Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
PhD	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	1999
M.Phil	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	1995
MA	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	1992
BA (Hons)	University of Calcutta (Scottish Church College)	1989

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Citizenship, Democratic Values and Education: A Study of Secondary Schools in Two Cities

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
Joined Vidyasagar University, Midnapore on 1 September 2016, as Associate Profesor, in the Department of Political Science with RA
Worked in Uluberia College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta as Associate Professor of Political Science till 31 August 2016 Joined the College as Lecturer in Political Science on 16 December 1996.

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	Indian Politics
Field of Specialization	Democracy, Citizenship & Education
Field of Specialization	Politics and Development
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Indian Politics & Society
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Citizenship & Democracy
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Development Studies
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Comparative Democratization

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
Indian Politics
Governance & Public Administration
Development Studies

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
Corruption in India	International	Oxford Bibliographies	Apr, 2025	Oxford University Press (New York)	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199756223/obo-9780199756223-0378.xml?rskey=jDqD15&result=1&q=corruption+in+india#
Transparency laws, Corruption and the Quality of Government: Comparing India and China(co-author: Dr. Yukteshwar Kumar)	International	Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 77-97. Print ISSN: 0218-5377 Online ISSN: 1750-7812	May, 2024	Taylor & Francis, on behalf of the Seoul National University Asia Centre	First Author	Impact Factor: 1.10000 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02185377.2024.2351384
Citizens and Business Corruption: Challenges before Collective Capability	International	Public Integrity, Volume 26, Issue 2, pp. 228-240 Print ISSN: 1099-9922 Online ISSN: 1558-0989.	Mar, 2024	Taylor & Francis, on behalf of American Society for Public Administration	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 1.60000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SSCI, Others, ESCI Article's Web Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10999922.2022.2163047
Quest for Development and Challenges in Bangladesh	National	Economic and Political Weekly, 2023, Vol. 58(18): 32-33. ISSN (Print): 0012-9976; (Online): 2349-8846	May, 2023	Sameeksha trust	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/18/book-reviews/quest-development-and-challenges-bangladesh.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3D9cf2f84f645dc8e15d1ebb27a840c7bc
India and the Pandemic: Democratic Governance at Crossroads	International	International Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 20(1), pp. 217-236 ISSN: 1479-5914 (Print), 1479-5922 (Online)	Jan, 2023	Cambridge University Press in association with the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.38000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SSCI Article's Web Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-asian-studies/article/abs/india-and-the-pandemic-democratic-governance-at-crossroads/FBA8FEAFD2FED003DF12B13064F7FF2C
Spillover Democratisation: Reflections from MENA Politics	International	Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Vol. 7(3): 609-624. ISSN: 2057-8911 (Print) 2057-892X (Online).	Sep, 2022	SAGE Publication, on behalf of the Asian Consortium for Political Research (ACPR)	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.82000 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2057891121995570
‘Bharatbarsher Dalbyabosthya: Baisishtya, Samprotik Probonata O Prodhan Bharatiya Dal’	Other	S.P. Basu (ed) Bharaitya Rajnitir Prmukh Dikguli [in Bengali].	Jan, 2019	Kolkata: West Bengal State Book Board		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Accountability, Democratisation and the Right to Information in India	International	Asian Studies Review, Vol. 42(4): 626-647. ISSN: 1035-7823 (Print) 1467-8403 (Online).	Oct, 2018	Taylor and Francis, on behalf of the Asian Studies Association of Australia	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 1.27800 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10357823.2018.1516734
Democracy and Human Development: Recent Legislation in India	International	Development Policy Review, Vol. 34 (4): 539-561. ISSN: 1467-7679 (online).	Jun, 2016	Wiley, on behalf of the Overseas Development Institute, UK.	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 1.25700 Indexing: SCOPUS, SSCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dpr.12162?campaign=woletoc
Democracy and the Idea of Social Solidarity	National	in Debasish Nandy and Debashish Mitra (eds.) South Asia and Democracy: Contextualising Issues & Institutions, pp. 489-503	Jan, 2016	New Delhi: Kunal Books		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reviving the Congress: Possible Pathways	National	Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. L (52): 22-25.	Dec, 2015	Sameeksha Trust, Mumbai	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.epw.in/journal/2015/52/commentary/reviving-congress.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3Dcf237ef9270e13d98cb42e77206da02a
Learning from Community: Agenda for Citizenship Education	International	Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, Vol. 10 (1): 25-36. ISSN: 1746-1979 (print); 1746-1987 (online).	Mar, 2015	Sage, UK	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.31900 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1746197914558400?etoc=
Reviving the Congress: Possible Pathways	National	Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. L (52): 22-25	Jan, 2015	Sameeksha Trust		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
The Social Bases of Politics	Other	in Pradip Basu (ed.) Political Sociology, pp. 25-41.	Jan, 2015	Kolkata: Setu Prakashani		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Citizenship in Practice: Poverty Reduction and Self-Help Groups	International	Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 49 (4): 442-456. ISSN: 0021-9096 (print); 1745-2538 (online).	Aug, 2014	Sage, UK	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.52200 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021909613488351
Protecting Natural Resources: Course of a River Movement	International	Community Development Journal, Vol. 46 (4): 542-557. ISSN: 0010-3802 (print); 1468-2656 (online).	Oct, 2011	Oxford University Press	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.68900 Indexing: ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://academic.oup.com/cdj/article/46/4/542/359039?etoc
NGO O Gonotantrik Rajniti	Other	Pathshala [in Bengali], Vol. 1(2): 116-123	Jan, 2011	Pathshala Productions		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Consumerism: A Sociological Analysis	National	Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, No. 7: 204-216	Jan, 2010	Scottish Church College		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Human Development: A Citizenship Approach	National	In: Himanshu Sekhar Rout and S. Bhyrava Murthy (eds.) Human Development in India: Challenges and Policies, pp 13-30	Jan, 2010	New Delhi: New Century Publications		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
NGOs as Political Institutions	International	Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 44 (5): 475-495. ISSN: 0021-9096 (print); 1745-2538 (online).	Oct, 2009	Sage, UK	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.52200 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI, Others Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021909609340063
Governance Crisis in West Bengal and the Political Institution Hypothesis	Other	Calcutta Journal of Political Studies, Vol. 7 & 8, Issue: 1 & 2, pp. 97-111.	Mar, 2009	Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta.	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356556555_Governance_Crisis_in_West_Bengal_and_the_Political_Institution_Hypothesis
Governance Crisis in West Bengal and the Political Institution Hypothesis	Other	Calcutta Journal of Political Studies, Vol. 7 & 8 (1&2): 97-111	Jan, 2009	University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Civility through Character Education: A Voluntary Effort	National	Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 547-564. ISSN: 0019-5510 (print).	Jul, 2008	Indian Political Science Association	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41856444
Fighting Corruption in India: In Search of Democratic Strategies	National	Socialist Perspective, Vol. 34, No. 1-2,:pp.39-53. ISSN: 0970-8863 (print).	Jun, 2006	Council for Political Studies, Calcutta	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375089541_Fighting_Corruption_in_India_In_Search_of_Democratic_Strategies
The Second Generation of Democracy in India	Other	West Bengal Political Science Review, Vol.VIII (I & II: 300-315	Jan, 2005	West Bengal Political Science Association		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Chapter Published

