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(Enhancing focus on Research, Fellowships, Methodologies in Euopean Studies)

Department of Humanities, School of Liberal Education, Galgotias

University (U.P)

in Collaboration with

Jean Monnet Module

Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Organises

One week Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

On

"Research in Social Sciences: Contemporary Trends, Perspectives and

Pedagogy"

Date: 7th Feb-11th February 2022

Convenor

Dr. Manasi Sinha (Ph.D. JNU)

Associate Professor

School of Liberal Education, Galgotias University

Organizing Committee Members:

Dr. Pratyush Bibhakar (Ph.D., JNU)

Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of Liberal Education

Mr. Waseem Baba (Ph.D., Delhi School of Economics)

Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of Liberal Education

Dr. Apeksha (Ph.D. MNIT, Jaipur)

Assistant Professor, English, School of Liberal Education

Dr. Ranju Lal (Ph.D., IIT Dhanbad)

Assistant Professor, Psychology, School of Liberal Education

Dr. Ishrat Jahan (Ph.D, AMU)

Assitant Professor, Economics, School of Liberal Education

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About Jean Monnet Module Erasmus Plus:

Jean Monnet Activities are designed to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of

European Union studies worldwide. The activities also foster the dialogue between the academic world

and policymakers, in particular with the aim of enhancing the governance of European Union (EU)

policies. Jawaharlal Nehru University Jean Monnet Modules titled ‘Institutions, Diversity and Change

in the European Union’ under the framework of Erasmus+ Program-Jean Monnet activities-2020, is a

project awarded to Dr Sheetal Sharma, Centre of European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New

Delhi from 2020-2023 to promote research and innovation in social sciences and European Studies.

Galgotias University:

Galgotias University is one of the top private universities in India celebrating over a decade of

leadership in education under the chairmanship of Mr Suneel Galgotia and young CEO, Dhruv Galgotia

who’s charismatic and an out of relentless box efforts have made Galgotias University to be listed in

200 best professional institutions of India. It has been granted 12B Under UGC recently for its

excellence in educational initiatives. By virtue of its meticulous planning and relentless efforts, it has

been listed 1st amongst Private Universities and 3rd amongst all Universities in Uttar Pradesh for

capturing a database of maximum E-Contents on Online Digital Library Uttar Pradesh Portal and also

been ranked 3rd in India and 1st in Uttar Pradesh in OBE Ranking 2021 and NIRF 2021 ranking. It is

running with more than 7000 Publications, 200+ Patents Published and many more in the pipeline with

around 800 plus faculty members. Galgotias Educational Institutions are known for a combination of

state-of-the-art campus, strategic teaching-learning processes, together with the most advanced

facilities, creating an environment in which wholesome corporate personalities are formed.

Department of Humanities, School of Liberal Education:

The School of Liberal Education, Galgotias University, has been established to understand how

societies function in local and global settings and learn about the forces and events shaping the world.

Galgotias School of Liberal Education lays the foundation for a multitude of career options, preparing

students to take their place as global citizens. The School of Liberal Education follows the TREE model

representing life, knowledge, the spirit, our connectedness to the divine, our fear of the unknown, the

power of nurturing energies, the ability to sprout from humble beginnings. Our school comprises of the

following departments: English; Foreign Languages; Psychology; Political Science; Sociology;

Economics. The vision of the university as well as our school is “to be known globally for value-based

education, research, creativity and innovation”.

Jawaharlal Nehru University:

JNU is the foremost university in India and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research. Ranked

number one in India by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a Grade Point

of 3.91 (on a scale of 4), JNU was ranked no three among all universities in India by the National

Institutional Ranking Framework, Government of India, in 2016 and no 2 in 2017. JNU also received

the Best University Award from the President of India in 2017. Still, a young university established by

an act of Parliament in 1966, the strength, energy, and reputation of Jawaharlal Nehru University result

from the vision that ideas are a field for adventure, experimentation and unceasing quest, and that

diversity of opinions are the basis for intellectual exploration. Apart from its regular faculty, JNU has

over the years established specially designated ‘Chairs’ – Rajiv Gandhi Chair, Appadurai Chair, Nelson

