Back to Directory
University Header
(Self declared document)

Dr. Swatilekha Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor
Department
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Contact
+91 3222 298-236 / Centrex-236
Biographical Sketch
Academic Interest
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
PhDJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi2018
MPhilJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi2012
M.AJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi2010
B.APresidency College, University of Calcutta2008
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Understanding the Normality of State Violence: A Study of Assimilation, Legislation and Riots in India
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University since December, 2017
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
Comparative Politics and Political Analysis
International Relations (Theories and Issues)
Modern State and its Contemporary Challenges
Public Administration and Indian Practices
Local Governments: Issues and Problems
Society and Politics in South Asia
Politics in the Contemporary World (CBCS)
Indian Constitution and Government (CBCS)
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
TitlePublication TypePublished inPublished onPublisher's NameRoleDetails
Revisiting the Responsibility to Protect as an International NormInternationalJournal of International Studies, Vol. 18, pg. 249-268, ISSN No. 1823-691X, e-ISSN No. 2289-666XOct, 2022Universiti Utara Malaysia Press (UUM Press)Sole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: ESCI, SSCI, UGC CARE
Article's Web Link:
Human Security and Emancipation: Examining the LinkInternationalIndian Journal of Politics and International Relations (IJPAIR), Vol.15, No.1, pg.138-150, ISSN 0973-5011Jun, 2022School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, KeralaSole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
Article's Web Link: https://sirp.mgu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IJPAIR-Vol-15-No-1-2022.pdf
Locating Concepts of Human Security in Critical Security StudiesNationalThe Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol LXXXII, No. 3, pg.407-414, ISSN No. 0019-5510Sep, 2021Indian Political Science AssociationSole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
Article's Web Link:
India's Nuclear Policy: A Constructivist Perspective Pg.48-59NationalRaj Kumar Kothari (ed) India in the New World Order: The Changing Contours of Her Foreign Policy Under Narendra Modi ISBN 978-81-269-3037-1Jan, 2019Atlantic Publisher Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Political Theory: Diversity and Contestation Pg. 319-322 NationalThe Indian Journal of Political Science,Vol LXXIX, No.2., ISSN No. 0019-5510Jan, 2018Indian Political Science Association Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
The Paradox of Women's Reservation in India pg148-158NationalSrabanti Choudhuri and Chandan Basu(eds.)Caste, Gender and Media:Significant Sociological Trends in India-An Open Distance ParadigmJan, 2017Netaji Subhas Open University Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
India's Foreign Policy and notion of security:Disengagement and Linkages, pg.38-51NationalRaj Kumar Kothari and Eyasin Khan (eds.)India Becoming a Global Power in the Twenty-first Century:Rising Challenges and Newer Opportunities ISBN 978-81-269-2190-4Jan, 2016Atlantic Publisher Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Explaining the Conceptualisation of Security in Mainstream International RelationsTheory,pg.85-92NationalIndian Journal of Political Science Vol.LXXVII,No.1, January-March 2016 ISSN No. 0019-5510Jan, 2016Indian Political Science Association Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
World Politics: Explaining the Transition, Clashes and Contradictions,pg. 425-429NationalC. P. Barthwal (ed.), The Origins of Political Science as a University Level Discipline in India: Life and Works ofProfessor V.S. Ram and other Essays in his Honour ISBN 978-81-7988-111-8Jan, 2015Ankit Prakashan Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Exceptionalism and Modern State: The Norm, pg. 453-457NationalRathin Bandopadhyay, Gangotri Chakraborty and Sujit Kumar Das (eds.),Human Rights and Duties ISBN 978-81-921285-3-5Jan, 2015University of North Bengal Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
