BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY (A Central University) Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow

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1 BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY (A Central University) Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow Dear Sir / Madam, Prof. R.C. Sobti Vice-Chancellor Patron-In-Chief Prof. Victor Babu Dean, SAS, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Joint Organising Secretaries Dr. Shashikant Pandey & Dr. Siddhartha Mukerji Assistant Prof., Department of Political Science, BBAU It is a matter of immense pleasure for us to inform you that the Department Of Political Science is organizing a two-day International Seminar on Global Politics and Governance in 21 st Century: Emerging Trends and Global Concerns on 22 nd and 23 rd March We extend our cordial invitation to you to participate in the Seminar as an esteemed speaker and present a paper on any one of the sub-themes mentioned in the Concept Paper. It is an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary seminar. We are enclosing herewith the concept paper; the sub-themes mentioned therein are only indicative. Your paper should be related to the broad theme of the Seminar. Kindly send your consent as soon as you receive this invitation and send your abstract by 01 March 2014 and the full-length paper by 20 March Needless to mention that besides hospitality by the Institution, we will bear travel expenses of the selected paper presenters only as per university rules. Kindly acknowledge on this ID: seminarbbaudps2014@gmail.com, ripsbbau@gmail.com & Sartikboi@yahoo.com.in You are requested to confirm your participation; you may also request your colleagues to take part in the seminar. Yours Sincerely Organizing Secretary Thanking you Seminar Director Dr. Ripu Sudan Singh Dr. Sartik Bagh Department of Political Science Department of Political Science Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow University, Lucknow Mob Mob For further details please visit our University website:

2 A TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR on Global Politics and Governance in 21 st Century: Emerging Trends and Global Concerns Date: 22 nd and 23 rd March 2014 (Saturday & Sunday) Organized by: Department of Political Science School for Ambedkar Studies BBAU, Lucknow Seminar Director Dr. Sartik Bagh Head, Deptt. Of Political Science School for Ambedkar Studies BBAU, Lucknow Organizing Secretary: Dr. Ripu Sudan Singh Department of Political Science School for Ambedkar Studies B.B.A.U. Lucknow s:

3 Concept Note of the Seminar Global Politics has undergone transformation by leaps and bounds in recent times. Though its only thirteen years of the new millennium, the world has witnessed these changes happening at a pace much faster than what was expected. To enumerate the important ones; the global recession has shattered world s strongest economies and has resulted into collapse of many financial empires. The unipolar world, which was recognized as the crude reality of the twenty first century world order, seems to be replaced with multi-polarity. Issues like democracy, human rights, economic development, ethnicity, multiculturalism, gender and environment that were addressed at national or at sub-national levels have assumed global dimension. For instance, democratization which is an ongoing process has sought to revamp the traditional social and political order in many of the existing authoritarian regimes. The agenda of economic growth has overtaken the more holistic and humane objective of human development. Similarly, the concern about regional inequality has figured on the priority agenda of the economists all over the world. These economic predicaments appeared to be common concerns for several countries of the developing world. Therefore, it became relevant to address them at multilateral forums through collective deliberations for finding collective solutions. Issues of environment and climate change have brought in new political equations in relations between developed and developing nations. In addition, rising instances of terrorism across the globe has necessitated collective action on the part of nations to find ways and mechanisms to deal with it. In a nutshell it could be clearly stated that, the contemporary world has taken the form of a global village, tending towards greater cooperation and political engagements between nations. In response to changing dynamics of world politics the subject has taken new theoretical routes to understand and analyze the emerging trends and concerns, and also locate the continuity and change from past practices. This conference is an attempt to bring the experts of global politics on a common platform to discuss these transformations in the world today. Broadly, it focuses on two core areas: first the emerging theoretical trends in global politics and international relations, and second the new areas or subjects of contemporary relevance in global politics. The themes that will be discussed and deliberated upon in the Seminar will address the following questions. First, what would be the future course of world politics- unipolar, multipolar, or some other phenomenon? Second, whether the new century will witness emergence of global governance in the form of global regimes and institutions or it will only see the fall of existing institutions? Thirdly, how will the world politics be affected by the emergence of economic powers in the developing world, such as China, India, and Brazil. Fourthly, what can be the mechanisms to find concrete, feasible and implementable solutions of various global challenges (with special reference to displacement, deprivation, terrorism and environment). Finally, the question of methodology will be addressed. In view of these objectives, papers are invited on a wide range of themes mentioned in the next section:

4 Global Politics and Governance in 21 st Century (Emerging trends and global concerns) Emerging trends: Global Politics: A theoretical perspective Global Politics in the post-cold war period Global Politics after neo-realism and neo-liberalism Global Politics and Global Governance Global Politics and global community Global Politics and transnational Politics Global Politics and Economic globalization Global Politics and Nation-State system Global Politics and Global Regimes Global Politics-Myth and reality Politics of developing countries Global Concerns: Human Rights Gender Democratization National Security Nuclear Proliferation Environment and Sustainable Development Multiculturalism Global Terrorism Politics for Natural Resources Global Politics and the issues of deprivation, displacement, poverty, hunger and health Social movements Ethnic Conflicts Politics of International Trade Global black and parallel economy Business and Financial Transactions Note: Needless to say that many more topics could be formulated on the above theme. All novel themes will be welcome. However, every participant is expected to address the central theme of the Seminar.

