Dr. Shashwati

Designation Assistant Professor Dr. Shashwati
Email shashwati@ms.du.ac.in
Department Department of Political Science
Dr. Shashwati
Assistant Professor

Email: shashwati@ms.du.ac.in

Department: Department of Political Science

Educational Qualifications
DegreeUniversityYear
B.A. (Hons) University of Delhi 2006
M.A. JNU 2008
M.Phil. JNU 2012
Ph.D. JNU 2016

Degree: B.A. (Hons)

University: University of Delhi

Year: 2006

Degree: M.A.

University: JNU

Year: 2008

Degree: M.Phil.

University: JNU

Year: 2012

Degree: Ph.D.

University: JNU

Year: 2016

Career Profile
DesignationInstitutionUniversityDuration
Assistant Professor Mata Sundri College for Women University of Delhi Aug 2015 - Present

Designation: Assistant Professor

Institution: Mata Sundri College for Women

University: University of Delhi

Duration: Aug 2015 - Present

Awards
TitleFromDate
Junior Research Fellowship UGC 19 Dec, 2008

Title: Junior Research Fellowship

From: UGC

Date: 19 Dec, 2008

Publications
TitleTypePublisherPublication Date
Module in Political Sociology; "Derivative Nationalism" Book chapter e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) 19 Mar, 2014
Module in Political Sociology "Gender and Nation" Book chapter e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Education 19 Mar, 2014
Module in Political sociology "Citizenship and Social Class" Book chapter e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Education 19 Mar, 2014
"Soochna ka Adhikar" Book chapter Vats, Urmil & Chahal, Preeti (ed.) Hamare Kanoon, Hamare Adhikar, JSR Publishing House LLP, New Delhi 12 Oct, 2018

Title: Module in Political Sociology; "Derivative Nationalism"

Type: Book chapter

Publisher: e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)

Date: 19 Mar, 2014

Title: Module in Political Sociology "Gender and Nation"

Type: Book chapter

Publisher: e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Education

Date: 19 Mar, 2014

Title: Module in Political sociology "Citizenship and Social Class"

Type: Book chapter

Publisher: e-PG Pathshala, Ministry of Education

Date: 19 Mar, 2014

Title: "Soochna ka Adhikar"

Type: Book chapter

Publisher: Vats, Urmil & Chahal, Preeti (ed.) Hamare Kanoon, Hamare Adhikar, JSR Publishing House LLP, New Delhi

Date: 12 Oct, 2018

Paper Presentations
TitlePresented AtDate
THE PARADOX OF CLIMATE JUSTICE IN INDIA: TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE TO INDIA'S GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION International Conference on “Constitutionalism to Transformative Constitutionalism: Rethinking the Constitutions Across Time and World, organized by MNLU, Mumbai & University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 18 Apr, 2026
Indigenous Cosmologies and the Decolonial Turn in Global IR: Lessons from India's Tribal Worldviews International Conference "Decolonizing a Discipline: India's Civilizational Insights for a Global IR", Department of Political Science, AMU 14 Feb, 2026
Digital India and the Indigenous Terrain: Reflections on Participation of Tribes in Higher Education in India National Conference "Reimagining Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformations: Pedagogy, Research, Governance, and Institutional Change", organized by SCDR, JNU 09 May, 2026
Economic Precarity and Tribes in India: Examining the Perplexities of 'Marginality' and 'Inclusion' ICSSR sponsored National Seminar "Marginality and Social Inclusion: Pathways to Equitable Development in Contemporary India", organized by the centre for the Study of Social Inclusion, Panjab University, Chandigarh 21 Aug, 2025

Title: THE PARADOX OF CLIMATE JUSTICE IN INDIA: TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE TO INDIA'S GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION

Presented At: International Conference on “Constitutionalism to Transformative Constitutionalism: Rethinking the Constitutions Across Time and World, organized by MNLU, Mumbai & University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Date: 18 Apr, 2026

Title: Indigenous Cosmologies and the Decolonial Turn in Global IR: Lessons from India's Tribal Worldviews

Presented At: International Conference "Decolonizing a Discipline: India's Civilizational Insights for a Global IR", Department of Political Science, AMU

Date: 14 Feb, 2026

Title: Digital India and the Indigenous Terrain: Reflections on Participation of Tribes in Higher Education in India

Presented At: National Conference "Reimagining Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformations: Pedagogy, Research, Governance, and Institutional Change", organized by SCDR, JNU

Date: 09 May, 2026

Title: Economic Precarity and Tribes in India: Examining the Perplexities of 'Marginality' and 'Inclusion'

Presented At: ICSSR sponsored National Seminar "Marginality and Social Inclusion: Pathways to Equitable Development in Contemporary India", organized by the centre for the Study of Social Inclusion, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Date: 21 Aug, 2025

Other Responsibilities
SocietyRoleFromTo
Asmita Convenor 01 May, 2024 30 Apr, 2026
Uddham Member 01 May, 2024 30 Apr, 2026

Society: Asmita

Role: Convenor

From: 01 May, 2024

To: 30 Apr, 2026

Society: Uddham

Role: Member

From: 01 May, 2024

To: 30 Apr, 2026

Event Roles
Event NameRoleAssigned On
Training Session on "Fighting Street Harassment: the Power of Bystander's Intervention" convenor 08 Feb, 2026
workshop on Posh Awareness convenor 09 Feb, 2026
Polifiesta 26 N Asmita convenor 16 Feb, 2026
Polifiesta 26 n Asmita convenor 16 Feb, 2026
Interactive Session on "Rights, Justice, Action: Systems that Work for Women and Girls" convenor 16 Mar, 2026
Interactive Youth Session by Teen book & Development Consortium convenor 16 Mar, 2026

Event: Training Session on "Fighting Street Harassment: the Power of Bystander's Intervention"

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 08 Feb, 2026

Event: workshop on Posh Awareness

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 09 Feb, 2026

Event: Polifiesta 26 N Asmita

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 16 Feb, 2026

Event: Polifiesta 26 n Asmita

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 16 Feb, 2026

Event: Interactive Session on "Rights, Justice, Action: Systems that Work for Women and Girls"

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 16 Mar, 2026

Event: Interactive Youth Session by Teen book & Development Consortium

Role: convenor

Assigned On: 16 Mar, 2026