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CURRICULUM VITAE of Guest Speaker, 26-30 Jan, '05
Dr. Sudha Mohan, of Mumbai, India,
Senior Fulbright Fellow, Columbia University, Spring '05.
Hosted by Huntingdon College and Alabama State University.
Prof. Jeremy Lewis, HC and Prof. Daniel Keller, Philosophy, ASU.
Page Revised 22 Jan 2005.
Dr. (Mrs) Sudha Mohan, M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., University of Mumbai

SUBJECTS TAUGHT
At the Undergraduate level (July 1982- August 1996)

• Political Theory
• Western Political Thought
• Indian Political System
• Indian Constitution
• International Relations
• American Political System

• Urbanisation - a Global Perspective
• Urban Local Government: Comparative perspective
• Administration of Megacities with special reference to Mumbai.
• Urban Politics, Planning and Policies.

• Recipient of the Government Scholarship from S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) through M.A.
• Recipient of the Faculty Improvement Program (FIP) Fellowship of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1988-89 to pursue M. Phil dissertation work.
• Selected under the International Visitor programme (IV) by the USIA, Washington D.C., to visit the United States of America for a Multi-Regional Group Project on "Regional and Ethnic Cultures in the US" from September 11 to October 7, 1989.
• Recipient of the Oliva I Reddick Award for Social Sciences (Junior) for the Research Paper on "Civil Rights Movement: From Protest to Politics and Right to Resources". This paper was presented at the All India Association of American Studies Conference in 1991 and selected for the Award in 1992.
• Selected as a fellow in the Salzburg Seminar to Session 336 on "US Presidential Election Process" from May 10-18, 1996, in Salzburg, Austria, sponsored by Salzburg Seminar authorities and United States Information Service (USIS), Mumbai.
• Selected for the Educational and Cultural Tour of Iran along with 12 other women, from 14-21 July 2000 sponsored by the Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mumbai.
• Recipient of the Sr. Fulbright Fellowship to pursue post – doctoral research work with affiliation in SUNY-Plattsburgh and Columbia University, NY, from 1 November 2004 to 30 June 2005.

• "Local Responses to Global Challenges in an Indian Megacity", at the VIIIth Political Science Congress organised by the International Political Science Congress, in Quebec City, Canada, August 1-5, 2000.
• "Civil Society Activism in the Age of Globalisation" at the International Seminar on Globalisation and International Relations, organised by the Department of Political Science, ICSSR and SAP, University of Hyderabad, on January 23 & 24, 2001 in Hyderabad.
• "Recent Discourses in Political Science: A Brief Review" in the University Grants Commission (UGC) sanctioned Political Science Refresher Course, organised by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, January 21, 2002.
• "Urban Governance: Theoretical Conceptualisation", in a Seminar on Urban Governance: Challenges and Opportunities organised by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, March 15, 2002.
• "Movements and Minority Rights: The American Experience", at the two-day Workshop for teachers of Political Science, for a Course on Comparative Government, July 20-21, 2002.
• "Changing Sites of Governance: Self-Organising Networks in Mumbai", at the International Seminar on ‘Civil society: Strengthening or Transgressing Democracy’ organised by the Centre of Global Governance, London School of Economics and Politics, UK, January, 7-8, 2003 in New Delhi.
• "From Growth to People-Centred Development? Urban Development in Mumbai", in the seminar organised by the Department of Geography, University of Mumbai, January 28-29, 2003.
• "Individual/Institutional Capacity Building and Quality of Life: The Need for Development Alternatives", For the Seminar on Changing Social Institutions and their impact on Quality of Life, organised by the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and All India Institute for Local Self Government (AIILSG), 29-30 April 2003. (Presented in absentia)
• "Participatory/Decentralized Governance and Grassroots Democracy: Problems and Prospect", at the Seminar on "Decentralised Governance at Grassroots Level in India: Achievements, Problems and Remedial Measures." April 29-30, 2003. Organised by the Madhya Pradesh Institute for Social Science Research (MPSSR), Ujjain and United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI), Delhi.
• "Between privatisation and participation: Perspectives from Bombay" at a Public Panel Discussion organised by the Heinrich-Böll-foundation, Berlin, August 6, 2003.
• ‘Globalisation: Theoretical Interpretation and Pragmatic Problems" For a Special Lecture Series under the University Grants Commissions, organised by the Department of Economics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, on September 12, 2003.
• "Globalisation: Problems and Prospects for India", UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Political Science and Public Administration in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, November 19, 2003.
• "Democratic Citizenship Rights and Participation: The Need for a Reinterpretation". Consultative Workshop on "Workers and the Right to Strike", organised by the Indian Society for Labour Economics, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi in association with Indian Council for Social Science Research (Western Region Centre) on December 2, 2003.
• "Evolution of Civil Society and Available Alternatives for Urban Communities" Paper presented for a Special Panel organized by Dalit Solidarity at the World Social Forum, on January 17, 2004.
• "Understanding Grassroots Democracy and its Implications for Local Governance" at the Panel organized by Bombay Urban Industrial League for Development, (BUILD) on January 20, 2004 at the World Social Forum, Mumbai.
• Presented the Final Summary of the Project of Free University Berlin on Global City Regions as changing sites of governance at a special roundtable at the International Studies Association Conference, (ISA) Montreal, Canada, from 17-20 March, 2004. My presentation was the summary of my work ‘Between Privatisation and Participation: Basic Services in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’.
• Delivered a lecture on Indian Constitution to the Graduate Class of Political Science and a Public Lecture on India Update - A brief Summary at the State University of New York in Plattsburgh on 23^rd March 2004.
• Made a presentation on "Mumbai – The Vibrant City of India" for a group of US Educators visiting India on the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, organized by the United States Educational Foundation in India, (USEFI) on 5^th July 2004.

