Robert Jenkins

Robert Jenkins is a Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), with affiliations at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. His expertise spans Comparative Politics, Political Economy of India, UN Peacebuilding, and Gender in Governance.

• Former roles include Professor at the University of London (1995-2008) and Visiting Professor at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (2013)
• Contributed to UN policy frameworks on women's participation and peacebuilding
• Holds a D.Phil. from the University of Sussex's Institute of Development Studies

His research focuses on:

• Human rights in post-conflict India
• UN Security Council Resolution 1325 implementation
• Economic reforms in India (SEZs, employment guarantees)
• Democratic resilience in Global South contexts

Scientific affiliations include editorial roles for the Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics and advisory work for Freedom House. Recent publications analyze SDG 16 implementation, land reform politics, and India's foreign policy dynamics.