Mandela Chair, Dr Ambedkar Chair, RBI Chair, SBI Chair, Sukhamoy Chakravarty Chair,

Environmental Law Chair, Greek Chair, Tamil Chair, and Kannada Chair. The University brings out

four research journals that have high academic visibility in India and abroad. These are Studies in

History, International Studies, JSL (the Journal of the School of Language, Literature & Culture

Studies) and Hispanic Horizons. Several members of the JNU faculty also edit national and international

journals besides the above four. Jawaharlal Nehru University has collaborated with universities across

the world in research projects, conferences, and publications.

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Concept Note: Faculty Development Programme

The growth and development of a variety of “sciences” have spurted new domains that

percolated across conventional disciplinary boundaries reconfiguring their landscape and

politics. Strikingly, cognitive and evolutionary sciences as well big-data and method-driven

approaches stake out new claims to understand society. As a result, social sciences have come

under increasing pressure to reorient themselves and undertake a critical inquiry into the

epistemologies and practices, their institutionalisation, and methods. The theme of the FDP

explores emerging trends, and perspectives in the social sciences ensued in response to crises,

debates and competing philosophies, epistemologies, and methodologies. The subthemes

enumerated below are some of the topics deemed of particular relevance. The current FDP is

an effort to enrich the Young Faculties & Research scholars in social science on research

methodology. The workshop cum FDP is expected to cover the basics of research

methodology, focusing on theoretical and practical inputs, and more so focusing on diverse

praxis of theoretical intervention.

Themes:

1. The Science and Social Science after Adorno-Popper Debate: Lessons for Today.

2. What does it meant to be an academic! A discussion on theory and method.

3. Preparing a ‘Research Proposal’: All you need to know.

4. Effective Blueprinting in Academic Writing.

5. Feminist Epistemology: A Critical outlook to the research.

6. Conducting a Critical Policy Ethnography.

7. Research Methodology in International Relations.

8. Ethics in Social Science Research.

9. Concept and Data Analysis: Application of SPSS in Social Science Research

10. Application of ‘R’ in Social Science Research

Expected Outcome:

After successful completion of the online course, the participants will:

• Gain a better understanding of the methodology of social sciences.

• How to write a research/review paper.

• To gain knowledge of effective academic writing skills.

• Develop a sense of the feminist standpoint in social science research.

• Develop qualitative research aptitude and perspective.

• Gain a critical understanding of the application of research methodology in

international politics.

• To develop scholarly conduct in writing research papers.

• Able to use “SPSS” and “R” research tools in qualitative research.

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Guest of Honour :

Prof. Santishree Pandit, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of

Pune.

Dr. Santishree is the Professor in the Department of Politics and

Public Administration, University of Pune. Having more than 30

years of teaching experience, she completed her Doctoral in

International Relations and Post- doctoral studies in Peace and

Conflict studies from Uppsala University, Sweden. During her

extraordinary Journey, she served as a member of Ministry of Youth

Affairs and Sports, Govt. Of India; member of Management Council

of National Committee on Reconciliation; Board of Studies in

Political Science, Goa University; Governing council member in

Global India Foundation, Member for UGC Committee on Higher

Education and Indicators of XI Plan and many more. She also has been the executive committee

member of Radical Humanist Association and Centre for Social and Human Values, USA. As

an academician, she has extensively published several research papers in national and

international journals: 97 in various National; International Journals and more than 25 chapters

in Edited Books. She is the sole author of books entitled ‘Parliament and Foreign Policy in

India’; ‘Restructuring Environmental governance in Asia-Ethics and Policy’; ‘Human security

in India- Insecurity in the age of conflict’.