Title of Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Gram Panchayat Development Plan in West Bengal: Context, Prospects, Challenges	Decentralised Governance and Planning in India, edited by N. Sivanna, Narayan Billave and Nayantara S. Nayak	New Delhi: Concept Publishing	Jan, 2023	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Time of Pandemic: An Indian Overview (with Professor Naveen Das)	COVID-19, the Global South and the Pandemic’s Development Impact (Editors: Gerard McCann, Nita Mishra, and Pádraig Carmody)	Bristol University Press	Oct, 2022	First Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/book/9781529225679/ch005.xml
Banglar Grameen Samaj-e NGO-r Bhumika: Kshetra Samikshar Alok-e Kichhu Paryabekshan [in Bengali]	Bharater Grameen Samaj O Rajneeti, edited by Eyasin Khan, S. N. Bag and Amit K. Ash	Kolkata: Tapati	Aug, 2022	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Democracy in South Asia: A SWOT Analysis	South Asia: Issues, Challenges and Prospects (Editor: Raj Kumar Kothari)	New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers	Feb, 2022	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Name of the Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Laboni Bag	Political Organisation and Mobilisation of Namashudras: A Case Study of Matua Mahasangha since 2003		Ongoing	Aug, 2027
Saddam Hussain	Clash of Interests in the Indian Ocean Region in 21st Century: The Indian Perspectiven Development in India		Ongoing	Jun, 2027
Bijoy Mondal	Revisiting the Great Bengal Famine (1943): Exploring its Cultural and Political Dimensions		Ongoing	Nov, 2025
Amit Lugun	Policies of Entitlement: A Comparison of two select central government policies in regions of West Bengal and Jharkhand		Ongoing	Jun, 2025
Indrajit Samanta	Cooperatives and Sustainable Livelihooods: A Study in the Coastal Areas of Purba Medinipur and Dakshin 24 Paraganas		Ongoing	Jun, 2025
Oindriall Bhattacharya	Assessing Femvertising in Contemporary India: The Change and Continuity in the Nature of the Portrayal of Advertising		Ongoing	Jun, 2025
Manoj Shyamal	Global Norms and Local Responses: Environment and Livelihood Concerns among the Fisherfolk Community in Coastal West Bengal		Ongoing	Jun, 2025
Pranata Bhattacharya	The Issue of Special Reconfiguration of Select States of Northeast India since the Neoliberal Era: Implications of Central Government Policies	Professor Ambarish Mukherji	Ongoing	Jun, 2025
Joykrishna Gorai	Maoist Insurgency in Janglemahal (1999-2016): A Study on Political and Economic Contestation, with Reference to Purulia		Awarded	May, 2025
Souvik Patra	Opposition Politics in West Bengal Assembly: Left and Non Left Parties (1951-2011)		Ongoing	Oct, 2023
Riya Basudhar	Rohingyas in Bangladesh: A Study of Statelessness and Exclusion (1982-2023)		Ongoing	Oct, 2023
Nanigopal Bhunia	Political and Bureaucratic Interface in District Development: A Case Study of Purba Medinipur District in West Bengal		Awarded	Jan, 2019

Research Project

Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration	Period	Status
Principal Investigator	Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)	1650000	2 years	2025-2027	Ongoing

Invited Lectures

Title	Organized By	Venue	Date
"Ek Desh, Ek Vote: Ekti Poryalochona" (in English: "One Nation, One Vote: A Discussion"	Maharaja Manindra Chandra College:, Kolkata	Maharaja Manindra Chandra College Campus	Mar, 2025
Vikshit Bharat and Democratic Governance in India	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE organised by the Department of Political Science, Karimpur Pannadevi College, Nadia (WB)	Karimpur Pannadevi College, Nadia (WB)	Jan, 2025
Surrogate Accountability and Civil Society Activism in India: A Study of MKSS and ADR in India	Programme Planning Group on Federal Democracy by the India International Centre	India International Centre Campus, New Delhi	Dec, 2024
Governance in India: Contemporary Issues and Challenges	PG Departments of Political Science and Public Administration	MPC Autonomous College, Baripada, Odisha	Nov, 2024
Corruption and Human Rights: RTI and Transparency	Add-on Course Coordinator, Department of Political Science, VU	Vidyasagar University	May, 2024
Local Self-Governance in Digitalized India	Department of Political Science, Behala College	Behala College, Kolkata	Dec, 2023
Human Rights: The Indian Scenario	Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith	Kolkata	Dec, 2022
Democracy and Hazards: The Indian Experience	Kazi Nazrul University	Asansol, West Bengal	Sep, 2022
Governance Issues in India: An Overview	The Department of Political Science, Panskura Banamali College	Panskura, WB	Apr, 2022
The Right to Information in India	Department of Political Science, Government Degree College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur	Dantan, Paschim Medinipur	Jan, 2016
‘Participatory Governance, Poverty Eradication and the Role of SHGs: A Case Study’	Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta on 16th December, 2006	University of Calcutta, Kolkata	Jan, 2006

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
• Life Member – West Bengal Political Science Association. • Annual Member – CASID. • Have been offered complimentary Membership by Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), USA.

