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Dr. POOJA PASWAN

Assistant Professor

Address: Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Science Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025

URL: https://poojapaswan.academia.edu/ https://jmi.academia.edu/PoojaPaswan

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Phone no. 01126981717 ext (3532)

Academic Qualification

 2020-2021: John .F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Boston.U.S.A   2010-16 (Ph. D): Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.    2007-09 (M.A): I.G.N.O.U. (Public Administration). , New Delhi  2002-05 (B.A) English Honors: University of Delhi, (Kamala Nehru College), New  Delhi. th   2002 (XII ): Naval Public School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.  2000 ( Xth) : Naval Public School ,Chanakyapuri ,New Delhi.

Teaching Experience

 Assistant Professor ( Senior Scale ) 2016 till date Department of Political Science

Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi

 Assistant Professor, 2012- 2016 , Department of Political Science , Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

Awards, Fellowships, Grants

 Associate Fellow 2020, Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla, India.  “Founders Fellow” Class of 2019, conferred by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Washington D.C. USA.

 Awarded “ Best Presentation” at the Sixth International Young Scholar Workshop organized by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held from 11 – 15 July 2017, Chennai, India.  “International Young Scholar” at the Sixth International Young Scholar Workshop organized by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held from 11 – 15 July 2017, Chennai, India  University Grants Commission NET / Junior Research Fellowship (Public Administration) 2009.  University Grants Commission Net (Public Administration) 2008.

Administrative Positions

 Warden ( J&K Girls Hostel) 2019   Assistant Proctor. 2013-2019   Warden of Residential Coaching Academy, Centre for Coaching and Career Planning.   Executive Council member of New Public Administration Society of India.   Member of Indian Institute of Public Administration.  Member of American Society of Public Administration.  Associate Editor of Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences.  Author for PA TIMES ONLINE by American Society for Public Administration.

Published Work

Book

 Financial Administration of India, Rajat Publication, 2015. 

Publications (Papers in Journals and chapters in edited volumes)

  Article published in 27 January- 02 February 2013 issue of “The Verdict” titled Budget:  Some Ground Realities.  Article published in 24 March- 30 March 2013 issue of “The Verdict” titled Impact on RBI Repo Rate reduction on Indian Economy.  Article published in 19 January- 25 January 2014 issue of “The Verdict” titled Kejrinomics will prove detrimental to the poorer “aam aadmi”.  “Displacement and Rehabilitation induced by Developmental Projects’’ Presented in National Seminar on “Migration, Poverty and Social Justice: Perspectives, Policies and Experiences “organised by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), held on  March 24-25, 2014 at Mumbai.   “Impact of PMGSY in Socio Economic Development of Rural Areas’’ Presented in

National Seminar on “Making Democratic Governance Work: Reinventing Public  Service Delivery System in India, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.  Article published in 08 March- 14 March 2014 issue of “The Verdict” titled Budget  2015-16 Deconstructed.  “ The emerging role of ICT for holistic rural development”,presented in XVI Annual International conference on “ Governance: Changing Paradigms” ,organized under the joint auspices of Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research & Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi.  “Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution methods as an indispensable part of modern legal practice and jurisprudence” presented in National Seminar on Legal Aid to marginalized: The efficacy and challengesorganized under the auspices of project “ access to justice-NE and J&K, Department of Justice, Government of India, New Delhi  and Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.  “Emerging Indo- Russia Geopolitical trends and Security’’ presented inInternational Conference on “India and the World: Past Traditions, New Directions, held on 4-5  February 2015, at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.   “ The policy design and implementation of United Nation 2030- Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals for emerging economies”, presented in International Conference on United Nation @ 70, held on 4th& 5th February 2016, jointly organised by Amilty Law School, Centre Noida & Indian Society of International Law (ISIL),  Noida, U.P.  “The practice of deterrence stability and nuclear balance in South Asia”,presented in ICSSR sponsored International Seminar on the 21st Century World: Present Scenario & Challenges, held on 15th and 16th February, 2016, organised by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru  College, Aurangabad, Maharastra.   “ Relevance of Constitutional morality of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in the current scenario”, presented in the National Seminar on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: contribution to nation building held on 13th& 14th April 2016 at Centre for Social Defence & Gender Studies, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security & Criminal Justice,  Jodhpur, Rajasthan.   “Exploring the challenges of implementation of e- governance in developing nations”, presented in National Conference on Development and Governance: Issues and Prospects, held on 27th& 28th January 2017 at S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. College, Jaipur,  Rajasthan.   “Exploring the socio economic impact of demonetization on the performance of  Small and Medium Enterprises.”, presented in UGC SAP DRS- I based National  Seminar on “Right based development and Good Governance practices in India” held on st nd  1 and 2 March 2017 at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.  “ Global Food Security: India’s attempt to combat growing food deficit”, presented in 78th Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, held from 17th to 21st March 2017, Atlanta , Georgia, USA.   “Ambedkar’s ideology on modern society and Indian economy”, presented in a