Keynote Speaker:

Professor. Hélène Ducros, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Hélène Ducros (Juris Doctor and PhD, University of North

Carolina Chapel Hill) has taught International studies at various

universities in North Carolina. She is Chair of research and

pedagogy at EuropeNow (Council for European Studies, Columbia

University) and Lead Editor for the joint writing program

organized by CES and the World Society Foundation (Zurich,

Switzerland). Hélène is a human geographer with a broad spectrum

of interests in the human-environment nexus. Her research has

focused on the concepts of “place” and heritage-making in a

globalized world. She studies lived space, place-making, attachment to place and landscape

change and perception. As a post-doc, she participated in an international research project

comparing processes of gentrification in the US, France, and the UK. She has been funded by

the National Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and

has published in the Journal of Place Management and Development, Norois, the Journal of

Sustainable Tourism, JurisArt, and the Island Studies Journal. Book chapters were included in

The Routledge Handbook of Place (2020), Explorations in Place Attachment (2018), The

Routledge International Handbook of Walking (2017), and Rural Tourism: An International

Perspective (2014). Her latest book (co-edited), Justice in Climate Action Planning, was

published by SpringerNature (2022). Hélène has also held professional positions

administrating international academic programs, study abroad, and service learning programs.

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Special Guest

Dr. Sheetal Sharma, Assistant Professor, Centre for European

Studies, SIS, JNU

Co-ordinator for “Erasmus+ Program-Jean Monnet activities-2020”

under Jean Monnet Modules titled ‘Institutions, Diversity and Change in

the European Union’, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 2020-

2023 to promote research and innovation in social sciences and European

Studies.

She is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for European Studies,,

Jawaharlal Nehru University. Before joining JNU, she was a Lecturer at the Institute of Technology

and Management, Gurgaon, India. She taught the emergence of Sociological Theory in Europe and

Methodology of Social Sciences as the curriculum of the degree program of the London School of

Economics and Political Science (LSE). Dr Sharma holds a BA (Hon.) in Sociology from the University

of Delhi and holds a post-graduate and doctoral degree in Sociology from the Centre for the Study of

Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr Sharma avidly follows methodological

and theoretical trends in Social Sciences and International Relations. She has completed Video Lecture

Series in Sociology for CIET, NCERT's project NROER (National Repository for Educational

Resources and Training). She has also been invited as a discussant on a number of programs on radio

and TV. At the Centre for European Studies, JNU, she offers M.Phil and PhD supervision in the broad

areas of International Relations with a focus on the sociological understanding of nature, structure and

dynamics, of social and cultural institutions in Europe

Patrons:

Hon’ble Chancellor of Galgotias University

Mr Sunil Galgotias

Mr Suneel Galgotia was born in a family that had great passion for books.

The family started a small retail bookstore in Connaught Place, New Delhi

in the 1930’s to showcase their interests in books and reading. Mr. Suneel

Galgotia enoumously got influenced by his family. He got his primary and

secondary education from St. Columba’s School, New Delhi. His college

education was from Shri Ram College of Commerce. Delhi University.

Starting out as an entrepreneur, Mr. Suneel Galgotia has outpaced most of

his contemporaries. With the fast changing technology and innovative

landscape, he founded the Galgotias Institute of Management &

Technology (GIMT) in 2000. After successful establishment of GIMT,

Mr Galgotia founded Galgotias University in 2011 and only with 40 students, the University now

exceeding more than 13000 students in total studying across discipines.

Hon’ble Director, Galgotias University

Mr Dhruv Galgotias

Mr.Dhruv Galgotia, is the CEO of Galgotias University. He completed

his higher studies from International Management Institute, New Dehi.

Being a dynamic leader, he aspires to create an University that is

committed to excel as a distinct premier institution in India. The

university has programs that offer students to cope up with needs of

today’s ever-changing environment, while providing them ample

opportunities to focus on their specific career interests.

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Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Galgotias University

Prof. Dr. Preeti Bajaj.

Prof. (Dr.) Preeti Bajaj is the Vice Chancellor at Galgotias

University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Having 28 years of

experience, she has worked as Director of G. H. Raisoni College of

Engineering, Nagpur. Before joining Galgotias University. She has

been instrumental in design and development of ITS systems in

public and private sectors like toll collection/toll audit /highway

traffic management system and AITS by applying Soft/hybrid

Computing, Intelligent Systems & Applications of Fuzzy logic in

ITS. She is also engaged in research in by Fellow- Institute of

Engineers, Fellow IETE, Senior Member-IEEE, LM-ISTE, and LM-

CSI. She currently holds Vice Chair Awards-IEEE of Indian Council, Member MGA Awards and

Recognition committee, founder Chair of Nagpur Subsection. She is an Ex-Member-GC, National

Board of Accreditations. She has chaired many sessions in international conferences in India & abroad.

