Dr. T.T. Haokip teaches Political Science at the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He graduated from the Union Christian College, Barapani, and received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Political Science, from St. Edmund’s College and the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, respectively. He was awarded the degrees of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in 1991 and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 1995, by the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He has been the recipient of the South Asia Regional Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council, (SSRC) New York in 2005. He has completed two research projects funded by the Social Science Research Council, (SSRC) New York and has attended and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences.