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Dr. Smita Agarwal
Assistant Professor

Indian Political Thought, Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics, Gandhi in the Contemporary World

smita.agarwal03@gmail.com

Work Experience

  • 2022 - present: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • 2015 - 2022: Assistant Professor (Adhoc), Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • 2014 - 2015: Research Associate, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. Read More

Publications

  • (Co-Authored) State Politics in India: Issues and Concerns. ISBN: 978-81-969833-7-6. 2024
  • Article titled ‘Local Self-Government’ in Indian Politics and Political Process. Routledge India 2023, pp. 389-408
  • Article (co-author) ‘The Women’s Reservation Bill’ in Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol LXXXII, no 4, October-December 2021, pp. 505-514. Read More
     

Awards/ Fellowships/ Projects

  • Best Paper Award, ‘Women Empowerment: A Comparative Study of India and Brazil’, International Conference on Gender Studies, 2023
  • Research Grant from the University of Delhi for a project on ‘Social Exclusion and Empowerment’ (2021-2022)
  • Fellowship from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for research on local governance (2020). Read More

Conference and Seminars

  • Presented paper on ‘Democracy and Human Rights’ at the National Conference on Political Science, 2024
  • Organized and presented at the International Seminar on ‘Gender and Governance’, 2023
  • Participated in the Workshop on ‘Research Methodology in Social Sciences’, 2022 Read More

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