Political Science Department

Departmental Profile

DEPARTMENT PROFILE

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Established in 2023, the department of Political Science is one of the leading departments of PDUAM, Amjonga. The department has started with three faculty members. It offers Four Year under Graduate Programme (FYUGP) under NEP and Higher Secondary course (AHSEC) to the students. The intake capacity for FYUGP in our college has been finalised by Gauhati University to be 50 for MAJOR in Political Science and 150 for MINOR in Political Science. The department aims to build a community of students with excellent academic records as well as socially responsible citizens. Focussing on interdisciplinary approach, the department aims to develop critical and analytical thinking among the students. 

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The vision of the department is to create a community of students who are not only well versed in the discipline of Political Science theoretically but also actively engaged in addressing political and societal challenges. The department want to produce graduates who are equipped with knowledge, skill and values necessary to participate in and shape the political discourse.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The mission of the department is to promote critical thinking and facilitate discussion on various aspects of Political system, governance and policies. Apart from focussing on academic excellence, the department aims to make students aware of the political behaviour, analyse power dynamics and evaluate the impact of the policies.

CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS

FACULTY DETAILS

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS:

1.      NAME OF THE FACULTY: SHUBHALIKHA BORUAH

·         Designation: Assistant Professor and HOD,

              Department of Political Science, PDUAM Amjonga

·         Academic qualification: MA (Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi) ,

                                                      PhD (Thesis submitted, IIT Guwahati),NET,SLET

TEACHING EXPERIENCE  

·         Worked as an Assistant Professor (Contractual) in the Department of Political Science, Pandu College, Guwahati for more than one year.

·         Worked as Teaching Assistant in MHRD funded NPTEL online certification course titled ‘Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought’ from July to Oct 2018

·         Worked as Teaching Assistant in MHRD funded NPTEL online certification course titled ‘Introduction to Political Theory’ from January to April 2019 ,January to April 2020, January to April 2022

·         Worked as Teaching Assistant in MHRD funded NPTEL online certification course titled ‘Western Political Thought’ from July to Oct 2021.

  PUBLICATIONS

• Published a chapter in a book titled “Gandhian Ideas and Principles”,ISBN No 9789390919109, published by Purbayon Publication, Guwahati, chapter titled “Gandhi’s civil disobedience: A comparison with Rawlsian notion of civil disobedience” ,2021

• Published a chapter in a book titled “ Reimagining Northeast India in 21st century” ISBN No 9788194624608, published by Research and extension cell, IQAC,HPB Girls college Golaghat, chapter titled “Women Empowerment in Assam: The role of NGO and MGNEREGA” ,2021

• Published a paper in a Journal titled “ Rural development programmes in North East India: Issues and futurity” ,ISBN No 9789385756207, Published by Balaji Publication, Balaji, Paper titled “The ruling Government debate over MGNREGA: An Assessment of the Tripura state”,2017

• Published a chapter in ISBN book titled No 9789391257422, published by Nitya Publication, Gulmohar, Chapter titled “Distant domestic market for handloom products in contemporary India : A study from Delhi” ,2021 

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

• Participated & presented a paper titled “Making of an official state language in Assam: Language,Hegemony and the dream of a homogeneous linguistic province ” in ‘Graduate Research Meet 2021 :Humanities and Social Sciences in an age of crisis’ organized by Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati on 11th to 12th

 November, 2021.

• Participated & presented a paper titled “Language Politics a contested issue of Governance in NE India” in a ICCSR sponsored National Seminar on “Opportunities & Challenges of Governance & Development in NE India with special reference to Assam” organized by Dept. of Political Science, Kakojan College, Jorhat on 21st to 22nd October, 2019.

• Participated & presented paper titled “Women Empowerment in Assam: The Role of NGO and MGNREGA” in a UGC sponsored national seminar on “Status of Women in NE India: Issues & Challenges” organized by North Guwahati College on 13th to 14th October, 2017.

• Participated & presented paper titled “The Ruling Government’s debate over MGNREGA: an assessment of the Tripura State” in a UGC sponsored national seminar on “Emerging issues of rural development programmes in the NE” organized by Lakhimpur Commerce College, North Lakhimpur on 27th to 28th June, 2017.

• Participated in an International Conference on “NE India: Exploring Philosophy, Culture & Environmental Sustainability” organized by Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi on 10th January to 11th January, 2019.

• Participated in a MHRD approved GYAN course titled “Two Karls are better than one: Capitalism, Crisis and Critique- Ecology, Democracy and Social reproduction”, taught by Nancy Fraser, held from 19th March to 23rd March, 2018 at Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, JNU.

