DR. UPENDRA ADHIKARI

Designation:ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in Political Science

Email: adhikari1upendra@gmail.com

Contact No. : 9531745945,8918562734

Ph.D: (POLITICAL SCIENCE), NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY, Year-2014

Ph.D. Topic: “BAMBOO FLOWERING, HUMAN SECURITY AND STATE, A POLITICAL ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF CYCLICAL BAMBOO FLOWERING AND THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN MIZORAM”

M.A.: (POLITICAL SCIENCE), NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY, YEAR 2003

B.A.: (POLITICALSCIENCE HONOURS).ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NORTH POINT, DARJEELING, NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY, Year- 2001

Area of Specialization: POLITICAL THOUGHT AND THEORY

Professional Experience:

2005-till Date: Assistant Professor, Kurseong College

Awards and Fellwoships:

Memberships:

1. Life member- WEST BENGAL POLITICALSCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Number of Books/Journal Published: Sample Publication (Books/Journals) Maximum 5 ( in Chronological order of Year)

1. Publication (Book Chapters)
   1. Deliberation, Identity Construction and Public Participation, A study of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong Towns and the Re-emergence of Gorkhaland movement, in Ghosh, M. & Jana, A.K.(eds.), Development and Disorder, South Asian Publishers, New Delhi, 2009, ISBN 81-7003-326-8
   2. The Role and Functions of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India with Special Reference to Assam, in Parmar, A. & Bhatt A.(eds.), Dynamics of the State and Society in India, Prashant Publishing House, New Delhi, 2016, ISBN 978-93-80565-637
   3. Democratic Governance in India: A Decentralised Approach, in Adhikari, U. & Dahiya P.V. (eds.), Contemporary Governance of India, Ananya Enterprises, New Delhi, 2017, ISBN 978-81-933178-0-8
2. Publication Book
   1. Contemporary Governance of India, Adhikari, U. & Dahiya P.V. (eds.), Ananya Enterprises, New Delhi, 2017, ISBN 978-81-933178-0-8