The Politics of Exclusion: The Status of Women in Modern Society, pg. 3-9NationalKajal De, Chandan Basu and Srideep Mukherjee (eds.) Women, Violance and Law: An Intimate Interrogation Open Distance Paradigm, Volume 1 ISBN 978-93-82112-24-2Jan, 2015Netaji Subhas Open University Impact Factor:
Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Book Chapter Published
Title of ChapterTitle of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Modern Slavery and Porous Borders: A Study of India-Bangladesh Borderlands. Pp. 151-168Usha Rana and Rupender Singh (eds.) Combating Human Trafficking: An Integrative Social and Technological Approach ISBN 978-1-77491-872-2CRC Press and Apple Academic Press (Taylor & Francis Group)Jul, 2025Corresponding AuthorIndexing: Others
Article's Web Link:
https://www.routledge.com/Combating-Human-Trafficking-An-Integrative-Social-and-Technological-Approach/Rana-Singh/p/book/9781774918722
CEDAW and India: A Critical Analysis. Pp. 7-21Pramod Jaiswal and Diksha Singh Rathour (eds.) Women and Gender Equality in India ISBN 978-93-83930G. B. Books in association with Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE)Mar, 2023Sole AuthorIndexing: Others
Article's Web Link:
Democracy and the Role of NGOs in a Neoliberal Era. Pp. 35-50Dilemmas in World Politics: Exploring the FrontiersSage PublicationsJul, 2022Sole AuthorIndexing: Others
Article's Web Link:
Health as a Security Issue in South Asia: A Case Study of HIV/AIDS in India Pp. 138-151South Asia: Issues, Challenges and Prospects (ISBN No. 978-81-269-3401-0)Atlantic PublisherJan, 2022Sole AuthorIndexing: Others
Article's Web Link:
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Scholar NameThesis TitleName of the Co SupervisorStatusDate
Diwan Raimajhi (MPhil)Mobility and the Spread of Sexual Diseases: Understanding the Issue across India-Nepal Border (MPhil) AwardedJan, 2020
Sanika Banerjee (MPhil)Conceptualizing Violence against Women in Bengal-Bangladesh Borderland (MPhil) AwardedJan, 2020
Sikandar Ansari (MPhil)Relevance of Constructivist Theory in India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) (MPhil) AwardedJan, 2019
Nilkanta Pramanik (MPhil)Government and Politics in West Bengal under TMC Rule (MPhil) AwardedJan, 2018
Milan Roy (MPhil)The Changing Perspective on the Centre-State Relationship through the Prism of the GST Bill (MPhil) AwardedJan, 2018
Shreya DasForeign Policy of India and China in the Indian Ocean Region: The Post Cold War Developments Ongoing 
Navonil DeySoft Power to Smart Power: India, Vietnam and Cambodia Ongoing 
Sanika BanerjeeA Study of Riverine Changes and Humanitarian Crisis in the Chars of Malda and Murshidabad Ongoing 
Sufal BepariTribal Women in the Hindu Nationalist Discourse: A Study in the Context of Select Districts of West Bengal Ongoing 
Invited Lectures
TitleOrganized ByVenueDate
Climate Change, Displacement and Human Rights: People on the Move on the occasion of observance of International Human Rights DayDepartment of Political Science, Behala CollegeBehala College, KolkataDec, 2022
Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Women Migrant Workers in Health and Social Care SystemsDepartment of Political Science, Sociology and IQAC, Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Purba MedinipurOnlineJan, 2022
Extension Lecture on United Nations and its Principal OrgansDepartment of Human Rights, Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, KolkataOnlineJan, 2021
Resource Person for the webinar titled Choose to Challenge on the occasion of International Womens Day; Lecture titled: War, Women and PeaceWomens Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University, MidnaporeOnlineJan, 2021
Resource Person for the Three-day Study Programme; Lecture titled: Gandhi and World PeaceGandhian Studies Centre, Vidyasagar UniversityOnlineJan, 2021
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Life Member: West Bengal Political Science Association2024 onward
Life Member: Indian Political Science Association2017 onward
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended
Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
International Conference on Indian Knowledge Traditions and Sustainable Connectivity Vision: South and South-East Asia as Conduit for Regional Integration and DevelopmentMar, 2025Presented paper titled 'Environmental Impact of Economic and Connectivity Projects in South Asia: Pathways to Sustainable Development'Department of International Relations, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Refresher Course in Community Based Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research (Interdisciplinary)Jan, 2025ParticipantUGC-MMTTC, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, (Online, 18th January- 31st January)
