Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- r.vij@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274359
- Office Address
- F59 Edward Wright Building School of Social Science University of Aberdeen AB24 3QY
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Ritu Vij joined the Department of Politics and International Relations in 2006, after completing a two-year fellowship at Keio Univerity (Tokyo) as the recipient of a Fellowship awarded jointly by the Social Science Research Council (USA) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Her doctoral degree is from the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), at the University of Denver, USA. She has been affiliated with several universities in Japan including, Kobe, Meiji Gakuin, Meiji, Ritsumeikan and Tokyo Universities. In the UK, her research has been funded by the British Academy, the Carnegie Trust of Scotland, the British International Studies Association and the University of Aberdeen.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director, Teaching and Learning Committee, School of Social Science
Director, Taught Post-Graduate Masters in International Relations
Member, College of Arts and Sciences Executive Council
Member, School Executive Council, Social Science
Member, University Senate
Previously: Coordinator, Politics and IR Seminar Series
- External Memberships
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Membership in Professional Associations:
- International Studies Association (ISA)
- British International Studies Association (BISA)
- European International Studies Association (EISA)
- International Political Science Association (IPSA)
- Asian Studies in Japan (ASJ)
Professional Service:
- President,Global Development Section (GDS)ISA (2009-2010; 2004-2005)
- Vice-President,GDS, ISA (2003-2004)
- Treasurer & Newsletter Editor, GDS, (2002-2003)
- Research
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Research Overview
Social theory; International Political Economy; Social Policy and Civil Society; Affect and Political Subjectivity.
Current Research
Precarity and the International, European International Studies Association, Conference, Warsaw September 18-21, 2013.
Call for Papers: http://www.8thpaneuropean.org/
Online submission of Proposals: https://www.conftool.pro/paneuropean2013/index.php?page=login
Deadline: February 24, 2013.
Funding and Grants
Funding for research received from the following:
British Academy
British International Studies Association
Carnegie Trust of Scotland
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Social Science Research Council, USA.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Post-graduate: International Relations Theory; Human and Critical Security
Under-graduate: International Political Economy; Japan and the World; Introduction to International Relations.