Assistant Professor, School of Law
MA, M.Phil. & PhD
Experience - 9 Years
Areas of Specialization - Federalism, Fiscal Federalism & Sub-national Para-diplomacy
Teaching Interests– Political Science and International Relations
Introduction - Having graduated with honours in Political Science from University of Delhi, Dr. Prakash Chandra Jha pursued his higher studies (MA, M.Phil. and PhD) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has published 9 articles in peer reviewed journals and has presented papers in 13 national and international conferences. He has over 9 years of experience of teaching graduate and undergraduate students in Amity University and Vivekananda Global University Rajasthan Jaipur.
Interest Areas – Federalism, Local Government, Decentralisation and Foreign Policy
Research & Publications:
i."Emerging Issues and Challenges in Brazilian Fiscal Federalism: Some Lessons for India”, India Quarterly: A journal of International Affairs, (Sage Publication) Vol. LX, No. 1&2, January-June 2004, New Delhi, pp. 144-170.
ii."The Brazilian Experience of Federalism”, Indian Journal of Federal Studies, Vol. 1, No. 11 June 2005, Delhi, pp.157-170.
iii. Decentralization and Brazilian Federalism”, Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. LXVII, No. 1, January-March, 2007, pp.106-122.
iv.‘Federalism, Regionalism and States’ Paradiplomacy in India’, in L Lobo, M Sahu and J Shah (eds.), Federalism in India: Towards aFresh Balance of Power, (pp. 234–260) Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 2014
v."Theory of Fiscal Federalism: An Analysis”, Journal of Social and Economic Development, (Springer), Vol. 17, No. 2, 2015, pp. 241-59.
vi."Para-diplomacy in Federal Polities: Sub-national Governments in Brazil and India as International Actors”, Khoj-An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2018, pp.62-72.
vii."Current Trends and Issues in Indian Federalism” Indian Journal of Public Administration (Sage Publication), Vol.65, No. 2, June 2019, pp.377-389.
viii. "India's Trade Outreach Needs to Pivot Towards Latin America”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.54, No.39, 28 September, 2019.
ix. "Equalization Transfers in Canada: Emerging Challenges". Asian Profile, Vol. 47, No. 4, December 2019.
Awards - Shastri Indo-Canadian Doctoral Fellowship (2004-05) to undertake his doctoral research in Canada.
