Divya Balan
Institute: Assistant Professorin the Department of Social Sciences, FLAME University, Pune
Brief Profile: Dr. Divya Balan is Assistant Professorin the Department of Social Sciences, FLAME University, Pune with Doctorate in International Studiesfrom the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her doctoral thesis was on “Immigrants Integration Policies in Britain: A Study of Indian Immigrants Incorporation 2000-2010”. She isUGC-NET qualified in International and Area Studies and has been teaching forthe past five years. She is a Political Science graduate andhas her Masters and M.Phil. in International Studies.Her areas of teaching and researchinterests include International Relations Theory, Global Migration and Migration Policies, Indian Diaspora, Identity, Indian Foreign Policy, the European Union, Gender and Kerala Society. She has published a book and a number of research papers in editedbooks and several reputed research journals. She has also participated andpresented papers in numerous international and national conferences as well asparticipated in symposiums outside India.
Area of Specialization (keywords): Migration Policies, Indian Diaspora, Identity, Indian Foreign Policy, the European Union, Gender and Kerala Society
Contact Address: Assistant Professorin the Department of Social Sciences, FLAME University, Pune
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