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SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
A brief profile of the School:
The School of International Relations and Strategic Studies was
set up in 1987 'to encourage interdisciplinary programmes of advanced
study and research' in the field of international relations and
strategic studies. One of the aims of the School is to provide a
forum for interaction within this general field among the members
of the three Faculties of the University, to conduct research in
areas that cannot properly be dealt with within the confines of
a single department. Since its inception, the School has promoted
cooperation between scholars in analysing problems having multi-disciplinary
dimensions; by organising lectures, seminars and workshops; and,
in a limited way, by sponsoring styudies on specific areas and issues.
Some of these efforts have resulted in publications brought out
by the School, which have been acclaimed by the academic community.
Outline of the admin1istrative/academic structure
The School is governed by an admin1istrative Committee, and its academic
programmes are formulated by an Academic Committee. Both these committees
have members drawn from the different Faculties of the University;
the admin1istrative Committee also has external members.
The day-to-day functioning of the School is in charge of a Director.
There is also a Joint Director. Both these honorary positions have
been held so far by members of the Department of International Relations.
Contact
Infrastructural Facilities
Research
Seminar/Conference
International/National Recognition
Other Highlights
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Contact
1. Address of the School : Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700 032
2. Telephone no : 440-8656
E-mail address : mou@cal2.vsnl.net.in
3. Date of establishment : November 1987
4. Built-up area of the School : Office-cum-seminar room-cum-library,
30 sq.m. (approx.); seminar hall, 60 sq.m. (approx.)
5. Name of the Director : Prof. Arun Kumar Banerji
Name of the Joint Director : Prof. Purushottam Bhattacharya
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Infrastructural facilities
Books in the Library of School : 230
Journals/periodicals subscribed to by the School : 8
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Research
No. of ongoing research projects, with total outlay in lakhs: 3
projects
1 funded from School budget (Rs.15,000); the other 2 are individual
projects with no external funding
No. of research projects completed in last 3 years, with total
outlay in lakhs:
4, total outlay Rs. 57,000/- from School budget
Details of ongoing projects funded by external agencies (including
UGC, AICTE, CSIR, DST and other Govt. departments and institutes)
1. Energy and Environment: Implications for International Relations
(School budget, Rs.15,000)
2. Impact of Geography on India's Security and Relations to the
neighbouring Countries (individual project of the Director, no external
funding)
3. European Union and South Asia: A Case Study of Indo-EU Partnership
(individual project of the Joint Director, no external funding)
Major thrust areas within the subject in
which research activities are being pursued
1. Security issues, with particular reference to proliferation of
nuclear weapons
2. Globalisation and its impact on India
3. Indo-EU Cooperation with particular reference to technology transfer
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Seminars/conferences
1. Globalisation and India: Implications and the Challenges Ahead:
National Seminar, 27-28 March 1998.
2. Development Cooperation between the European Union and India,
National Seminar, 18-19 January 1999
3. People's Republic of China at Fifty: Domestic Politics, Economy
and Foreign Relations, National Seminar, 14-15 December 1999
4. Environmental Issues and Human Security: National and International
Dimensions: Local Seminar, 10-11 April 2001
Twelve round-table discussions, workshops, lectures, discussions
etc. were also held during this period.
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National/international recognition received by faculty
Both the Director and the Joint Director have obtained fellowships/
scholarships awarded by the State Government, Government of India
and international funding agencies. They have also received invitations/travel
grants awarded by the UGC and by foreign governments under cultural
exchange programmes. Several other members of the School's Academic
Committee have also received similar recognition, details of which
may be found in their respective departmental profiles.
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Any other highlights
Completed research projects:
1. Shibashis Chatterjee, 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the Threshold
States' (1994-95)
2. Sudakshina Sarkar, 'Inter-State River Water Disputes with the
Kaveri Waters as a Case Study' (1998-99)
3. Tania Das, 'Water Resources Management with Special Reference
to the Narmada Waters' (1999-2000)
4. Joyobroto Sanyal, 'Transfer of Technology from the European Union
to India' (1999-2000)
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Publications
14 volumes have been published by the School. (See list in Appendix
I.)
Publications by individual members have been listed in their respective
departmental reports.
List of Publications by the School
1. J. Bandyopadhyaya, A.K. Banerji, S. Basu & A. D. Mukherjee
(eds.), Dimensions of Strategy: Some Indian Perspectives, Minerva
Associates, Calcutta, 1990
2. A.N.D. Haksar, Indian Foreign Services and Indian Diplomacy,
SIRSS, 1990 (monograph)
3. J. Bandyopadhyaya, A. Mukherjee & S. Basu Ray Chaudhuri,
Kautilya's Manadala as an International System, SIRSS, 1991 (monograph)
4. J. Bandyopadhyaya (ed.), Models of Arms Race, K.P. Bagchi &
Co., Calcutta, 1991
5. A.K. Banerji (ed.), Arms Race, Disarmament and Security: Some
Perspectives, K.P. Bagchi & Co., Calcutta, 1991
6. J. Bandyopadhyaya, B. Gupta & A. Mukherjee, International
Relations and Global Equilibrium: Some Mathematical Models, K.P.
Bagchi & Co., Calcutta, 1992
7. A.K. Banerji (ed.), The Gulf War and the Energy Crisis in India,
K.P. Bagchi & Co., Calcutta, 1993
8. A.K. Banerji (ed.), Integration, Disintegration and the World
Order, Allied Publishers, Calcutta/New Delhi, 1995
9. A.K. Banerji (ed.), Non-Proliferation in the Changing World:
India's Policy and Options, Allied Publishers, Calcutta, 1997
10. Shibabhis Chatterjee, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the Problem
of Threshold States, Minerva Associates, Calcutta, 1999
11. P. Bhattacharya & A. Ray Chaudhuri (eds.), Globalisation
and India: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective, Lancer's Books, New
Delhi, 2000
12. A.K. Banerji (ed.), Conflict Resolution in the Post-Cold War
Era, Minerva Associates, Calcutta, 2000
13. A.K,. Banerji & P. Bhattacharya (eds.), People's Republic
of China at Fifty: Domestic Politics, Economy and Foreign Relations,
Lancer's Books, New Delhi: forthcoming
14. Joyobroto Sanyal, International Technology Transfers: India-European
Union Cooperation, Minerva Associates, Calcutta (forthcoming)
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