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Prof. Veena Kukreja

Prof.
  Professor
     Department of Political Science,
University of Delhi,
Delhi- 110007
 
     
27666670
     kukreja_veena@rediffmail.com

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D.               

Ph.D. (Thesis topic: Civil-Military Relations in South Asia), Department of Political Science, Delhi University

1987

M.Phil.

M.Phil. (Political Science), Department of Political Science, Delhi University

1982

PG

M.A. (Political Science), Department of Political Science, Delhi University

1978

UG

B. A., Delhi University

 

Career Profile

1993 - till date: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.

Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. 

Lecturer, Janki Devi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi.

Lecturer, Shivaji College, University of Delhi.

Areas of Specialization / Interest

South Asian Studies and Pakistan Studies

Subjects Taught

State and Society in Pakistan, Pakistan and the World, State and Society in South Asia, Theory of International Relations

Publications Profile

Books/Monographs (Authored/Edited)

Kukreja, Veena, ed. 2008. Democracy, Development and Discontent in South Asia. Sage.
Kukreja, Veena, ed. 2005. Pakistan: Democracy, Development and Security Issues. Sage.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/PRESENTATIONS

Participation as Paper/Poster Presenter 

2009. Inter-Governmental Relations in Pakistan. Paper presented at the Country Round Table, January, 2009, Vigyan Bhawan.( organized by Forum of Federations) 

2004. Military Regimes in Pakistan: A Comparitive Study of Zia and Musharraf. Paper presented at the Seminar on Pakistan in the 21st Century, February, 2004, India International Centre, New Delhi.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Name of Project: Federalism in South Asia: A Comparative Study of India and Pakistan.

Awards and distinctions

Gold Medalist, B.A. (Hons.) 

National Scholarship Holder, M.A. level

Association with Professional Bodies

Memberships

Member, IDSA 

Member, ICWA 

Member, IIPA

Member, Indian Political Science Association

Other Activities

Her Book ‘Contemporary Pakistan: Political Processes, Conflicts and Crisis’ 2003. New Delhi, Sage Publications, is recommended for course on South Asia in Syracuse University, New York. 

Public Service / University Service / Consulting Activity 

Life member, NGO Swayam, Pankha Road which helps in rehabilitation of the drug dependents.  

Member, Hope Project, Nizzamuddin Basti, which works for community development.