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Prof. Rekha Saxena
Head Of Department
Professor, Department of Political Science
Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts, Nationalism, Indian Political Thought, Public Administration

rekhasaxenadu@gmail.com

 

Work Experience

  • 2020 - Present:      Senior Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi
  • 2006 - 2020:          Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi
  • 2004 - 2006:          Reader, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. Read More

Publications

  • Indian National Congress: From Dominance To Decline Or Hibernation? ,Routledge New York, 2024 (co-authored).
  • 2024: “Changing Nature of Federalism in India.” Oxford Handbook of Indian Politics, edited by Sumit Ganguly and E. Sridharan, Oxford University Press.
  • New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India, Routledge India. 2020 ( Edited). Read More
     

Awards/ Fellowships/ Projects

  • Appointed as the Lead Coordinator from Delhi University on the theme “Intergovernmental relations in India” for the Leverhulme international network UK on the theme “Indian federalism: Continuity and Change” and received a grant for the same (January 2014 - January 2017).
  • Invited by China Association for International Friendly Contact as part of Institute of Social Sciences delegation to visit China for exchanging views on promoting people-to-people contact between the two countries (July 30 - August 05, 2017).
  • Invited by Stiftung Neumann Foundation to Germany as part of a delegation on ‘Smart cities’ (4 - 11 March, 2017). Read More

Conference and Seminars

  • 2024: Delivered Welcome Address as well Co-convened an International Conference on “Navigating the Crisis of Climate Change in Kashmir and Himalayan Regions of India: The Role of Cooperative Federalism” organized by CRRIID, Chandigarh, Forum of Federations, Ottawa and KAS, India at Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kashmir on 5th March 2024.
  • 2024: Chaired a session at an International Conference on “India, Europe, and Global South: Asserting Identities and Social Change” organized by the Department of Political Science, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi on 3rd May 2024.
  • 2023: Invited as an expert at an international conference on “Federalism, Devolution of power and Inclusive Democracy” in Lainchaur, Nepal, 22-23 Nov 2023. Read More

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