Bhabani Shankar Nayak

(Advisor -Political Economy)

Bhabani Shankar Nayak is currently engaged as an Associate Tutor and a Research Scholar in Development Studies in the University of Sussex, UK, exploring the impact of the New Economic Reforms on tribal population in India with a reference to Orissa. His research work tries to understand the cultural transition of tribals in the process of globalization, privatization and liberalization policies adopted by the Government of India during 1990s. While doing so, he is trying to locate the relationship between Hindu right wing forces and global capitalism. His major areas of interest are, politics and political economy of public policy, development, religion, culture, social capital, FDI and Violence, hegemony over and struggle of the indigenous people in India. The focus of my research is on social, cultural and economic transition of indigenous people in the process of globalization, liberalization and privatization process in South Asia with a special reference to its impact on Tribal (aboriginal or adivasi) people in India and Orissa in particular, Role of State in development, welfare delivery and governance, politics and philosophy of crisis and ideas. I take a special interest in the applicability of Marxist theory in relation to caste, tribe and gender debates in South Asian politics. His role with the Network for Social Accountability (NSA) is of an honorary Research Advisor on Political Economy. For detailed curriculum vitae of Bhabani Shankar Nayak please CLICK HERE.