Title Dr. First Name Shini Last Name Guha Phtgraph Designatin Assistant Prfessr Department Department f Plitical Science Address (Campus) Faculty f Scial Sciences, Secnd Flr (Residence) University f Delhi, Delhi 110007 Phne N (Campus) O11-27666670 (Residence)ptinal Mbile Fax Email shini.du@gmail.cm Web-Page Educatin Subject Institutin Year Details Ph.D., Plitical Science McGill University 2009 Thesis Title : Ethnic Parties, Material Plitics and the Ethnic Pr : The Bahujan Samaj Party in Nrth India. M.A. and M.Phil., Plitical Science BA (Hnurs), Plitical Science Centre fr Plitical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Presidency Cllege, University f Calcutta 1996, 1998 1994 Career Prfile Organisatin / Institutin Designatin Duratin Rle Centre fr Studies in Scial Sciences, Calcutta University Faculty Details Page n DU Web-site (PLEASE FILL THIS IN AND SUBMIT A HARD COPY AND SOFT COPY ON CD ALONGWITH YOUR PERIODIC INCREMENT CERTIFICATE(PIC)) Navajbhai Ratan Tata Pstdctral Fellw August 2009-July 2010 Research ; M.Phil. Teaching Research Interests / Specializatin SUBFIELDS : Indian Plitics ; Cmparative Plitics RESEARCH INTERESTS : Plitics f Identity ; Plitics f Ethnnatinalism ; Ethnic Parties ; Cmparative Study f Secular Cnstitutins ; Anthrplgy f the State Teaching Experience ( Subjects/Curses Taught) MA Cmpulsry Curses c-taught at the Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi : Plitics in India (August December 2013, 2012, 2011) Interpreting Mdern India (August December 2012, 2011) Themes in Indian Plitical Thught (January May 2011) www.du.ac.in Page 1
MA Optinal Curses taught at the Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi : The Develpment Prcess and Plitics in India (January May 2013, 2012) Parties, Electins and the Plitical Prcess in India (August December 2013, January May 2011) M.Phil. Curses taught at the University f Delhi : Sectin n Caste and Plitics fr the Interdisciplinary Curse n Caste in the Disciplines, ffered by the Faculty f Scial Sciences, University f Delhi (January - May, 2012) Sectin n Ethngraphy fr the M.Phil. Research Methds Curse ffered at the Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi (August December 2013, 2012, 2011) M.Phil. Curses c-taught at the Centre fr Studies in Scial Sciences, Calcutta : Institutins and Identities in Cntemprary India (January May 2010) Rethinking Plitical Thery (January May 2010) Hnrs & Awards AWARDS RECEIVED Canadian Cmmnwealth Schlarship (2000-2004) Other awards : Arts Insights Dissertatin Cmpletin Award, Faculty f Arts, McGill University (2008-2009) Graduate Student Fellwship, Centre fr Develping Area Studies, McGill University (2006-2007) Internal SSHRC (Scial Sciences and Humanities Research Cuncil) Grant fr Dctral Research Travel, McGill University (2003-2004) Senir Research Fellwship, University Grants Cmmissin, India (1998-2000) Junir Research Fellwship, University Grants Cmmissin, India (1996-1998) AWARD NOMINATIONS RECEIVED Dissertatin Award nminatins received : CGS (Cuncil f Graduate Studies)/UMI Distinguished Dissertatin Award 2010, fr Ph.D. dissertatins submitted in 2008 and 2009, Canadian Cmpetitin, Scial Sciences Categry. CGS (Cuncil f Graduate Studies)/UMI Best Dissertatin Award 2010, fr Ph.D. dissertatins submitted in 2008 and 2009, United States Cmpetitin, Scial Sciences Categry. Vincent Lemieux Prize 2011, awarded by the Canadian Plitical Science Assciatin, fr the best Ph.D. dissertatin in Plitical Science submitted at a Canadian institutin in 2009 and 2010. www.du.ac.in Page 2