• Participated in a state level workshop on “Evolution of New Education Policy-2016: An Analysis in the context of Assam” organized by IQAC, Kakojan College & AIAER, Assam Chapter on 10^th February, 2017.

2.      NAME OF THE FACULTY: CHANDANA RAJKHOWA

·         Designation : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, PDUAM Amjonga

·         Academic qualification : MA in Political Science(Cotton University), PhD Pursuing(Guwahati University)

      TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·         Worked as a guest faculty in the Department of Political Science, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) for a period of three months.

·         Worked as a faculty of Political Science in Salt Brook Academy ,Dibrugarh for a period of nine months.

       EDITED BOOKS

·         Co-authored a text book titled “Global Politics” Paper C-10 Prepared as per Dibrugarh University B.A. Fourth Semester (C-10) CBCS Syllabus of Political Science.

·         Co-authored a text book titled “Global Politics : For B.A. 4^th Semester honours course of Political Science (POLHC-4036 AND C-10) as per CBCS Syllabus  under  GAUHATI, BODOLAND & NAGALAND UNIVERSITIES.

    RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

·         Published an article in the book “Women of Northeast India Their Folklore and Folklife” titled “The Role of Women of Assam in the Freedom Struggle of India” edited by Dr. Lalthakim Hmar and Dr. Abul Foyes Md Malik.

·         Published an article in the book “Literature, Culture and Society: Multidisciplinary Perspectives” titled “Gender Based Violence in North East with Special Reference to Assam” edited by Abul Foyes MD Malik and Dipak Kumar Doley.

   CONFERENCES

·         Presented a paper titled “The Role of Student Organizations in the Political Scenario of Assam” held on 23^rd and 24^th February, 2019 in the “International Conference on New Frontiers in Engineering, Science, Law, Management, Humanities and Social Science 2019” at Gauhati University organized by Eudoxia Research Centre.

3.      NAME OF THE FACULTY : JYOTIMALA DAS 

Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, PDUAM Amjonga

Academic Qualification: MA in Political Science, MPhil, PhD(Pursuing) ,Guwahati     University, NET 

   TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Worked as guest faculty in the department of Political Science at J.N.    College, Boko from         February 2023 to December 2023

 PUBLICATIONS

·         Jyotimala Das.2019. Gender Budgeting: an important tool for women empowerment. Women Empowerment and gender sensitization: Convergence, Divergence and Plurality. Editors: Rupa Rani Sonowal &Safiqur Rahman. ISBN: 978-93-5361-345-7

·         Jyotimala Das. 2020. An over-view of the problems faced by the transgender people in their everyday life with special reference to their livelihood issues. Protaen: International Book of Multi-disciplinary Studies. Editors: Nurjahan Rahmatullah & Safiqur Rahman. ISBN: 978-81-944808-6-0

·         Jyotimala Das. A study on the menace of acid attack on women with special focus to the legal provisions in India. Women and Human Rights (Part-1). Editors: Chandrabali Das & Abul Foyes Md Malik. ISBN: 978-93-95291-95-8

·         Jyotimala das.2023. Globalization and the changing nature of Public Administration. Culture, Ethnicity and the nation (Vol-1). Editors: Abul Foyes Md Malik & Chandrabali Das. ISBN:- 978-93-930-92-38-0

CONFERENCES

·         Presented a paper titled “A Study of Look East Policy to Act East Policy and its impact in North-East India: Historical Over-view” in the ICSSR sponsored International Seminar on “Entrepreneurial Innovation & Regional Development- A Bridge between North East India & Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)”. Organized by Department of MBA (GCMS) on 23^rd and 24^th October 2019

·         Presented a paper titled, “Analysis of Dementia: A serious problem related to ageing”, in the National seminar on “Converging Spectrum of Anthropology with special emphasis on Assam and Adjoining Areas” organized by Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University on 14^th and 15^th March 2019

·         Presented a paper titled “Feminisation of Poverty with special reference to North-East India” in the National Conference on “Issues in North- East India & the role of ODL and OER in Higher Education” held at GU, IDOL on March 19-20, 2019

·         Presented a paper titled, “A menace of Witch- hunting in Assam: A consecution of superstitious belief and tradition” in the National Seminar on “Interpreting folklore and culture of the North-east”, organized by Department of Folklore Research, GU on 29 and 30 March 2019

·         Presented a paper titled, “The importance of ecofeminism: An Over-view” in the National Seminar on “Science, Society and Sustainable Development”, held on 3^rd and 4^th May 2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko