Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name:
Ms. Payel Sen
Date of Birth:
12.09.1982
Father’s Name:
Late Shri Ashok Kumar Sen
Residential Address:
Ruby Park Co- operative Housing Society,
Bldg.1, Flat- 11, Kolkata- 700078, West Bengal, India
Permanent Address:
Same as above.
Email id:
[email protected]
Contact Number:
09051714607
Nationality:
Indian
Languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Name of the
Exams
School/College
Board/
University
Year
1998
% of
Marks
Obtained
80.33
Division/
Class/
Grade
First
Secondary
St. Joseph’s
Convent High
School
Indian
Council of
Secondary
Education
Higher
Secondary
Modern High
School for Girls,
Kolkata
West Bengal
Council of
Higher
Secondary
Education
2000
69.80
First
B.A.
Honours in
Political
Science
M.A. in
Political
Science
Lady Brabourne
College, Kolkata
Calcutta
University
2003
59.37
Second
2005
66.87
First
University of Calcutta
Distinction
English,
Hindi,
History/
Civics,
Geography,
Science,
Math,
Economics
Hindi,
English,
Political
Science,
History,
Economics,
Geography
Political
Science
-
Political
Science
First in
First Class
-
-
June, 2006
UGC- NET
Ph.D
Subject(s)
University of Calcutta (2014)
Title of Thesis: Participatory Planning in
Rural West Bengal: A Study of Birbhum
District
SPECIALIZATION/ RESEARCH AREAS
Local Government and Politics: Rural and Urban with particular focus on Community
Participation, Urban Poverty, Decentralized Planning, Gender Issues; Public
Administration.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching
Current Employment Profile:
Assistant Professor in Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University,
Barasat, Kolkata (2009- Continuing).
Job Description: Post Graduate teaching and research/ Organizing Seminars and Workshops
Past Assignments:
Visiting Faculty, Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University, (September,
2008- February, 2009).
Lecturer in Political Science in Burdwan Raj College, Burdwan (July, 2008- January, 2009).
Guest lecturer (Part- time) in Political Science, St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata
(September, 2007- March, 2008).
Guest lecturer in Political Science (Full- time Contractual) in Victoria Institution (College),
Kolkata (August, 2006- August, 2007).
Guest lecturer in Political Science in the Women’s Christian College, Kalighat (November,
2005- January, 2006).
Guest lecturer (Part-time) in Political Science in St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College,
Kolkata (October, 2005- July, 2006).
Research
Co- researcher in the project on Role of Gram Unnayan Samitis in Rural Decentralized
Planning in West Bengal sponsored by Society for Training and Research on Panchayats
Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal, FebruaryOctober, 2010.
Co- researcher in Project on Urban Poverty in West Bengal: An Enquiry into the KUSP
Programme commissioned by the DFID (Govt. of U.K.)- supported Change Management
Unit, Kolkata Basic Services for the Poor under the Municipal Affairs Department, Govt. of
West Bengal, August, 2009- February, 2010.
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Co- researcher in the Project on Gender Paradigm in Urban Local Bodies in West Bengal: A
Pilot Study of Women Councillors in Kolkata Metropolitan Area commissioned by DFID
(Govt. of U.K.)- supported Change Management Unit, Kolkata Basic Services for the Poor
under the Municipal Affairs Department, Govt. of West Bengal June, 2007- June, 2008.
Research Assistant in the DFID- funded Project on the Backward Villages in West Bengal
under the supervision of the Strengthening Rural Decentralization Cell, Panchayats and Rural
Development Department. Govt. of West Bengal January- November, 2007.
Research Assistant in Research Project on Participatory Governance: Ward Committees in
Action commissioned by DFID-supported Change Management Unit, KUSP, Municipal
Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal June-December, 2006.
PUBLICATIONS
Books/ Chapters:
1. ‘Engendering Urban Governance in West Bengal: Quest for Accountability’ in U.B.
