Biography

Personal Details :

Shahul Hameed Mattumannil is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at SAFI Human Resource Institute, Malappuram. His unwavering commitment to understanding political institutions and governance systems has shaped his career in the field of political science. Driven by his thirst for knowledge, Mr. Hameed pursued a Master's degree in Political Science at Jamia Millia Islamia. During this time, he actively engaged in research projects that explored the dynamics of political institutions and Muslim political discourse in India. Mr. Hameed joined at the Centre for Political Studies (CPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as MPhil and later PhD candidate. For his doctoral research, he delved into the studies on electoral systems and democracy in divided societies. His work primarily looked into how the political accommodation process takes place in Kerala’s political landscape

Academics

Academic Background :

PhD in Political Science (2022),Centre for Political Studies, JNU

MPhil in Political Science (2018),Centre for Political Studies, JNU

Masters in Political Science (2016),Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi

Bachelor of Commerce (2012),University of Calicut

Diploma in Islamic studies (2013),Jamia Madeenathunnoor, Calicut, Kerala

Dissertations

PhD Dissertation :

Topic: Politics of Accommodation: Social Coalitions and Modes of PowerSharing in Kerala (1980-2016)

Supervised by: Prof. Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, Centre for Political Studies, JNU

MPhil Dissertation :

Topic: Electoral Rules in Divided Societies: ‘Co-Existing Proportionality’ and Power Sharing under First Past the Post (FPTP) in Kerala

Supervised by : Prof. Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, Centre for Political Studies, JNU

Achievements

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Award by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2017

National Eligibility Test (NET) Award by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2016

Projects and Consultancy

Academic consultancy to Madeenathunnoor College of Islamic Science in 2020

Project consultancy to Bolster Foundation for establishing Bolster Girls Campus in 2018

Academic Consultant to Bolster Girls Campus, Kottakkal, Malappuram (2021- Present)

Experience

Work Experience :

Worked as Assistant Professor at GITAM University Bengaluru from July 14, 2023 to present date

Worked as Personal Assistant (PA) to Minister for Port, Museum, Archaeology, and Archives, Government of Kerala (2022 May to 2022 September)

Interned with Somnath Bharti MLA, Delhi NCR (2014)

Research

Publications :

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed. “The left approach to social diversity: How the Communist Party interacted with Kerala’s social landscape?” Cogent Social Sciences, Vol. 10 (2292840), 2023

MM, Shahul Hameed. “Kerala Muslim Politics in the Context of Postcolonial Indian Muslim Politics: How the Subnational Case Sheds Light on the Minority Politics in the Country Today.” International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol. 09 (04), 2022

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed. “Indian Muslim Women’s Movements: Engagement with the religion and the Alternative Voice.” Indian Journal of Secularism, 2016

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed.“Muslim Identity politics in post-colonial Kerala: implicationds for minority politics in India today.” In Politics of Inclusion: Empowering Minorities in India edited by Dr. Mohammed Ghouse, Dr. MuraliManoharGogulamudi and Mohammad RizwanRasheed, New Delhi,Manak Publication, 2018

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed. “NRC and Citizenship: is it only about winning elections?”. Countercurrent, December 3, 2019

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed. “Why the public response to Hyderabad encounter is disturbing?”. Countercurrent, December 11, 2019

Mattumannil, Shahul Hameed.“Majoritarian defenders of minority rights in South Asia.”Countercurrent, January 7, 2020

Conferences and Seminars :

Social Coalitions and Power-Sharing in Kerala. Joint IPSA Colloquium on Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions in an Uncertain World. Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, 12-14 October 2022

Political Accommodation and Consociationalism in Kerala. National Webinar on Inequality and Plurality: Contemporary Challenges to Democracy. School of Distance Education, University of Kerala, 25 March, 2022

Muslim Political Discourse in Post-Colonial Kerala: Role of Religious Solidarity Politics in Minority Rights Negotiation. Fifth Northern Region Social Science Congress of ICSSR. Mohanlal Shukla University, Udaipur, February 24-26, 2017

Muslim Identity Politics in Post-Colonial Kerala: Implications for Minority Politics in India. National Seminar on Politics of Inclusion: Empowering Minorities in India, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, September 5-6, 2017