• "Civil Rights Movement: From Protest to Politics and Rights to Resources" Dalal S.P (ed.), Indian Contribution to American Studies, Somaiya Publications, Mumbai, 1992.
• "The Local in the Age of Globalisation" New Quest, No. 131(Special Issue) September-October, 1998.pp 266-272.
• Review Article on "Ideas on Civil Society", in the Economic and Political Weekly, No.46&47, Volume XXXIV, November 20,1999.
• "Human Rights in American Foreign Policy: Rhetoric or Reality?" in P.M Kamath (ed.), Emerging International Order and Foreign Policy Options for India, Indian Academy of Social Sciences, 1999.
• "Revitalisation of Urban Local Governance, with special reference to the 74^th Constitutional Amendment" in Nawaz Mody and K.Raman (eds.), Revitalisation of Indian Democracy, Mumbai, Allied Publishers, 2001.
• "Role and Relevance of Civil Society Organisations in Mumbai", Indian Journal of Political Science, (Special Issue on Civil Society) Vol. 63, Nos. 2 and 3, June-September, 2002, pp. 193-211.
• "Individual/Institutional Capacity Building and Quality of Life: The Need for Development Alternatives", Indian Association of Social Science Institutions Quarterly, (IASSI), Vol. 21, Nos. 3 and 4, 2003, pp. 208-215
• "Democratic Citizenship Rights and Participation: The Need for a Re-interpretation" Workers and the Right to Strike: Report on Four Consultations, Indian Society of Labour Economics and Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, 2004.
• "Civil Society Activism in the Age of Globalisation" in Rajen Harshe, (ed), Interpreting Globalisation: Perspectives in International Relations, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Delhi and Rawat, Jaipur, 2004.
• "Evolution of Civil Society and Available Alternatives for Urban Communities", in T. K. John (ed), Broken among the Victims, Centre for Dalit/Subaltern Studies, New Delhi, 2004.
• "Between Privatisation and Participation: Basic Services in Mumbai Metropolitan Region" in Klaus Segbers, Simon Raiser and Krister Volkmann (Eds), Public Problems – Private Solutions? Globalizing Cities in the South, Aldershot, UK, Ashgate, 2004
• Occasional Paper on Urban Poverty, Vulnerability and the Emergence of Civil Society Organisations in Mumbai, published by the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 2004.
• Forthcoming Publication/Book, Rawat Publishers, Jaipur, in January/February 2005.

1. Urban Vulnerability and Urban Poverty, co-ordinated by Prof. Chandan Sengupta from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. My minor project was on "Emergence of Civil Society & Role of NGOs in Mumbai", 1998.
2. Participated as Reviewer and Commentatorin a Civitas Project entitled Framework for Education in Democratic Citizenship organised by the Centre for Civic Education in Los Angeles, California, in May 2001.
3. Completed a project entitled "Empowerment through participation: A case study of women employed in the informal sector", under University of Mumbai supported research work in July 2003
4. Completed a collaborative Project of Free University Berlin, Germany entitled "Global City regions as changing sites of governance" This project focuses on Berlin, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, Shanghai and Mumbai in March 2004. My project work related to (i) Between Privatisation and Participation: Basic Services in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ii) Civil Society and Capacity Building: Role of Civil Society Organisations in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
5. Awarded the Sr. Fulbright Fellowship by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and the Foreign Fulbright Scholarship Board in Washington, DC for a period of Eight months, beginning from November 2004 to June 2005. This award is to pursue my post doctoral research project entitled "State Civil Society Interface in Urban Development: Civic Engagement and Social Capital.(Comparisons between Mumbai and New York)

• Substantive Democracy and Development
• Civil Society and Social Movements
• Local-Global Interface
• Participation and Community Empowerment