{"id":3844,"date":"2020-08-31T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/?post_type=events&p=3844"},"modified":"2020-09-06T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T18:00:00","slug":"two-day-international-webinar-on-reading-democracy-global-perspectives-contentions-and-debates","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/events\/two-day-international-webinar-on-reading-democracy-global-perspectives-contentions-and-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Day International Webinar on ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Political Science and IQAC, West Bengal State University organized a Two-Day international Webinar titled ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates<\/em>‘ in collaboration with Department of Political Science, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai; Loreto College, Kolkata (an IQAC initiative) and Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata on August 27 & 28, 2020 from 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m<\/strong>. (IST).<\/p>\n

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All participating institutes are bound by MOUs to share a common commitment to encourage independent thinking and reasoned debate which form the essence of intellectual growth and enrichment. This Webinar was the first of a series of joint academic and research endeavours that the institutes have envisaged to allow the spirit of their collaboration to flourish.<\/p>\n

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The two-day International Webinar was graced by a panel of eminent speakers and erudite scholars from the discipline like Emeritus Prof. James Manor, University of London; Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot, CERI-Sciences Po\/CNRS & Kings India Institute, London; Prof. David Schultz, Hamline University, USA; \u00a0Prof. Samir Kumar Das, University of Calcutta; Prof. Nivedita Menon, JNU, New Delhi; Dr. Rakhee Bhattacharya, JNU, New Delhi; Dr. Ajay Godavarthy, JNU, New Delhi, and Dr. Manisha Madhava, SNDT Women\u2019s University, Mumbai. \u00a0The Inaugural Session was presided over by Prof. Basab Chaudhuri, Honb\u2019le Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University; Prof. Shashikala Wanjari, Honb\u2019le Vice Chancellor, SNDT Women\u2019s University, Mumbai; Sr. Dr. Christine Coutinho, Principal, Loreto College, Kolkata and Ms. Priya Singh, Assistant Director, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata.<\/p>\n

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More than 400 participants from all walks of academia attended the Webinar digitally. An extremely vibrant and academically enriching discussion over the two-days made our Two-Day International Webinar on ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates\u2019 a grand success.<\/p>\n

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Convenors:<\/strong> <\/u><\/p>\n

Srimanti Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University;<\/p>\n

Dr. Manisha Madhava, Associate Professor and H.O.D, Department of Political Science, SNDT Women\u2019s University, Mumbai;<\/p>\n

Sharmila Mitra Deb, Associate Professor and Academic and Administrative Officer, Loreto College, Kolkata; and Priya Singh, Assistant Director, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata.<\/p>\n

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Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates<\/a><\/p>\n

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