George Mathew

George Mathew is Founder Director of the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi. Some of the important academic positions he has held are: Visiting Fellow of the University of Chicago South Asian Studies Centre (1981-82) and Visiting Professor, University of Padova (1988). Dr. Mathew was awarded the Fulbright Fellowship in the summer of 1991 for working at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Mathew is a member of several committees of the federal government and on the board of governors of national and international organizations. He has participated and presented in international conferences on political process, democracy, federalism, human rights, religion and society. He is currently specializing in the local government system, decentralization and gender equity.

Major works include: Communal Road to a Secular Kerala and Panchayati Raj - From Legislation to Movement. He has many edited works to his credit. Some of the major edited works include: Shift in Indian Politics, Dignity for all: Essays in Socialism and Democracy; Panchayati Raj in Karnataka Today: Its National Dimensions; Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir; Status of Panchayati Raj in States of India 1994 and Status of Panchayati Raj in States of India in 2000. He has contributed a number of research articles and papers to national and international academic and research journals and books.