Public Administration

Publications

Research Projects

Workshop/Seminar Details

The Department conducts seminars/conferences on a regular basis to promote the research culture and update with the latest development in specific areas of research. Besides this, the department also conducts refresher courses/Faculty Development Programmes for College and University teachers at different periods of time.

List of Seminars/Conferences organized in Last Five Years:

1. Webinar on “COVID Diplomacy of India: A Critical Appraisal”
   Date & Time: 10 June 2021, 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Professor Upendra Choudhury
   No. of Participants: 52

2. Webinar on “Public Policy Challenges in the Post COVID-19 Era”
   Date & Time: 08 June 2021, 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Professor Rumki Basu
   No. of Participants: 68

3. Webinar on “Contemporary Relevance of Gandhiji’s Gram Swaraj”
   Date & Time: 11 June 2021, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Mr. Prasanna Kumar Dash
   No. of Participants: 47

4. Webinar on “SDGs and Development Dilemma”
   Date & Time: 17 and 18 June 2021, 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM (Both Days)
   Speaker(s): Professor Satya Narayan Mishra
   No. of Participants: 38

5. Webinar on “Media, Social Responsibility and Governance”
   Date & Time: 21 June 2021, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Professor Amita Singh, Professor Jaishri Jethwaney and Mr. HimanshuMishra
   No. of Participants: 58

6. Webinar on “Pandemic, Mental Health and Governance”
   Date & Time: 05 August 2021, 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Professor Kalpana Sarathy
   No. of Participants: 45

7. National Seminar on “Public Administration in 21^st Century: Challenges and Options” (In Collaboration with IIPA, Regional Branch, Odisha)
   Date & Time: 03 December 2021, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
   Speaker(s): Professor Rumki Basu
   No. of Participants: 72

8. Webinar on “Union Budget 2022-23: Key Takeaways”
   Date & Time: 04 February 2022, 11:30 AM – 01:30 PM
   Speaker(s): Dr. Pravas Ranjan Mishra, Fellow- OXFAM India, Media Consultant
   No. of Participants: 56

9. 9. Lecture on “Preventing Abuse of Power: The Public Policy Choices”
      Date & Time: 22 July 2022, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
      Speaker(s): Dr. Sudhanshu Sarangi (IPS), Chairman- Odisha Police Recruitment
      Board

No. of Participants: 89

10. 10. Lecture on “DYNAMICS OF E-GOVERNANCE IN INDIA IN THE POST-COVID ERA”
        Date & Time: 09 September 2022, 11:30 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Aakansha Natani, Asst. Professor, HSRG, IIIT Hyderabad

No. of Participants: 55

11. 11. Induction Programme – 2022 Lecture on “Public Administration in a Changing World”
        Date & Time: 26 October 2022, 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
        Speaker(s): : Prof. Surya Narayan Misra, Former Professor of Utkal University &
        Emeritus Professor of KIIT University Law School

No. of Participants: 63

12. 12. Induction Programme – 2022 Lecture on “Good Governance and Civil Society”
        Date & Time: 27 October 2022, 11:00 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Mrs. Bharati Chakra, Odisha State Head, HelpAge India

No. of Participants: 59

13. 13. Induction Programme – 2022 Lecture on “Research in Social Sciences”
        Date & Time: 28 October 2022, 11:00 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Sheetal Sharma, Asst. Professor, School of International Studies,
        JNU, New Delhi

No. of Participants: 70

14. 14. Extra-Mural Lecture on “Contemporary Challenges to Financial Administration in
        India”
        Date & Time: 06 December 2022, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Purnendu Kar, Chartered Accountant, Economist, Featured
        Columnist of ‘Banija Bichara’

No. of Participants:56

15. 15. Lecture on “Narratives of Nationalism in Bollywood Cinema”
        Date & Time: 10 December 2022, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Nadira Khan, Asst. Professor of Media & Communication, XIM
        University & Visiting Faculty, McMaster University, Canada

No. of Participants: 62

16. 16. Phd Scholars’ Induction Programme on “Determinants of India’s Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy under Modi Administration”
        Date & Time: 10 January 2023, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Amb. Debraj Pradhan (IFS, Retd.), Former Ambassador of India

No. of Participants: 83

17. 17. National Seminar on “India’s G20 Presidency: Our Foreign Policy Imperatives &
        Global Priorities”
        Date & Time: 08th May 2023, 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Amb. Debraj Pradhan (IFS, Retd.), Former Ambassador of India

No. of Participants: 59

18. 18. Lecture on “Management of Micro Projects in Odisha”.
        Date & Time: 15 March 2023, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Smt. Kananbala Nayak, Joint Director (Accounts), Gopabandhu
        Academy of Administration

No. of Participants: 63

19. 19. Special Lecture on “JUSTICE IN AN ORGANISATION: JOHN RAWL’S JUSTICE AS
        FAIRNESS”
        Date & Time: 12 April 2023, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Prof. Prakash Chandra Sarangi, Former Vice Chancellor of Ravenshaw
        University, Professor (Retd.) of Central University of Hyderabad, India

No. of Participants: 70

20. 20. Extra-Mural Lecture on “The Recent Trends of Journalism and Mass
        Communication and Way Ahead”
        Date & Time: 24 August 2023, 08:00 AM – 11:00 AM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Nalin Kumar Patra, Associate Professor & HOD, JMC Department,
        BJB (A) College, Odisha

No. of Participants: 64

21. 21. Seminar on “India’s G20 Leadership and Indo-Sino-Pacific Linkages”
        Date & Time: 02 September 2023, 11:00 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Dr. Ishani Naskar, Professor-Department of International Relations,
        Jadavpur University

No. of Participants: 53

22. 22. Special Lecture on “The Prime Minister’s Office in India”
        Date & Time: 06 October 2023, 11:30 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Prof. Ranjani Ranjan Jha, Professor of Political Science & Dean of
        Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India

No. of Participants: 61

23. 23. Seminar on the event of “RTI Day Observance and Workshop on Right to
        Information Act – 2005”
        Date & Time: 12 October 2023, 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Shri Dilip Bisoi, Former State Information Commissioner, Odisha

No. of Participants: 49

24. 24. Special Lecture on “Encounter with Colonial Modernity: The Indian Experience”
        Date & Time: 12 January 2024, 02:30 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Prof. Akhil Ranjan Dutta, Professor of Political Science, Gauhati
        University, Assam, India

No. of Participants: 77

24. 24. Special Lecture on “Emerging Technologies & Global Policy: Implications for
        Governance”
        Date & Time: 09 February 2024, 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Prof. N. K. Kumaresan Raja, Professor & Head, Deptt. of Politics &
        International Studies, Pondicherry Central University and, Former Professor,
        LBSNAA, Mussorie

No. of Participants: 67

25. 25. Special Lecture on “QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS”
        Date & Time: 24 February 2024, 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
        Speaker(s): Prof. Jyotirmayee Acharya, Professor & Head, Department of Gender
        Studies, Rama Devi Women’s University, Odisha

No. of Participants: 51

26. 26. Seminar on the event of “NATIONAL PRESS DAY”
        Date & Time: 16 November 2024, 11:30 AM – 01:30 PM
        Speaker(s): Sri Dilip Kumar Bisoi, Former Information Commissioner, Govt. of
        Odisha

No. of Participants: 88

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The alumni association of the department is functional for more than two decades and regular alumni meetings are conducted (preferably, annually) by the department.

Activities :

 The department has successfully organized an alumni meeting on 4^th December 2021 and 27 alumni have participated in the daylong event with interaction amongst them and the faculties. The invited alumni expressed interest to cooperate in further activities of the department as per their respective capacity.