She has authored & co-authored 150 plus reviewed Publications with citations of 900 plus with h-index

ratio 15 & i10-index ratio 23. She holds several prestigious awards like Best Teacher award, Bhaskar

Woman’s Award etc. by various organisations in India

Sessions and Speakers of the Programme:

1. The Science and Social Science after Adorno-Popper Debate: Lessons for Today.

Prof. Dhruv Raina, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi.

Prof. Dhruv Raina is a philosopher and historian of science from India.

He studied physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and

received his PhD in the philosophy of science from Göteborg University.

His research has focused upon the politics and cultures of scientific

knowledge in South Asia. In 2002 he was appointed Associate Professor at

Jawaharlal Nehru University and had been a professor since 2004. He

teaches history and philosophy of sciences as well education. In 2007 he

was a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Berlin

(Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin), and in 2010, he became first incumbent

of Heinrich Zimmer Chair for Intellectual History and Indian Philosophy.

He has also served as the honorary director of the Northern regional Centre of the ICSSR.

2. “What does it meant to be an academic! A discussion on theory and method.”

Prof. Savyasaachi, Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia University.

Prof. Savyasachi is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia

Islamia, New Delhi. He has more than 29 years of teaching experience in

academia. His edited books ‘Between the Sky and the Earth’, ‘Tribal Forest-

Dwellers and Self-Rule-the Constituent Assembly Debates on the 5th and 6th

Schedules’ are exemplary wotk in social sciences. He has published more than

15 research articles and has communicated approx. Seventy lectures in

National and International conferences, seminars and workshops. He is also

positioned as Coordinator Curriculum revision committee at the Department

of Sociology Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Member Board of

Management Committee Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict

resolution Jamia Millia Islamia. He worked as a core member of National Focus Group on Problems of

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Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Children constituted by the National Council of Education

Research and Training New Delhi; Sociology Curriculum for Class XI and XII NCERT; Committee

Rhodes Scholarship; Editorial Committee for book ‘Conservation Practices for Cultural Heritage

(Architectural0) in India’ for Cultural Conservation research.

3. Feminist Epistemology: A Critical outlook to research

Dr Sheetal Sharma, Assistant Professor, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Dr Sheetal Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for European

Studies. Before joining JNU, she was a Lecturer at the Institute of

Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India. She taught the emergence

of Sociological Theory in Europe and Methodology of Social Sciences

as the curriculum of the degree program of the London School of

Economics and Political Science (LSE). Dr Sharma holds a BA (Hon.) in

Sociology from the University of Delhi and holds a post-graduate and

doctoral degree in Sociology from the Centre for the Study of Social

Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr Sharma avidly follows methodological and

theoretical trends in Social Sciences and International Relations. She has completed Video Lecture

Series in Sociology for CIET, NCERT's project NROER (National Repository for Educational

Resources and Training). She has also been invited as a discussant on a number of programs on radio

and TV. At the Centre for European Studies, JNU, she offers M.Phil and PhD supervision in the broad

areas of International Relations with a focus on the sociological understanding of nature, structure and

dynamics, of social and cultural institutions in Europe.

4. Conducting a Critical Policy Ethnography: Why and How?

Dr Preeti Raghunath, Lecturer, Monash University, Malaysia.

Preeti Raghunath is a Lecturer (Communication and Media Studies) at the

School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia. She is

the author of ‘Community Radio Policies in South Asia: A Deliberative

Policy Ecology Approach’, published by Palgrave Macmillan, in 2020. As

such, her work has focused on the interlinkages between media

technologies and associated policies and their making, historically and in

present times, placing people at the centre. She currently serves as a Vice-

Chair of the Global Media Policy Working Group of the International

Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Before

joining academia, she worked in India's media and communication industry.