5th Annual South Asia Conference Apr, 2022Presented paper titled ‘Assessing India’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Region: Theatre of Opportunities and Challenges’Ireland India Institute, Dublin City University, Online, 26-29 April, 2022
Faculty Induction ProgammeJan, 2021ParticipantUGC-HRDC, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad (Online, 9th February- 10th March)
14 Day Short Term Course on "Women and Law"Jan, 2020ParticipantWomens Studies Centre and Centre for Continuing and Adult Education, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
National Workshop on "Safe Campus: Implementation of the UGC Guidelines/Regulations on Gender Champions and the POSH"Jan, 2020ParticipantCentre for Womens Studies, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Association of Indian Universities and Martha Farrell Foundation & PRIA, New Delhi
2nd Assembly on Futures of Higher EducationJan, 2019Presented paper titled 'Broadening the Understanding of Security Studies'Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)
India-Africa Partnership in Changing Global OrderJan, 2019ParticipantThe Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi
International Conference on "100 years of International Relations"Jan, 2019Presented Paper titled "Theories and IR-Transformation and Clashes"Bengal Institute of Political Studies and School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University
Research and Orientation Workshop and International Conference on The State of the Global Protection System for Refugees and MigrantsJan, 2018Paper Presenter and ParticipantCalcutta Research Group in Collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Logistics, Governance and India's Look East Policy-A Collaborative Workshop by Calcutta Research Group and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung in association with Department of Political Science with Rural Administration,Vidyasagar UniversityJan, 2018Paper PresenterVidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal
UGC sponsored national seminar titled Indian Political Thought: The Derivative and its CritiqueJan, 2017Paper PresenterDepartment of Political Science with Rural Administration,Vidyasagar University, Midnapore.
UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on Empowerment of Women:Change and ChallengesJan, 2017Paper PresenterBaruipur College, University of Calcutta
UGC-DEB sponsored National Seminar on Women, Violence and Law: An Intimate InterrogationJan, 2014Paper PresenterNetaji Subhas Open University, Salt Lake City, Kolkata.
ICSSR sponsored International Conference on Redrawing the Boundariesof International Relations: Going Beyond State and Power.Jan, 2014Presented Paper titled 'The 'state' and Global Politics'Department of Political Science.Revenshaw University, Odisha, India.
ICSSR sponsored International Seminar on Whither Indian Democracy and State: Towards General Election 2014.Jan, 2014Presented Paper titled Indian StatecraftDepartment of Political Science. Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi, India.
UGC sponsored National Seminar on Human Rights and Duties: Issues and Challenges in SAARC RegionJan, 2014Presented Paper titled Exceptionalism and Modern State: The Norm?Department of Law, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Workshop on Research Methods in International RelationsJan, 2012ParticipantSchool of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Short Term Course on The Futural Critical Constellation: Politics of Neo-EmpireJan, 2012ParticipantDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, India
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised
Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
National Seminar on “Democracy and Development”Jan, 2019Joint ConvenorOrganised by the Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University
International Seminar on “Refugees and the State” organised by the Dept. of Political Science, Vidyasagar University in Collaboration with Mahanirban Calcutta Research GroupJan, 2018Organising SecretaryUGC, New Delhi and MCRG, kolkata
Awards
Award NameAwarded by Date
Travel and Accommodation GrantFriedrich Ebert StiftungJan, 2019
Doctoral FellowshipIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)Jan, 2014
Eligibility for lecturership, National Eligibility Test (NET)University Grants Commission (UGC), New DelhiJan, 2011