Madhavi Bhasin

madhavibhasin@gmail.com 

EDUCATION 

Ph.D, October 2003- November 2008, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

            • Specialization in Area Studies

            • Dissertation, “First Among Equals? India and South Asian Regional Cooperation”

            • The thesis essentially involves an inter-disciplinary approach in examining the psycho-political dimensions of perception formation and regional cooperation in South Asia 

Masters of Arts, Indraprastha College For Women, Delhi University, India, 2002.

        • Specialization in inter-state political cooperation

• Graduated in top 1% of the University

Bachelors of Arts, Indraprastha College For Women, Delhi University, India, 2000.

• Specialization in Political Science

            • Graduated in top 1% of the University  

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

• “Young Analyst Award”, awarded by the Delhi Policy Group jointly with the European Union. The Award included a trip to three Universities in Europe for presentations on ‘Building Durable Peace Processes and Partners’
• Publications in the form of articles inreferred Journals, chapters in edited book volumes, analytical reports as online publications on several topics including U.S. foreign policy, South Asianregional cooperation, conflict resolution and public diplomacy
• Presentations at Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
• Multi-level teaching and research experience

Publications

Articles under Review

• Bhasin M., “The United States Foreign Policy: What makes Pakistan an ally and Iran a rogue state?” under review by the Middle East Policy Journal, Middle East Policy Council, Washington D.C.

Published Articles

•  Bhasin M., “India’s Role in South Asia - Perceived Hegemony or Reluctant Leadership?” Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol.3, No.4, October-December 2008, The Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi
• Bhasin M., “Regional Cooperation-Myths and Realities”, India Quarterly, India Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, Vol. VXLII, No. 1. 2007.
• Bhasin M., “Mapping India’s Neighborhood”, Journal of Jadavpur University, Department of International Relations, Kolkata, Vol.10, 2005

Conference Proceedings

• Bhasin M., “Structuring Negotiations for Durable Peace”, Akanshya Publication New Delhi, 2008, Proceedings of National Seminar on Peace in Dialogue: Reflections on North-East India organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Guwahati in collaboration with ICSSR (North Eastern Region Centre).

Presentations

• Madhavi Bhasin, Pannelist,”National Perceptions and Regional Cooperation in South Asia”, at the National Seminar on SAARC: Accelerating Cooperation through Connectivity, 1-2 September 2007, Kolkata, India.
• Madhavi Bhasin, Group Presenter, Workshop,Conflict Analysis and Resolution, held in collaboration with the Public Affairs Office of the U. S. Consulate General in Kolkata, India, March 2007
• Madhavi Bhasin, Pannelist, “Structuring Negotiations for Durable Peace: Lessons for North-East India”, at the National Seminar on Peace in Dialogue: Reflections on North-East India organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Guwahati, India, in collaboration with ICSSR (North Eastern Region Centre), February 2007.
• Madhavi Bhasin, Paper Presentation, “The NAN Process: Resolving the J&K Conflict”, at Sciences Po University, Paris; Dublin City University, Dublin and Queen’s University, Belfast organized by the Delhi Policy Group in collaboration withthe European Union (EU),inDecember 2006.
• Madhavi Bhasin, Workshop Presentations on “Bosnian Refugees: The Lesser People”; “Role of International actors in Civil Wars”; “The Kashmir Issue: Federal and State Relations” and “Structuring Negotiations for Durable Peace in J&K”, Workshops Series, “Building Durable Peace Processes and Partners” at Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, organized by the Delhi Policy Group in collaboration withthe European Union (EU),March 2005-November 2006.

Book Chapters 

• Bhasin M., “India-EU Partnership - Strategic Alliance or Political Convenience?” inAnjali Ghosh, Tridib Chakraborti, Anindya Jyoti Majumdar and Shibashis Chatterjee (eds.), India’s Foreign Relations: Diplomacy and Security in the 21st Century, Pearson Longman, New Delhi; forthcoming in September 2008.

Book Reviews

• Robyn Meredith The Elephant and The Dragon - The Rise of India and China and What it Means for All of Us, W.W Norton & Company, New York, London, 2007. To be published in India Quarterly, Forthcoming Issue, 2008
• Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Three Cups of Tea - One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time, Penguin Books, 2006. Published in ICFAI Journal of International Relations, April, 2008.
• Eamonn Kelly, Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain Worlds, Pearson Education Insurance, New Delhi 2006. Published in ICFAI Journal of International Relations, April 2007.

Online Publications

• Contributed several analytical reports on contemporary international developments including rationale of troops withdrawal from Iraq, role democratic Pakistan and the global war on terrorism, sociological issues in the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. 

Teaching Experience

• August 2005-August 2007, Graduate Instructor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Courses Taught : Political Theory - From Plato to Marx, February-May 2006, February-May 2007, Senior Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Human Rights- Issues and Challenges, August -November 2006,Senior Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
• August 2003-August 2005, Graduate Instructor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India ; Courses Taught: United Nations- Evolution and Role,February-May 2004, February-May 2005,Junior Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Theory of International Relations - Evolution of Nation State and Issues of Sovereignty, August-November 2004, August-November 2005, Junior Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

Professional Experience

• Fellow, Global India Foundation, North America Chapter, December 2008 - Present , Currently working on India’s Public Diplomacy System 
• Research Fellow, Global India Foundation, Kolkata, Dec, 2006 - Oct, 2007, Coordinator, National Seminar on “SAARC: Accelerating Cooperation Through Connectivity”, Co-sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, FICII and RIS, 2007. 
• University Grants Commission Fellow at Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Aug, 2003 - Aug, 2007, Graduate Instructor and Doctoral Research Fellow  

Awards and Scholarships

• “Young Analyst Award”, awarded by the Delhi Policy Group jointly with the European Union. The Award included a trip to three Universities in Europe for presentations on ‘Building Durable Peace Processes and Partners’ November, 2006
• Senior Research Fellowship Award, University Grants Commission, December 2005.
• Junior Research Fellowship Award, University Grants Commission, December 2002.
• National Eligibility Test, as Certification for National Lectureship, University Grants Commission, December 2002
• Lala Jugal Kishore Jagdish Prasad Memorial Prize for standing 1^st in Indraprastha College for Women, M.A. (Final). Year 2002.
• Lala Jugal Kishore Jagdish Prasad Memorial Prize for standing 1^st in Indraprastha College for Women, M.A. (Previous). Year 2001.
• Jamna Devi Memorial Prize for standing First in Indraprastha College for Women B.A. Part III. Year 2000.
• Uday Memorial Prize for the Best Use of the Library. Year 1999-2000.
• Jamna Devi Memorial Prize for standing First in Indraprastha College for Women B.A. Part I. Year 1997-1998.
• Smt. Shanta Bhel Prize for highest marks in Indian Political Thought in Indraprastha College for Women, B.A. Part I, Year 1997-1998.

Community Service

• Convener, Kolkata Chapter, Youth For Seva (YFS) -Youth wing of Friends of Tribal Society, engaged in promoting tribal literacy in villages of India, June 2005- October 2007
• Organizer, School Presentation and Raffle Sheet Drive, YFS, Kolkata, June 2005-2007
• Coordinator, Newspaper Collection Drive, Eastern Region, YFS, June 2005-June 2006
• Co-Coordinator, Vanyatra Trips, Eastern Region, YFS, June 2005-June 2006
• Member, YFS, February 2004-August 2005