Publicatins (LAST FIVE YEARS) Bks / Mngraphs Year f Publicatin Title Publisher C-Authr In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Jurnals Year f Publicatin March 2013 Title Jurnal C-Authr Frm Ethnic t Multiethnic : The Transfrmatin f the Bahujan Samaj Party in Nrth India. Ethnplitics, 12 : 1. Other Articles/Chapters : The Bahujan Samaj Party : Its Shifting Strategies f Subaltern Mbilizatin in Uttar Pradesh. In Sudha Pai (ed.) Handbk f Plitics in Indian States : Regins, Parties and Ecnmic Refrms. Oxfrd University Press, New Delhi, 2013. Caste Vilence and Electral Plitics : Uttar Pradesh, Pst-1995. Occasinal Paper, Centre fr Studies in Scial Sciences, Calcutta, 2010. Asymmetric Representatin and the BSP in Uttar Pradesh. Seminar, 571, 2007. Bk Reviews : Omar Khalidi, Khaki and Ethnic Vilence in India : Armed Frces, Plice and the Paramilitary During Cmmunal Rits. Three Essays Cllective, Gurgan, India, 2010. In Pacific Affairs, 84 : 2, June 2011. Rajit K. Mazumder, The Indian Army and the Making f Punjab. Orient Blackswan, New Delhi, 2011. In Studies in Ethnicity and Natinalism, 12 : 3, 2012. Cnference Presentatins/Wrkshps Discussant fr the paper, A Radical Cnceptin f Demcracy : Its Prmise and Limits, presented by Prf. Valerian Rdrigues, at the seminar, Explring New Realms f Plitics in India : Knwledge f Demcracy and the Demcracy f the Knwledge, Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi, February 21-22, 2013. Crass, Crrupt and Opprtunistic : The Media, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Reprductin f Caste. Paper presented at the wrkshp n Rethinking Pwer in Mdern India, Centre fr Plitical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, April 5, 2012 ; and the seminar Mindscapes f Caste : Recnciling Equality and Justice, Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi, March 23-24, 2012. The Ethngraphic Methd. Talk delivered as Resurce Persn fr the Wrkshp n Qualitative Methds and Techniques in Scial Science Research, rganized by the Indian Cuncil f Scial Science Research, at Punjab University, December 5-11, 2011. www.du.ac.in Page 3
The Plitics f Lw Caste Empwerment in Nrth India : Ntes n the State-Sciety Distinctin. Paper presented at the Seminar Series, Centre fr Plitical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, September 7, 2011 ; and Faculty Wrkshp, Department f Plitical Science, University f Delhi, January 21-22, 2011. Caste and the Public-Private Distinctin. Talk delivered as Resurce Persn fr the panel Gender and Caste, Navajbhai Ratan Tata Trust Wrkshp n The Public and the Private : Lives, Institutins, Practices, Centre fr Studies in Scial Sciences, Calcutta, Octber 28 Nvember 3, 2010. Caste Vilence and Electral Plitics : Uttar Pradesh, Pst-1995. Paper presented at the Navajbhai Ratan Tata Trust Wrkshp n Vilatin and Vilence, Centre fr Studies in Scial Sciences, Calcutta, Nvember 4-10, 2009. Ethnic Plitics, Material Empwerment and the Ethnic Pr : The Bahujan Samaj Party in India. Paper presented at the Annual Cnference n Suth Asia, University f Wiscnsin-Madisn, USA, Octber 12-14, 2007. Participant and discussant fr the paper, Ethngraphy frm Belw? Reflectins frm an Industrialized Slaughterhuse n Perspectives, Pwer and the Ethngraphic Vice, presented by Timthy Pachirat at the wrkshp n Plitical Ethngraphy : What Insider Perspectives Cntribute t the Study f Pwer, Centre fr Eurpean, Russian and Eurasian Studies, University f Trnt, Octber 27-28, 2006. Ttal Publicatin Prfile ptinal Bks In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Jurnals Articles Cnference Presentatins Public Service / University Service / Cnsulting Activity CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT : Member f the Indian Gvernment and Plitics Grup fr the revisin and restructuring f Undergraduate (BA Hnurs) curses in Plitical Science at Delhi University, 2011. Intrduced (with Prfessr Ujjwal Singh) the revised BA Hnurs Cmpulsry Curse, Cnstitutinal Demcracy and Gvernment in India, at the Curse Orientatin held at the Department f Plitical Science, Delhi University, in August 2011. Prfessinal Scieties Memberships PROFESSIONAL BODIES : American Plitical Science Assciatin Assciatin f Asian Studies RESEARCH GROUPS/INITIATIVES : Ethnicity and Demcratic Gvernance Interpretatin and Methds www.du.ac.in Page 4
Prjects (Majr Grants / Cllabratins) Other Details PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Referee, Ethnplitics, and Asian Studies Review. (Signature f Faculty Member) (Signature & Stamp f Head f the Department) www.du.ac.in Page 5