S. Japhet

Biography

Professor Japhet has been a member of faculty with the NLSIU since 1990. He has taught Sociology, Sociology of Law and Law and Society related subjects at the undergraduate and post-graduate Levels. He was a Visiting Faculty at Warwick Law School, UK, (1999), Visiting Fellow at Indiana University, USA (2004) and Visiting Professor at William and Mary University, USA (2011-present), Visiting Professor, Duke University (2013). His research interests include Group Inequality, Social Exclusion, Social Movements, Caste, Religion, Affirmative Action and Equality Jurisprudence. He has published books, articles in different journals and newspapers, edited journals and presented papers in seminars and conferences in India and abroad. He has also coordinated several national and state level seminars, conferences, workshops, and major research projects for state and the central governments.

Research Interest

Group Inequality, Social Exclusion, Social Movements, Caste, Religion, Affirmative Action and Equality Jurisprudence.