Online seminar – Western Political Thought

14 to 17 July 2020

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डॉ. चैत्रा रेडकर

• यांचे शिक्षण सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे विद्यापीठाच्या राज्यशास्त्र व लोकप्रशासन विभाग येथून झाले.
• मुंबई येथील श्रीमती ना. दा. ठाकरसी महिला विद्यापीठ येथे गेली २१ वर्षे त्या राज्यशास्त्राच्या प्राध्यापक म्हणून कार्यरत होत्या. नुकत्याच त्या पुण्यातील राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान शिक्षण व संशोधन संस्था (आयसर) येथे मानव्य व सामाजिक शास्त्राच्या सहयोगी प्राध्यापक म्हणून रुजू झाल्या आहेत.
• आधुनिक भारतातील राजकीय चिंतन आणि सामाजिक चळवळी हा त्यांच्या विशेष अध्ययनाचा विषय असून याच विषयावरील त्यांचे लेखन प्रकाशित आहे.
• साने गुरुजी: व्यक्ती आणि विचार या पुस्तकाच्या दोन आवृत्त्या प्रकाशित असून तिसरी लवकरच प्रकाशित होत आहे. Gandhian Engagement with Capital: Perspectives of J. C. Kumarappa हे पुस्तक सेज प्रकाशनाने प्रकाशित केले असून त्याच्या भारत, ब्रिटन आणि अमेरिका अशा तीन ठिकाणाहून आवृत्त्या निघाल्या आहेत.
• केंद्र शासन आणि महाराष्ट्र शासनाच्या पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मिती मंडळासाठी नागरिक शास्त्र व राज्यशास्त्र पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्मितीच्या कामात त्यांचा दहा वर्षे सहभाग राहिला आहे.
• महाराष्ट्र राज्य निवडणुक आयोगाच्या संशोधन समितीवर २०१६ ते १८ याकाळात त्या कार्यरत होत्या.
• अनेक स्वायत्त महाविद्यालये तसेच विद्यापीठाच्या राज्यशास्त्राच्या अभ्यास मंडळावर त्या सक्रीय आहेत.
• प्राध्यापक यशवंत सुमंत यांच्या साहित्याच्या संपादनाचे काम त्या करत असून ‘आधुनिक भारतातील धर्मचिंतन’ हा सुमंत सरांच्या लेखांचा दुसरा खंड लवकरच प्रकाशित होणार आहे.

Dr. Chaitra Redkar

• Completed her education form Savitribai Phule Pune University.
• Has taught Political Science for 21 years at S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai and is at present working at Indian Institute for Science Education & Research (IISER, Pune) as Associate Professor in Humanities & Social Sciences.
• Political Ideas in Modern India and Social Movements has been her area of specialization and published in this area in English and Marathi
• Her work on Sane Guruji’s political biography has been received with acclaim and its third edition is in press.
• Recently SAGE Publications has published her work ‘Gandhian Engagement with Capital: Perspectives of J. C. Kumarappa’.
• She has also contributed to the textbook development projects of Government of Maharashtra and Government of India
• She has worked with State Election Commission on its research committee (2016-18)
• She is member of the Board of Studies in Political Science for number of autonomous colleges in the state of Maharashtra and has contributed to Curriculum Development
• She is at present editing Professor Yashwant Sumant’s works. First of volume of this work ‘Gandhian Thought’ is published and the second volume ‘Religious Discourse in Modern India’ is in the pipeline.

Brief Bio-data of Dr. Uttara Sahasrabuddhe

Professor and Head, 

Department of Civics & Politics, University of Mumbai.

समन्वयक, “आंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध” ज्ञानमंडळ,

महाराष्ट्र राज्य विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ.

Member, Global India (a Horizon 2020 funded European Training Network)

http://globalindia.eu/partners/university-of-mumbai/

Member, International Advisory Board, 

GLOBE – Global Governance & the European Union,

https://www.globe-project.eu/en/international-advisory-board_543

• Professor of International Relations, Currently the Head of the Department of Civics & Politics, University of Mumbai
• Major research interests: Foreign and Security Policies of India, Theories of IR and Regionalism in IR
• Contributed over 40 articles to edited books and reputed journals; has co-authored a book in Marathi, Aantarrashtriya Sambandha: Sheetyuddhottar va Jagatikikaranache Rajakaran (International Relations: Politics in the Post Cold War, Post Globalization Era)  (2008: Orient Longman, Mumbai); and edited a book titled Emerging Issues in India’s External Relations (2016: GB Books, Delhi)
• Successfully guided 6 PhD and 16 MPhil students; currently guiding 8 PhD students
• Completed 3 Minor research projects and 1 Major research project
• Recipient of: A) the Asia Fellowship, awarded by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok, under which was a Visiting Fellow to the Centre for International & Strategic Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia in 2007-2008; B) Asia Fellowship Collaborative Grant in 2010, awarded by the Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok
• Invited by: A) the Department of State, Government of USA, to attend the International Visitor Program in 2002;  on the theme Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, B) the European Commission to Brussels, Belgium in April 2010, as an Evaluator for the 7^th Framework Research Programme of the European Union;
• A) Was Senior Articles Editor of Asian Politics and Policy, peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell; B) Member, Editorial Advisory Board, FINS Journal of Diplomacy & Strategy
• Invited to present papers at international conferences/symposia at – (i) Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, (ii) Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand, (iii) Centre for Strategic & International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia,  (iv) Fudan University, Shanghai, China, (v) Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium, (vi) Yunan University of Finance & Economics, Kunming, China, (vii) Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain, (vii) King’s College, London, UK, (viii) Faculty of Political Science & International Relations, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 
• Visiting Faculty to the Naval War College, Goa; has been Visiting Instructor to the Army War College, Mhow and the College of Air Warfare, Secunderabad.
• Co-ordinator for the subject International Relations for the Marathi Vishwakosh (Encyclopaedia in Marathi) project of the Vishwakosh Nirmiti Mandal, Government of Maharashtra, India https://marathivishwakosh.org/category/international-relations/
• Member of Board of Supervisors, “Global India European Training Network” a Consortium of six European institutions and six Indian institutions, a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission http://globalindia.eu/partners/university-of-mumbai/
• Member of the International Advisory Board of  “GLOBE – Global Governance and the European Union: Future Trends and Scenarios” a project of a group of seven European institutions and four other institutions, a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission https://www.globe-project.eu/en/international-advisory-board_543
• Member: A) School Board, School of International Studies, Gujarat Central University, Gandhinagar; B) Research & Recognition Committee in Political Science, SP Pune University, Pune; C) Board of Studies in Political Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur; D) Board of Studies in Political Science, RSTM Nagpur University, Nagpur; E) Academic Council, Ruia College (Autonomous), Mumbai; F) Research & Recognition Committee in Defence  & Strategic Studies, University of Mumbai; G) Board of Studies in Humanities, Symbiosis College of Arts & Science, Pune; H) Chairperson, Board of Studies in Political Science, Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai; I) Chairperson, Board of Studies in Politics, University of Mumbai
• Vice Chancellor’s Nominee to: A) Governing Board, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; B) Academic Council, Jai Hind College (Autonomous), Mumbai; C) Academic Council, Sophia College (Autonomous), Mumbai; D) Board of Studies in Political Science, Ruia College (Autonomous), Mumbai; E) Board of Studies in Political Science, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai
• Member: A) Academic Advisory Committee, UGC-Human Resources Development Centre, Mumbai University; B) Academic Council, Maritime History Society (Indian Navy), Mumbai; C) Governing Council, VPM’s Centre for International Studies, Mumbai