Publications

Suhas Palshikar

• Edit Page piece: Congress (R) vs BJP (M) , Indian Express, March 26, 2014 
  http://epaper.indianexpress.com/248250/Indian-Express/26-March 2014#page/10/2

Sanjay Kumar

• BJP’s Dalit Game Plan, The Mint, March 20, 2014
• Indian voter’s changing preference The Mint, March 14, 2014
• Making opinion polls accountable, The Mint, March 6, 2014
• Paardarshita ki Jaarurat, Dainak Jagran, March 2, 2014
• BJP’s Ambitions and OBC Vote, Forward Press, March 2014
• Reading the mind of Muslim voters The Mint, March 28, 2014

Anil K. Verma

• What’s AAP?, The Economic Times, 18 March 2014
  http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETM%2F2014%2F03%2F18&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=14&EntityId=Ar01400&AppName=1
• In UP, It is Modi vs. Others, Deccan Herald, 3 March, 2014
  http://www.deccanherald.com/election/blog/389518/in-up-modi-vs-others.html

Rajeshwari Deshpande

• Cities without a centre, the Indian Express, op-ed page March 4, 2014
• 'UPA' che Karyakram ka Phasale? ( Marathi- Why did not UPA's welfare schemes click?), Loksatta, op-ed, March 7, 2014
• Abhijanachi Umedwari, (Marathi- the Elite candidates), Loksatta, op-ed, March 21, 2014
• Mahilon ka koi nirvacachan kshetra hein? (Hindi, Is there any woman constituency?), Rashtriya Shahara, March 8, 2014
• A Guide to Political Research (review of the book Measuring Voting Behaviour in India by Sanjay Kumar and Praveen Rai), The Book Review, Vol 38, No3, March 2014

Ashutosh Kumar

• Conflicting Claims in Democratizing India', The Book Review, Volume xxxviii (3), March, 2014. Review of Sudha Pai (ed.) Handbook of Politics in Indian States: Regions, Parties, and Economic Reforms. New Delhi: OUP

Annpurna Nautiyal

• Congress on a Sticky Wicket Now. The Pioneer, March 19,2014
• Take the ties to the Next level. The Pioneer, March 3, 2014

K. K. Kailash

• City of envy and despair, Indian Express, March 12, 2014

Jagrup Singh Sekhon

• “Farmers at the Borderbelt of Punjab: Fencing and Forced Deprivation” in Paramjit S. Judge (ed.), Mapping Social Exclusion in India: Caste, Religion and Borderlands ,Delhi: Cambridge University Press,2014
• “Punjab Wich Lok Sabha Chonan:_Ithias Te Ek Jhaat”(Punjabi) Ajit , March 2 and 3,2014.
• “Border Citizens: Experiences of Living at the Cutting Edge”, in Emily Langa da Silva (ed.), Borders and Borderlands: Today’s challenges and Tomorrow’s Prospects,Lisbon,2014 (Online Publication)

Lectures/ Seminars/ Workshops/Paper Presentations

Biswajit Mohanty

• Presented a paper on "Going beyond "State of Exception": The Issues of Representation and Agency" in an international conference organised by the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, on 1 March 2014.

Sanjay Kumar

• Presented a paper on Does Regional Parties essentially have a Rural Support base at a seminar on “Emergence of States as the Centre of Indian Politics: Issues and Challenges” Jain University, Bengaluru, March 20-21, 2014.
• Conducted a workshop on Survey Research Methods, at MPP Program, North South University, Dhaka, March 7-8, 2014.
• “Mitigating Electoral Violence in India: Are Election Free and Fair now compared to the past?” Paper presented in a seminar on State of Democracy in South Asia, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, February 28-March 1, 2014.
• Delivered a lecture on “Lok Sabha elections 2014: Emerging Scenario” Department of Politics, Princeton University, USA, March 28, 2014.

Rajeshwari Deshpande

• Governance and Politics of Welfare in Two Indian States, in national seminar on 'Emergence of States as the Centre of National Politics:
  Issues and Challenges' at 'Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Education, Jain University, Bangaluru, March 20-21, 2014

Ashutosh Kumar

• Lead speaker in session on 'Social Engineering' in the seminar on 2014 Elections: Some Issues and Concerns, organized by School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi on 27th March, 2014.

A.K.Verma

• Presented a paper on “Electoral Politics of State Parties in Uttar Pradesh: Special Reference - Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party” at National Conference on Emergence of “States” as Centre of Indian Politics: Issues and Challenges, at Centre For Research in Social Sciences and Education (CERSSE), Jain University, Bangaluru on 20-21 March 2014.?
• Presented a paper on “OBC Leadership & Electoral Politics in Uttar Pradesh” at ICSSR sponsored Conference at Osmania University, Hyderabad, 22-24 March, 2014.

Suhas Palshikar

• Gave a Keynote address at the Seminar on States as Center of National Politics: Issues and Challenges, CRSSE, Jain University, Bengaluru, March 21, 2014: Ten Theses on State Politics in India Revisited.

E. Venkatesu

• Lecture on 'Good Governance' in the one month induction training programme for the newly recruited Assistant Directors and Statistical Officers of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Andhra Pradesh on March 15, 2014 at AMR-APARD, Hyderabad.
• Presented a paper on 'Social Deprivation , Mobilization and State in Identity Formation and Affirmative Action Policy-An Analysis of Other Backward Classes' in the ICSSR sponsored research project on 'The Other Backward Classes: Exclusion, Empowerment and Modernization' on 22-24 March, 2014 at Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Kushal Pal

• Presented a paper on Impact of Globalization on Women Empowerment in India in a two day national seminar Women Empowerment in India: The Unfinished Agenda organized by Department of Political Science DAV College Sadhaura Yamuna Nagar Haryana.

Sanjay Lodha

• Organised the Fifth National Doctoral Seminar on March 23, 2014, in which 13 PhD students located at SIS-JNU, Jamia Milia Islamia, Mumbai University, MLS University and DU presented their research papers. The theme of the seminar was "India and Africa: Development and Bilateral issues". It was attended by about 40 research scholars and 20 faculties from different universities.
  This was followed by an International seminar (March 24th – 25th) on Indo-African Relations: Emerging Dimensions, Opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. It was attended by about 80 delegates including 7 delegates from South Africa.

K. K. Kailash

• “Checkmated: State-based Parties in Federal Coalitions” at national seminar on Emergence of “States” as Centre of Indian Politics: Issues and Challenges Centre For Research in Social Sciences and Education (CERSSE), Jain University, Bangaluru, 20-21 March 2014.

Jagrup Singh Sekhon

• Delivered Presidential address in the ICSSR sponsored national seminar on” Working of Indian Parliament: An Overview; organized by B.D Arya Girls College, Jalandhar, March 1, 2014.
• Organised lecture in Guru Nanak Dev University ,Amritsar (as part of National lecture Series) on topic “Do We know one Another” by Raj Mohan Gandhi , March 6,2014.
• Delivered two lectures in UGC sponsored workshop on “Research Methodology for P.hd Scholars in Social Sciences”, organized by Academic Staff College, Punjabi University, Patiala, 15-16 March, 2014.
• Organised one day workshop for field Investigators to conduct “Pre-Poll Study of Electoral Behavior of People in Punjab”, March 18, 2014, followed by four days field work.
• Delivered two lectures in ICSSR sponsored workshop on “Research Methodology for P.hd Scholars in Social Sciences”, organized by Punjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, March 20, 2014.
• Participated in meeting of first Planning and Monitoring Board of The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University), Gandhigram as UGC Nominee on March 25, 2014.