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About Us

Staff Profile

Staff Profile

Department of Political Science
Ph. D, MA, M.Phil

Dr. Jaya Keral

Associate Professor

Educational Qualifications

Degree Institution Year
PhD Jawaharlal Nehru University 2018
M.Phil Jawaharlal Nehru University 2003
M.A Jawaharlal Nehru University 2000
B.A (Hons.) Miranda House, University of Delhi 1998

Career Profile

17 years 

Administrative Assignments

1

 

Year

 

 

1

2014-15

Enabling Committee

Member

2

2014

Grievance Committee

Member

3

2014

IQAC

Member

4

2014

Nodal Officer for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students

 

5

2015-2016

Staff Advisor to Student’s Union

 

6

2015-2016

Teacher-In-Charge

Department Of Political Science

7

2016-2017

Prospectus Committee

Member

8

2017-2018

Child Care leave Committee

Member

9

2018-2019

Child Care Leave committee

Member

10

2017-2018

Library Committee

Convenor

11

2017-2018

Examination Committee

Convenor

12

2017-2018

Fee Waiver / Earn & Learn Committee

Convenor

13

2018-2019

IQAC

Member

14

2019-2020

IQAC

Member

15

2020-2021

IQAC

Member

16

2018-2019

Library Committee

Convenor

17

2019-2020

Library Committee

Convenor

18

2020-2021

Library Committee

Convenor

19

2020-2021

Admissions Committee

Co- Convenor

20

2021-2022

Admissions Committee

Co- Convenor

21

2018-2019

 

Teacher-In-Charge

Department of Economics

22

2019-2020

 

Teacher-In-Charge

Department of Economics

23

2020-2021

Teacher-In-Charge

Department of Economics

24

2020

 

Screening Committee For Recruitment 

 

Member

25

2019- 2021

Garden Committee

 

Member

26

2020-2021

Screening Committee for Faculty Promotions

 

Member


Areas of Interest / Specialization

  Gender Studies, Political Institutions and Public Policy

Subjects Taught

  • Women,  Power and Politics
  • Human Rights, Gender and Environment
  • Indian Poltical Thought
  • Constitutional Governmnet and Democracy In India
  • Public Policy
  • Poltical processses In India
  • Nationalism in India
  • Public Opinion and Survey Research

Research Guidance

Publications Profile

  • 2020, Published a book “Gender Equality and Political Representation in India” Reliance Publishing House, New Delhi.
  • 2019, Published a Chapter on ‘The issue of women’s political participation and Representation in India’ in the book titled ‘Human Rights Gender and Environment’ ,pg.  280-298,MKM publishers, New Delhi.
  • Women’s Political Engagement- Comparative Perspective”, International Research Journal of Management Science and Technology, In Volume 5, Issue 8, Year 2014.
  • Human Rights in India: Rights in the Indian Constitution and social Practices, International Research Journal of Management Science and Humanities, volume 5, Issue 9, Year 2014.
  • Published a Chapter on "Federalism in India”, Virtual learning environment at Institute of lifelong learning, University of Delhi.

 

Publications in the Last one year

2020, Published a book “Gender Equality and Political Representation in India” Reliance Publishing House, New Delhi.


2019, Published a Chapter on ‘The issue of women’s political participation and Representation in India’ in the book titled ‘Human Rights Gender and Environment’ ,pg.  280-298,MKM publishers, New Delhi.

 

Conference Organization / Presentations (in the last three years)

·       Resource person at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (University of Delhi) in a webinar on “Crime against women in Professional and Personal Spaces- The awareness and behavioral propensity” held on 8th March 2021 and organised by IQAC, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce

·       Convenor for one week Faculty Development Programme on “Educational leadership and Gender: The current face of Higher Education” (February 8, 2021 – February 15th, 2021) organized by Bharati College, University of Delhi in collaboration with UGC-HRD Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

·       Convenor for Faculty Development Programme on Managing Online Classes: Teaching Learning Tools and e-Content Generation” (17th – 22nd August 2020) organized by Bharati College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre Hansraj College, University of Delhi.

·       Discussant in the International Conference on " Revisiting Gandhi: Peace, Justice and Development" organised by Association of Asia Scholars (AAS) on October 30-31, 2020

·       Contributes an Article ‘Gender and Pandemic: Women Leaders addressing Covid 19’ in the newsletter by AAS “Globalising Asia” 15 December 2020 .

·       Member, Organising Committee, Faculty Development Program on Interdisciplinary Approach to Pedagogy & Research: Holistic Reorientation, organised by Bharati College, University of Delhi from 29 April 2019 to 4 May 2019.

·       Paper Author and presentation at the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA), held from July 21 to 25, 2018 in Brisbane (Australia) on “The Politics of Women’s Representation in India: Deliberations on Women’s Issues in Parliamentary Questions”

·       Paper presentation on ‘Democracy, Social Justice and Political Action in India’, at the 6tha Young Scholar Conference organised by Center for Political Studies, Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), held at New Delhi from 6th-7th March 2018.

·       Member, Organising Committee, National Seminar on Political Action in Global Politics: Ethics, Strategies and Methodological concerns, held at New Delhi on 19th and 20th November 2018, organised by Center of Political Studies, JNU and Bharati College.

·       Paper presentation on ‘The Politics of Women Representation in India’ at the National Conference on Historical Perspectives on Predicaments and Rights of Women in India, organised by the India Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and Bharati College, University of Delhi, held at New Delhi on 22nd and 23rd March 2018.

·       Resource Person at a National Seminar organized by GGDSD College Palwal, Haryana on “Women empowerment in North western Region of India” on 4th February 2017 by DGHE Government of Haryana.

·       Paper presented at a national seminar at Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi on 7th September 2017 on ‘Political Institutions and Gender Representation in Post-Colonial India’

 

 

 

 

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

Association With Professional Bodies

Member IPSA (International Political Science Association)

Member AAS ( Association of Asia Scholars)

Other Activities

International Teaching Experience: Lecturer for International Political Economy, Master of International Relations, for a semester at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (2008)

Project Experience: Women’s Studies Programme (Jawaharlal Nehru University) as a Research Associate for a project on “Gender and Governance in Delhi and Bangalore” to review the effects of 74th Constitutional Amendment