Association with Professional Bodies

Type of Professional Activity	Period
Have been offered complimentary membership to the Development Studies Association (DSA), UK.	2024 to 2024
Have been offered complimentary Membership by Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), USA.	2024 to 2024
Life Member – West Bengal Political Science Association.	2004 to date

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
Understanding Human Rights in the 21st Century: Theory and Practice	Dec, 2022	Invited Speaker in the National Seminar	Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith, Birati, Kolkata 700055
Nationalism and Democracy: The Asian Experience	Sep, 2022	Invited Speaker in the National-level Symposium	Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal
Good Governance in India: Issues and Challenges	Apr, 2022	Invited Speaker in the State-level Seminar	Department of Political Science, Panskura Banamali College, West Bengal
Research Methodology in Social Sciences with special reference to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods	Apr, 2022	Invited Resource Person in a dual-mode National Workshop	Department of Political Science, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya
Democracy in South Asia	Jun, 2021	Invited Speaker in the state-level Webinar	Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour, West Bengal
Decentralised Governance and Planning and its impact on Economic Development and Social Justice	Jan, 2019	Invited Paper Presenter	Dharwad, Karnataka: Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research
Elections and Political Parties in South Asia: A 21st Century Perspective	Jan, 2015	Presented Paper: ‘The Indian National Congress in the 21st Century: Strategy, Technique and Alliance’	Department of Political Science, University of Kalyani
Post-Liberalisation Democratic Experience in India	Jan, 2014	Presented Paper: ‘RTI and the Prospects for Democratisation in India’	Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal
CASID Annual Conference	Jan, 2014	Presented Paper: ‘Information as a Societal Demand: Democratic Initiatives in India’	Canadian Association for the Study of International Development in Brock University, ON, Canada
CASID Annual Conference	Jan, 2013	Presented Paper: ‘Knowing Environment from Community: Implications for Citizenship Education’	Canadian Association for the Study of International Development in the University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Re-imagining Global Orders: Perspectives from the South	Jan, 2013	Presented Paper:‘State, Society and Democratization: Towards a Theoretical Understanding of Arab Spring’	Annual International Studies Convention 2013, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Urban Development in India: Issues and Challenges	Jan, 2012	Presented Paper: ‘Principles of Democratic Governance’	Departments of Geography and Economics, Midnapore College
Annual Conference, West Bengal Political Science Association	Jan, 2012	Presented Paper: ‘The Determinants of Social Solidarity’	West Bengal Political Science Association in Kharagpur College
Annual Conference, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID)	Jan, 2011	Presented Paper: ‘Public Policies for Human Development? Recent Legislations in India’	Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) in the University of New Brunswick
Meeting Youth Needs in the 21st Century Canada and India	Jan, 2011	Presented Paper: ‘Youth and Value Education: Case of a Voluntary Organisation’	Department of Sociology, University of Calcutta, sponsored by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
Capacity Building in Governance	Jan, 2008	Presented Paper: ‘Governance: Participation and Accountability’	Centre for Distance Education (CDE) and Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad
Society in India: Structure, Change & Sustainable Development	Jan, 2007	Presented Paper: ‘Reviving the River: Case of a New Social Movement’	Department of Sociology, University of North Bengal
Poverty, Inequality and Access to Justice for the Poor in South Asia	Jan, 2006	Presented Paper: ‘Fighting Poverty through Self Help Groups: Reclaiming Citizenship?’	Centre for the Studies in Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Political Corruption in India	Jan, 2005	Presented Paper: ‘Fighting Corruption in India: The Proposed Democratic Strategies’	Narain College, Shikohabad, UP
WBPSA Annual Conference	Jan, 2004	Presented Paper: ‘The Second Generation of Democracy in India’	Serampore College, West Bengal

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Indian Political Thought: The Derivative and its Critique	Jan, 2017	Co-ordinator	University Grants Commission and Vidyasagar University

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
Conference Participation	The Indian Council of Social Science Research & the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development	Jan, 2014
Conference Participation	United Grants Commission & The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development	Jan, 2013
Best NSS Programme Officer	University of Calcutta	Jan, 2013

Dr. Sujay Ghosh