National Seminar on Modernity, Nation and Democracy in contemporary India: Ambedkar’s Vision held from 29th& 30th March 2017, organised by Dr. Ambedkar Chair, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

 “The relevance of Buddhist meditation technique “Vipassana” in the modern society.” presented in International Conference on “Buddhism : Traditions, Ideologies and Dissent” held from 7th to 9th September, 2017 organised by Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P.  “ Indian Perspective of the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal” presented in National Workshop on “ India’s Role in United Nations to maintain World Peace” organized by the Department of Political Science, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana on 24/10/2017 on the occasion of UNO Day celebration.

 “ Towards an integrated framework for SDGs: Building sustainable cities and communities.” presented at the National Symposium on Human Security MDG and SDG outcomes in South Asia organized by Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India held on 8th March 2018.

 “Strategies and Lessons for Preparing Better & Strengthening Risk Resilience in Coastal Regions of India” presented at Riggs Symposium on “Global Public Service: Innovative Solutions for Policy and Governance” organized by the Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) for presentation at the 79th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held on March 9- 13, 2018 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

 “Policy making for Sustainable Development” presented at a panel discussion on “Dr. Ambedkar and his thoughts and philosophy on Sustainable Development” organized by Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India held on August 30, 2018 in New Delhi.

 “ Dissent in Dalit Movement” presented at a symposium on “ Right to Expression and Dissent: An Exploratory Endeavour” organized by Nehru Memorial Museum Library and Human Rights Defense International held on September 29, 2018 in New Delhi.

 “Dr. Ambedkar’s Ideology on Education and Skill Development” presented at “ International Ambedkar Conclave- 2018” organized by “ Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians and Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce held at Vigyan Bhawan on November 30 and December 1, 2018 in New Delhi.

 “Public Policy on Taxation”, gave a lecture at Mid- Career Training (MCT) Programme of Indian Revenue Service ( Custom & Central Excise), Phase-

III Batch –III organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration on December, 18, 2018 in New Delhi.

 “Futuristic Democracy: Is it by Choice or by Compulsion?” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on January 07, 2019.

 “Pursuit of Happiness through Buddhist Meditation Technique ‘Vipassana’ in the modern society”, presented at a UGC sponsored Two day International Conference “Pursuit of Happiness : The Path of Philosophy and Counselling” organized by Vidya Prasarak Mandal’s K.G. Joshi College of Arts & N.G. Bedekar College of Commerce, Thane (W) held on January 18-19, 2019 in Mumbai, Maharastra.

 “ Governance and Public Service Delivery in India: India’s attempt to overcome challenges in Public Service Delivery”, presented at Fred Riggs Symposium 2019 on “ Public Service and Good Governance in India: Advancement, Challenges and Opportunities” at the 80th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held on March 8-12, 2019 in Washington D.C, USA.

 “Challenges of Low Income Democracies in Public Service Delivery”, presented at Founders Fellow Panel on “Improving Service Delivery in Public Sector Organisations in the U.S. and Abroad” at the 80th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held on March 8-12, 2019 in Washington D.C, USA.

 Delivered a lecture on “ Organisational behavior in Public Service in India” to class of Bachelor in Public Safety Administration and Master of Public Administration on 14th March 2019 at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Campus, Florida, USA

 Delivered a lecture on “ Affirmative Actions in India” to the class of Master of Public Administration on 21-22 March 2019 at Department of Political Science , Public Administrative Division, The State University of New York, Buffalo State, New York, USA.

 “Continuity or change? India’s democracy dance begins.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on April 14, 2019.

 “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink… SDG 6 and India.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on October 13, 2019.

 “India's General Budget 2020: A Roadmap for Sustainable Economic Development.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on January, 2020.

 “Achieving Food and Nutrition Security: A Practitioners Perspective.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on February, 2020.

 “COVID 19 Leadership and Crisis Management in India.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on March, 2020.

 “The Policy Design of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: A Humane Approach to Public Interest and Governance.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on April, 2020.

 “The What, Why, How and Where of Dedicated Agricultural Corridors- Safeguarding Indian Agriculture Against Future Pandemics” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on May, 2020.

 “COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Pursuit of Happiness.” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on June, 2020.

 “How Kerala Used Education and Community Participation to Battle COVID- 19” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on July, 2020.

 “Looking at the Villages: The Nuances of Public Health Service Delivery in Rural India” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on September, 2020.

 “Social Justice and the Inclusive Policy of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on October, 2020.

 “Right to Education or Right Education? India’s Attempt to Bridge the Gap of Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic” published in PA TIMES by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) on November, 2020.