5. “The Benefits of Effective Blueprinting in Academic Writing.”

Dr. Anurima Chanda (Ph.D, JNU), Department of English, Birsa Munda College, NBU

Dr Anurima is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the English

Department of English, Birsa Munda College, NBU. Before this, she

worked at the Centre for Writing and Communication, Ashoka University,

working closely with ESL students. She completed her PhD in Indian

English Children’s Literature from JNU. She was a pre-doctoral DAAD

fellow at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Apart from being a

literary translator, she also writes for children n n and has been published

with Scholastic and DK, among others.

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6. Research Methodology in International Relations

Dr. S.Shaji, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad.

Dr. S.Shaji is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science,

University of Hyderabad. Before joining the university, he was an Assistant

Professor with the Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research

(CMDR), an ICSSR Institute at Dharwad, Karnataka, a consultant to UNICEF

and Administrative Staff College India (ASCI), Hyderabad. Dr Shaji was invited

as a Guest Professor to the Institute of Political and Social Studies, University of

Wurzburg, Germany (April-June, 2012 and November-December 2014). He was

a SUSI Foreign Policy fellow at Bard College, New York, in June-August 2013.

He has also presented research papers in International Seminars and Conferences, such as the South

African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) in Stellenbosch in 2010. Dr Shaji was Deputy

Coordinator, Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), Department of Political Science and the Coordinator

of Study in India Programme (SIP), University of Hyderabad. As part of his assignment at SIP, he has

been designing and conducting customized courses on Contemporary India for participants from

Universities in the United States and Nordic countries since 2012. His research interest in International

Relations includes India’s relations with developing states, especially from the Afro-Asian region,

Technology Transfer, Foreign Policy of Developing States. He is currently part of an International

Project at the University of Hyderabad on ‘Internationalization and Virtual Exchange: Borderless

between EU and Asian Countries’, Erasmus+ CBHE, funded by European Union.

7. Crafting a ‘Research Proposal’ !

Prof. Sabina Alam, Jamia Milia Islamia University.

Prof Sabiha Alam holds a Masters and a Doctorate in

Environmental Sciences from Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathawada

University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Her areas of research

and teaching include Environment and Sustainable Development

in South Asia, Central Asia and Africa, International

Environmental Governance, Environment and International

Relations, Research Methodology in Social Sciences and Area

Studies and Ocean Science and Technology. Her publications in

national and international journals and books cover aspects of

freshwater and marine pollution, sustainable development, climate

change and biodiversity governance, international trade in hazardous wastes, technology

transfer in developing countries, issues of global environmental governance, gender and

environment, environmental refugees and regional environmental concerns in the developing

world. She has participated and presented papers in national and international conferences and

workshops, including the Conference of Parties (COPs) of the Biodiversity Convention. She

has also organised seminars on research methodology, national conferences on environment

and sustainable development and panel discussions within the aegis of the COPs of the

Biodiversity Convention. She is a member of scientific societies such as the Society of Indian

Ocean Studies, Society for Ocean Scientists and Technologists, Pacific Congress on Marine

Science and Technology (PACON) International, and Greenpeace.

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8. MOOCs/ Research Fellowships/Grants in India and Europe

Dr Sheetal Sharma, Assistant Professor, CES, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Dr Sheetal Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for European

Studies. Before joining JNU, she was a Lecturer at the Institute of

Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India. She taught the emergence

of Sociological Theory in Europe and Methodology of Social Sciences as

the curriculum of the degree program of the London School of Economics

and Political Science (LSE). Dr Sharma holds a BA (Hon.) in Sociology

from the University of Delhi and holds a post-graduate and doctoral

degree in Sociology from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr Sharma avidly follows methodological and theoretical

trends in Social Sciences and International Relations. She has completed Video Lecture Series in

Sociology for CIET, NCERT's project NROER (National Repository for Educational Resources and

Training). She has also been invited as a discussant on a number of programs on radio and TV. At the

Centre for European Studies, JNU, she offers M.Phil and PhD supervision in the broad areas of

International Relations with a focus on the sociological understanding of nature, structure and

dynamics, of social and cultural institutions in Europe.