Singh (ed.), Ethics and Social Accountability in Urban Governance, Global Research
Publications, New Delhi, 2014, Pp. 141-159. (ISBN: 978-81-89630-77-5)
2. Good Governance in India: Context and Concerns (Co- author), Progressive Publishers,
Kolkata, 2009, (ISBN: 81-8064-144-9)
3. ‘Engendering Rural Governance and Development – Lessons from West Bengal’ in
Sukamal Datta (ed.), Women Empowerment in West Bengal, Manav Prakashan, Kolkata,
2009, Pp. 139-169. (ISBN: 978-93-80332-00-0)
Research Articles:
1. ‘Capacity Development of Councillors in West Bengal: A Gendered Perspective’, Urban
India, Special Number (Forthcoming).
2. ‘Dynamics’ of Decentralized Governance in Urban India: Implications for Inclusive City
Development, Nagarlok, Vol.XLVI, No.2, April-June, 2014, Pp. 15-36 (ISSN 00277584).
3. ‘Towards Socially Accountable Urban Local Governance: The Citizens’ Charter Reform
in West Bengal’, Urban India, July-December, 2013, Pp. 56-78 (ISSN 09709045).
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4. ‘Whither Community Participation: Community Development Society in Urban West
Bengal’, Nagarlok, Vol. XLIV, No.3, July- September, 2012, Pp. 96-113. (ISSN: 00277584).
5. ‘Community Monitoring in the Provision of Basic Services to the Poor in Urban West
Bengal’ (Co- author), Nagarlok, Vol. XLIV, No.1, January- March, 2012, Pp. 40-65.
(ISSN: 0027-7584)
6. ‘Women in Urban local Governance: Empowerment through Participation’ (Co- author),
The ICFAI University Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol.4, Nos. 3&4,
September and December, 2009, Pp. 48-61. (ISSN: 0973-3736)
7. ‘Participation in Urban Development and Governance: Where the Community Matters’
(Co- author), The ICFAI University Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol.3
No.4, December, 2008, Pp. 7-18. (ISSN: 0973-3736)
8. ‘Human Development Scenario in West Bengal: The Onset of a Journey’, ASTI Journal
of Training and Development, Vol. VIII, No.2, July- December, 2007, Pp. 151-157.
SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES/ TALKS
1. Organized National Seminar on Participation as Tool for Inclusive Governance:
Precepts and Practices in the Department of Political Science, West Bengal State
University, Barasat, Kolkata, March 26, 2015.
2. Participated in the 53rd Orientation Programme organized by Academic Staff College,
Jadavpur University, August 25- September 22, 2014.
3. Presented a paper titled ‘Urban Poverty Revisited: An Enquiry into KUSP Initiative in
West Bengal’ in National Seminar on Contemporary Urban System: Challenges and
Opportunities organized by Department of Geography, Benaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, February 11-13, 2013.
4. Presented a paper on ‘Community Participation through CDSs in Urban West Bengal’ in
the 8th International conference on New Frontiers in Public Administration: Practice
and Theory, American Society for Public Administration, October 25-27, 2012,
Hyderabad.
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5. Organized National Seminar on Critical issues in Urbanization in India in the
Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata, March
30, 2012.
6. Presented a paper on ‘Community Monitoring in Urban Service Delivery in West
Bengal’ in the International Conference on Monitoring and Evaluation organized by
INTRAC, The Netherlands, June 14-16, 2011.
7. Organized National Seminar on Federalism in India Today: Emerging Issues in the
Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata,
February 18, 2011.
8. Participated in the Refresher Course in the Department of Political Science, University
of Calcutta, November 18- December 8, 2010.
9. Organized National Seminar on Making Decentralization Work in India: Retrospect and
Prospect in the Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University, Barasat,
Kolkata, February 9, 2010.
10. Delivered a lecture on ‘The Changing Dynamics of Women’s Participation in Urban
Governance in West Bengal’ in State-level seminar on Decentralization and Participatory
Governance in West Bengal, organized by Department of Political Science Mrinalini Datta
Mahavidyalay, Birati, December 20, 2009.
11. Presented a paper titled ‘Regionalism in India: Demand for Smaller States’ in Statelevel Seminar on Regionalism and Nation- Building in India organized by Gour
Mahavidyalaya, Malda in collaboration with West Bengal Political Science Association,
Kolkata, August 18, 2008.
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