Talks and Sessions Chaired in Conferences

 Chaired a seminar presentation on 29th November 2014 at the 2nd 3 week Interaction Programme for Ph. D scholars organized by the UGC- ASC , Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from 12th November to 02 December 2014.

   Chaired a seminar presentation on 04 December 2014 at the 13th 3 week Refresher Course in Political Science organized by the UGC –ASC, Jamia Millia Islamia,  New Delhi from 17 November to 06 December 2014.  Co-chaired a seminar session at the “National Conference on Trends in Public Adminstration: Past, Present and Future” organized by the Department of PublicAdministration, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and New Public Administration Society of India (NEPASI) held on 11th& 12th July 2015.   Chaired a session on “ The problem of water energy, deforestation, global warming andenvironment pollution global concerns” at the ICSSR sponsored International Seminaron the 21st Century World: Present Scenario & Challenges, held on 15th and 16th February, 2016, organised by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College, Aurangabad, Maharastra.   Co- chaired a seminar session on “ Culture, Identity and Multiculturalism Dilemmas” held on 31st March 2016 at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.   Moderated a session on caste “ Jaat Na Poocho Sadhu Ki: The Scourge of Caste” organized by ARTH- A CULTURE QUEST by ZEE Network, January 8,9 &10 2019 held at Indira Gandhi National Culture of Arts, New Delhi.   Moderated a session on “ Improving Service Delivery in Public Sector Organisations in the U.S. and Abroad”, at Founders Fellow Panel at the 80th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held on March 8-12, 2019 in Washington D.C, USA.

 Moderated a session on “ Comparative Public Human Resources Management: Reforms, Training and Recruitment” at Fred Riggs Symposium 2019 on “ Public Service and Good Governance in India: Advancement, Challenges and Opportunities” at the 80th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) held on March 8-12, 2019 in Washington D.C, USA.

Course Attended

 Refresher Course in Disaster Management organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 20th October, 2015 to th  09 November, 2015.  65th General Orientation Course organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, Srinagar from 15th July 2014 to 14th August, 2014.    Participated in “Reference Management in Research” workshop organized by Jamia

th  Millia Islamia on 26 May 2015. Participated in ICSSR sponsored Orientation Programme on Social Science Research Methodology, held from 21-26 November, 2016, organized by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development.  Participated in “Advanced Studies in Human Securities”, held from December 12-17, 2016, organized under Global Initiative for Academic Networks by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India held at Jamia Millia Islamia,  New Delhi, India.  Participated in Sixth International Young Scholar Workshop organized by The American Society for Public Administration, held from July 11-15, 2017, Chennai , India.   Participated in “New Developments in Global Political Theory: Comparative, Decolonial and Indian Political Theory”, held from December 04-08, 2017, organized under Global Initiative for Academic Networks by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India held at I.I.T. Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.   Participated in a book discussion on “States and Minorities” by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.   Participated in the “ First National Level Dalit Thinker Round Table Discussion” organized by Centre for Dalit Studies, India Foundation held on August 7,2018 at Nehru Memorial and Museum Library, New Delhi. 

Book Review

 Paswan, pooja (2014) „Panchayati Raj by Kuldeep Mathur, Oxford India Short Introductions‟, The Book Review, July 2014.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

 “Impact of PMGSY in Socio Economic Development of Rural Areas”, in “Democracy and Good Governance: Reinventing Public Service Delivery System in India” ,  Bloomsbury India.  “Emerging Indo- Russia Geopolitical trends and Security”in “Emerging India in the New World Order”, Bloomsbury.  “Redesigning India’s rural economy by rural road connectivity by Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna” in “Public Policy in India”, 2020.

Teaching Profile

Post Graduate, M.A (Public Administration), papers taught

  Public Policy   Financial administration   Ethics in Governance   Comparative Public Administration   Office Management   Administrative Law  Disaster Management   Miscellaneous

  Participated in a panel discussion on “Women’s Rights: Expectations vs Reality” held on th  29 March 2012 at the American Centre, New Delhi.  Completed ground and aerial training and performed Tandem Sky Diving on 13th June  2016 with Thai Sky Adventures Company Ltd, Pattaya, Thailand  Completed Professional Association of Diving Instructors Discover Scuba Diving Program on 18th June 2016, Thailand.   Completed IDBI New Delhi Half Marathon held on 26 February 2017.   Completed Airtel New Delhi Half Marathon held on 19 November 2017.   Completed IDBI New Delhi Half Marathon held on 25 February 2018.   Completed IDBI New Delhi Half Marathon held on 24 February 2019.  Areas of Interest

Public Policy, Financial Administration, Administrative Law, International Relations, Disaster Management, Buddhist Studies,

Language Proficiency

English, Hindi