9. Application of ‘R’ Software in Social Science Research

Dr Shailesh Kumar Kaushal, Assistant Professor, University of Lucknow.

Dr Shailesh Kaushal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of

Business Administration, University of Lucknow. His area of

specialization is Marketing Management, Statistics, Research

Methodology and Operations Research. He has a high proficiency in

statistical software such as SPSS, AMOS, Process Macro, SmartPLS,

EViews, and R software.

10. Concept and Data Analysis: Application of SPSS in Social Science Research

Dr Amit Kumar Arora, Associate Professor, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR.

Dr Amit Kumar Arora is currently working as Associate Professor-

Research in KIET School of Management, KIET Group of Institutions,

Delhi-NCR. He is an Associate Member of Cost and Management

Accountants (ACMA), UGC-NET, M.B.A (Finance), M.Com, M.A.

(Eco.), PhD. He has more than 16 Years of academic and corporate

experience. His areas of interest includes Costing, Accountancy, Finance

and Economics. He is the author of three books titled Management of

Working Capital, Financial Management and Economics for Managers. He

has published approximately 50 research papers in diverse peer reviewed

journals including the Journal of ICAI-CMA, ABDC, SCOPUS, and Web

of Science (WOS) Indexed Journal. He has participated in various national and international

conferences. He has participated in various faculty development programmes and delivered lectures as

a resource person in faculty development programmes on Research Methodology.

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11. . Mendeley Database Manager: Elsevier Journal

Mr Vishal Gupta, Senior Customer Consultant, South Asia ELSEVIER: A Division of RELX

India Pvt. Ltd.

“Mr. Gupta has 14 years of work experience in domains of biotechnology,

publishing, and data analytics. Currently, he is working with Elsevier as Senior

Customer Consultant-South Asia, where he is responsible for supporting

Scopus/ScienceDirect/Mendeley users in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and

Bangladesh. His major responsibilities include Engaging with ministries and

Key consortiums. Vishal is a certified presenter for Author Workshops and a

level 3 certified Mendeley trainer.”

12. Speacial Thanks (Valedictory Session) : Dr. Ambika Prasad Pandey

Dean, School of Liberal Education

Dr. Ambika Prasad Pandey working as associate Professor of Sociology & Associate

Dean in the school of Liberal education, having 22 years teaching experience. He has

been member of American Sociological Association and Life Member of Indian

Sociological Association. He also is a member in Editorial Board of JLRJS Jounral that

focueses on research in Social Sciences. His area of research includes Sociology of

medicine, gender, religion and society etc. He regularly writes in peer reviewed journal

on issues and aspects related to his area.

NOTE:

The FDP/Workshop will be conducted in online mode

Faculty members (regular/ad-hoc/temporary), Research Scholars, and other working

professionals doing research and projects in various Social Sciences disciplines are eligible for

this Programme.

Registration Process:

Register yourself by clicking on the following link: https://forms.gle/pu9zRtLuj6xD29b1A

For any queries please email at socialscienceresearchsole@gmail.com

Contact number: 7217797422, 9599913245, 8055242042

For any queries please email at socialscienceresearchsole@gmail.com

Contact number: 7217797422, 9599913245, 8055242042

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Convenor:

Dr. Manasi Sinha (Ph.D, JNU), Associate Professor, Political Science, School of Liberal Education

She is presently working as an Associate Professor and Programme Chair for the

Division of Political Science, in School of Liberal Education, Galgotias

University. She is a member in the editorial board at EuropeNow (Council for

European Studies, Columbia University). She has been a recipient of ‘IBIES

Erasmus Mundas Fellowship for contributing to higher research in Indo-European

studies in the University of Warsaw, Poland. Since July 2018, she has been

teaching Political Science (International Relations) and Gender Studies to

undergraduate/postgraduate and Ph.D research scholars in Galgotias University.

