AAP leaders are well aware of the financial realities and the nitty-gritty of studying abroad. No wonder the Dr Ambedkar Samman scholarship is faulty.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Oxford University Press will be awarding as many as 10 ECRs the opportunity to publish their first book in fully open access as well as in hardback. Today the website was revised to make clear that independent/unaffiliated scholars are eligible. Deadline March 3. academic.oup.com/pages/early-...
January 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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December 13, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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December 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM