VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY
Faculty Information System
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Self Declared Document
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Dr. Sujay Ghosh
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Associate Professor
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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+91 3222 298-233 / Centrex Extn. 233
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sujay69@gmail.com
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Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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| Degree Name | Institute | Year of passing/awarded |
| PhD | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 1999 |
| M.Phil | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 1995 |
| MA | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 1992 |
| BA (Hons) | University of Calcutta (Scottish Church College) | 1989 |
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| Joined Vidyasagar University, Midnapore on 1 September 2016, as Associate Profesor, in the Department of Political Science with RA |
| Worked in Uluberia College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta as Associate Professor of Political Science till 31 August 2016 Joined the College as Lecturer in Political Science on 16 December 1996. |
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| Indian Politics |
| Democracy & Citizenship |
| Political Education |
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| Indian Politics & Society |
| Citizenship & Democracy |
| Development Studies |
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| Governance & Public Administration |
| Indian Politics |
| Comparative Politics |
| Local Government & Decentralisation |
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| International Publication |
| Title | Published in | Year | Published by |
| Spillover Democratisation: Reflections from MENA Politics | Asian Journal of Comaparative Politics (Advanced online access)DOI: 10.1177/2057891121995570 | 2021 | Sage Publications, UK on behalf of: Asian Consortium for Political Research (ACPR) |
| India and the pandemic: democratic governanceat crossroads | International Journal of Asian Studies; Advanced Online Publication, pp. 1-20. | 2021 | Cambridge University Press, DOI:10.1017/S1479591421000188 |
| Accountability, Democratisation and the Right to Information in India | Asian Studies Review, Vol. 42(4), pp. 626-647. | 2018 | Taylor & Francis, on behalf of Asian Studies Association of Australia
DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2018.1516734 |
| Democracy and Human Development: Recent Legislation in India | Development Policy Review. Vol. 34 (4): 539-561. | 2016 | Wiley, on behalf of Overseas Development Institute, UK DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12162 |
| Learning from Community: Agenda for Citizenship Education | Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Vol. 10 (1): 25-36. | 2015 | SageDOI: 10.1177/1746197914558400 |
| Citizenship in Practice: Poverty Reduction and Self Help Groups | Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 49 (4): 442-456. | 2014 | Sage
DOI: 10.1177/0021909613488351 |
| Protecting Natural Resources: Course of a River Movement | Community Development Journal, Vol. 46 (4): 542-557. | 2011 | Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsq007 |
| NGOs as Political Institutions | Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 44 (5): 475-495 | 2009 | Sage
DOI: 10.1177/0021909609340063 |
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National Publication
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| Democracy and the Idea of Social Solidarity | in Debasish Nandy and Debashish Mitra (eds.) South Asia and Democracy: Contextualising Issues & Institutions, pp. 489-503 | 2016 | New Delhi: Kunal Books |
| Reviving the Congress: Possible Pathways | Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. L (52): 22-25 | 2015 | Sameeksha Trust |
| Human Development: A Citizenship Approach | In: Himanshu Sekhar Rout and S. Bhyrava Murthy (eds.) Human Development in India: Challenges and Policies, pp 13-30 | 2010 | New Delhi: New Century Publications |
| Consumerism: A Sociological Analysis | Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, No. 7: 204-216 | 2010 | Scottish Church College |
| Civility through Character Education: A Voluntary Effort | Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. LXIX (3): 547-564 | 2008 | Indian Political Science Association |
| Fighting Corruption in India: In Search of Democratic Strategies | Socialist Perspective, Vol. 34 (1-2): 39-53 | 2006 | Council for Political Studies |
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Other Publication
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| ‘Bharatbarsher Dalbyabosthya: Baisishtya, Samprotik Probonata O Prodhan Bharatiya Dal’ | S.P. Basu (ed) Bharaitya Rajnitir Prmukh Dikguli [in Bengali]. | 2019 | Kolkata: West Bengal State Book Board |
| The Social Bases of Politics | in Pradip Basu (ed.) Political Sociology, pp. 25-41. | 2015 | Kolkata: Setu Prakashani |
| NGO O Gonotantrik Rajniti | Pathshala [in Bengali], Vol. 1(2): 116-123 | 2011 | Pathshala Productions |
| Governance Crisis in West Bengal and the Political Institution Hypothesis | Calcutta Journal of Political Studies, Vol. 7 & 8 (1&2): 97-111 | 2009 | University of Calcutta |
| The Second Generation of Democracy in India | West Bengal Political Science Review, Vol.VIII (I & II: 300-315 | 2005 | West Bengal Political Science Association |
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Books Published
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Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
| Scholar Name | Thesis Title | Co Supervisor | Status | Complete in Year |
| Joykrishna Gorai | Maoist Insurgency in Junglemahal: A Study on Political and Economic Contestation (200-2016) | | Ongoing | 2024 |
| Bijoy Mondal | Constructing Political Culture: Revisiting the Great Bengal Famine (1943) | | Ongoing | 2023 |
| Riya Basudhar | The Stateless Rohingyas in South Asia | | Ongoing | 2022 |
| Souvik Patra | Opposition Politics in West Bengal Assembly: Left and Non Left Parties (1951-2011) | | Ongoing | 2022 |
| Aniruddha Das | Social Inclusion and Education: The Role of Secondary Education in Select Districts of West Bengal | | Ongoing | 2022 |
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Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
| Scholar Name | Thesis Title | Co Supervisor | Status | Complete in Year |
| Nanigopal Bhunia | Political and Bureaucratic Interface in District Development: A Case Study of Purba Medinipur District in West Bengal | | Awarded | 2019 |
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| The Right to Information in India | Department of Political Science, Government Degree College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur | Dantan, Paschim Medinipur | 2016 |
| ‘Participatory Governance, Poverty Eradication and the Role of SHGs: A Case Study’ | Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta on 16th December, 2006 | University of Calcutta, Kolkata | 2006 |
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| • Life Member – West Bengal Political Science Association.
• Annual Member – CASID.
• Have been offered complimentary Membership by Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), USA. |
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| • Life Member – West Bengal Political Science Association.• Annual Member – Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID). • Have been offered complimentary Membership by Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), USA. | 2004 to 2016 |
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| Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop | Year | Role | Held at and Organiser |
| Decentralised Governance and Planning and its impact on Economic Development and
Social Justice | 2019 | Invited Paper Presenter | Dharwad, Karnataka: Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research |
| Elections and Political Parties in South Asia: A 21st Century Perspective | 2015 | Presented Paper: ‘The Indian National Congress in the 21st Century: Strategy, Technique and Alliance’ | Department of Political Science, University of Kalyani |
| Post-Liberalisation Democratic Experience in India | 2014 | Presented Paper: ‘RTI and the Prospects for Democratisation in India’ | Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal |
| CASID Annual Conference | 2014 | Presented Paper: ‘Information as a Societal Demand: Democratic Initiatives in India’ | Canadian Association for the Study of International Development in Brock University, ON, Canada |
| CASID Annual Conference | 2013 | Presented Paper: ‘Knowing Environment from Community: Implications for Citizenship Education’ | Canadian Association for the Study of International Development in the University of Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Re-imagining Global Orders: Perspectives from the South | 2013 | Presented Paper:‘State, Society and Democratization: Towards a Theoretical Understanding of Arab Spring’ | Annual International Studies Convention 2013, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Urban Development in India: Issues and Challenges | 2012 | Presented Paper: ‘Principles of Democratic Governance’ | Departments of Geography and Economics, Midnapore College |
| Annual Conference, West Bengal Political Science Association | 2012 | Presented Paper: ‘The Determinants of Social Solidarity’ | West Bengal Political Science Association in Kharagpur College |
| Annual Conference, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) | 2011 | Presented Paper: ‘Public Policies for Human Development? Recent Legislations in India’ | Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) in the University of New Brunswick |
| Meeting Youth Needs in the 21st Century Canada and India | 2011 | Presented Paper: ‘Youth and Value Education: Case of a Voluntary Organisation’ | Department of Sociology, University of Calcutta, sponsored by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
| Capacity Building in Governance | 2008 | Presented Paper: ‘Governance: Participation and Accountability’ | Centre for Distance Education (CDE) and Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad |
| Society in India: Structure, Change & Sustainable Development | 2007 | Presented Paper: ‘Reviving the River: Case of a New Social Movement’ | Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal |
| Poverty, Inequality and Access to Justice for the Poor in South Asia | 2006 | Presented Paper: ‘Fighting Poverty through Self Help Groups: Reclaiming Citizenship?’ | Centre for the Studies in Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Political Corruption in India | 2005 | Presented Paper: ‘Fighting Corruption in India: The Proposed Democratic Strategies’ | Narain College, Shikohabad, UP |
| WBPSA Annual Conference | 2004 | Presented Paper: ‘The Second Generation of Democracy in India’ | Serampore College, West Bengal |
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| Indian Political Thought: The Derivative and its Critique | 2017 | Co-ordinator | University Grants Commission and Vidyasagar University |
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| Award Name | Awarded By | Year |
| Conference Participation | The Indian Council of Social Science Research & the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development | 2014 |
| Best NSS Programme Officer | University of Calcutta | 2013 |
| Conference Participation | United Grants Commission & The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development | 2013 |
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