Her major research areas include political theory, Indian society and politics,

Gender studies, Global Politics & IR (Theories & Issues), Culture, Politics and Society in Europe,

Gender and Politics of Violence (India/Sweden/Europe). Her academic work has been regularly

published in EuropeNow, Modern Diplomacy, South Asia Network, Peer Reviewed Journals and books

across National and International Platforms. Her latest book (edited), Decade of Power Politics,

published by KW Publishers (2022) and Socio-political landscape in India’s Democracy: Sailing or

Sinking?, Disha International Publications (2022), New Delhi.

Organising Comittee Members:

Dr. Pratyush Bibhakar (Ph.D, JNU), Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of Liberal Education

He is currently associated with Department of Sociology, Galgotias

University, (U.P) as an Assistant Professor. He holds a multidisciplinary

academic background with a Ph.D on ‘Politics through art: A study of

architecture, sculpture and political posters in Russia, 1905-2005’ from

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and possesses dual M.A Degree in

Sociology and Russian Language, Literature & Culture. His academic

interests include areas like art & polity, political symbology, Gender and

Sexuality, Social Exclusion and marginalization, education and social justice etc. He has been

contributing to various online/offline peer reviewed journals and other online news media

platforms.

Mr. Waseem Baba (Ph.D., Delhi School of Economics), Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of

Liberal Education

He is presently working as an Assistant Professor of Sociology in School of

Liberal Education; Galgotias University. His major area of research

involves: Anthropology of medicine, Psychoanalysis and Science

technology studies. Some of his research has been published in peer

reviewed and international journals. He has presented papers as well in

various national and International Conferences.

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Dr. Apeksha (Ph.D. MNIT, Jaipur), Assistant Professor, English, School of Liberal Education

She is presently working as an Assistant Professor of English in School

of Liberal Education; Galgotias University. Her major area research

includes British Drama, Theatre, Gender Studies, Postcolonial

Literatures, Literary and Culture Theory etc. She has authored the book

entitled John Whiting: The Agony of the Absurd by KD Publishers. She

is also a member of Global Alliance of Justice Education USA and part

of the Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Legal and

Social Studies; LENSA: The Journal of Languages, Literature and

Cultural Studies, Indonesia and also Advisory Board Member of Taran-Awan Journal of

Educational Research and Technology Management, Tanauan Campus, Tanauan, Leyte,

Philippine. She is an Advisor of website for law and social science students at

www.knowledgesteez.com. She has successfully published more than 29 articles in

International & National journals including UGC- Care and SCOPUS and also issued 12

articles in peer-reviewed book as chapters and presented papers in various International

Conferences held in Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia and Romania etc.

Dr. Ranju Lal (Ph.D, IIT Dhanbad), Assistant Professor, Psychology, School of Liberal Education

She is currently teaching as an Assistant Professor, Galgotias

Univeristy. Having PhD from IIT-ISM Dhanbad, UGC – NET

qualified in Psychology, she did her MA in Psychology securing Merit

of First Class Second at TilkaManjhi Bhagalpur University and having

a PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications).

Research area of her interest is Stress among youth, especially students.

She is having total teaching experience of 9 years. She has taught

subjects i.e., General psychology, Cognitive Psychology,

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Mental Measurement, Clinical

Psychology, Research Methodology, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Human

Behaviour, Human Values and Professional Ethics. She has guided several MBA Dissertations,

organized workshop on SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), summer and winter

schools on Computer Applications. Her research publication includes two research papers in

SCOPUS indexed Journal, three in different International Journals and two in separate National

Journals. She is an Editorial Board Member in AR Publications, Delhi and Reviewer in JCDR

(Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research).

Dr. Ishrat Jahan (Ph.D, AMU), Assitant Professor, Economics, School of Liberal Education

Dr. Ishrat Jahan is presently working as an assistant professor of economics

in School of Liberal Education, Galgotias University, greater Noida. She has

done her Doctorate from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She worked as

a visiting faculty in Institute of information and technology, Dwarka, New

Delhi. She also taught as a Guest faculty in Jamia Millia Islamia. Her areas of

interest are Macro Economics, Micro Economics, Monetary Economics and

Financial institutions and Markets.