5 Call for Papers The Seminar will invite academia and policy practitioners to present papers on the themes mentioned above. The paper will be scrutinized by a Committee of experts mainly on the basis of the following criteria: ability to link theoretical arguments with reliable empirical data or case studies; relevance of the subject to understand global politics from a broader and interdisciplinary perspective; attempt to build theoretical constructs based on action-oriented research. The research focus will be to locate the continuity and change in the theoretical trends of the discipline; offer logical and empirical explanation for diverse phenomenon in global politics; build policy alternatives and suggest institutional innovations for emerging concerns and problems in the field. Abstract and Paper Submission Details Acceptance of Abstract (not more than 500 words) depends on the novelty of themes. Last date for submission of abstracts is 1 March Abstracts of participants will be scrutinised by an expert academic committee and acceptance or rejection will be informed latest by 05 March Only the authors of selected abstracts will be invited to present their papers in the seminar. Candidates whose abstracts are accepted have to send their full paper not later than 20 March Authors are requested to send their abstracts and papers electronically (MS Word) through attachment in the following address: seminarbbaudps2014@gmail.com and CC to ripsbbau@gmail.com Important Dates: Last date for Abstract: 1 th March, 2014 Confirmation of acceptance of abstracts: 5 th March, 2014 Last date for full paper: 20 th March, 2014 Language: Papers can be presented in either English or Hindi. Presentation: Selected papers will be presented in different technical sessions followed by discussion.

6 BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY (A Central University) Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR on Global Politics and Governance in 21 st Century: Emerging Trends and Global Concerns Personal Details: 22 nd and 23 rd March 2014 Organised by Department of Political Science Registration Form Submit to and CC to Name:... Affiliated Institution Kindly tick any one category Category A: Teacher/Industry/NGO/Bureaucracy Category B: Research Scholar Title of the Paper: Sub Theme:. Contact Details: Full address Mobile no Signature of the Registration Counter Assistant Signature of the Participant

7 Financial support: Due to paucity of funds, only selected paper presenters will be paid travel expenses and will be provided accommodation facility by the organisers. Remuneration will also be paid on the submission of full papers. Other than this, those who are willing to participate and present papers will have to bear their travel expenses and make accommodation arrangement. The list of hotels has been given below. However, they will be provided refreshment, food and seminar kit. All the participants are required to register themselves. The registration is free. Organizing Committee: Director of the Seminar: Organizing Secretary: Joint Organising Secretaries: Organising Committees: Dr. Sartik Bagh, Head, Department of Political Science, BBAU; Dr. Ripu Sudan Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, BBAU; Dr. S.K Pandey, Assistant Professor, DPS, BBAU Dr. Siddhartha Mukerji, Assistant Professor, DPS, BBAU Dr. Sanatan Nayak, HOD, Economics, BBAU Dr. S.M. Basha, Assistant Professor, History, BBAU Dr. Brajesh Kumar, Sociology, BBAU Seminar Director Dr. Sartik Bagh Head, Deptt. Of Political Science School for Ambedkar Studies B.B.A.U. Lucknow Organizing Secretary Dr. Ripu Sudan Singh Department of Political Science School for Ambedkar Studies BBAU, Lucknow s: Rules for Participation Only registered participants will be allowed to take part in any of the events of the Seminar. Registration will be as given in table. All the registered participants will be provided with a participation certificate, conference kit, lunch and high tea. For Power Point Presentation, please inform us in advance. Participants can send prior information for registration and accommodation by on seminarbbaudps2014@gmail.com and ripsbbau@gmail.com For any queries and assistance, please contact us via on ripsbbau@gmail.com and seminarbbaudps2014@gmail.com For telephonic queries, please call at and

8 About the University The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University is a Central University located in Lucknow and was established in The University is dedicated to promoting learning of higher education in various fields of natural and social sciences. Besides, the University is also committed to promoting various ideas for which Dr. Ambedkar worked during his lifetime. About the Department The department of Political Science in the university is a new department established in The department is dedicated to promote teaching and research in the emerging fields of political science like public policy and governance, comparative politics, international relations and human rights while maintaining the scholarship in some of the conventional fields like political thought, political philosophy etc. The department has six teachers and around fifty students. Since its inception, the department has been concentrating on maintaining global standards in its teaching as well as research programmes. So far it has organized around two national seminars and five discussions which were very well received in academia and in media. Its teachers and research scholars are deeply interested in understating the social problems around them. The department is committed to give new directions to the teaching methods and research areas in the discipline. The department offers unique opportunities in the discipline as it is the only department of political science which offers courses in public policy and governance issues. Presently the department is offering Master s Program in Political Science. It also offers Ph.D. program in Political Science. The department intends to introduce a Master s Program in Public Policy and establish a Center for Asian Studies in the near future.

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10 Hotels in Lucknow The Piccadily Lucknow Address : Sector- B, Bara Birwa, Kanpur Road City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : , Fax No. : ID : contact@piccadilylucknow.co.in Website : Taj Residency Address : Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : Fax No. : ID : vivanta.gomtinagar@tajhotels.com Website : Gemini Continental Address : 10, Rani Laxmi Bai Marg City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : Fax No. : ID : welcome@geminicontinental.com Website : Clarks Avadh Address : U P Hotels Limited, 8, Mahatma Gandhi Marg City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : , Fax No. : ID : reservation@clarksavadh.com Website : Hotel Deep Address : National Highway 25, Ghasyari Mandi City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : / 43/ 44/ 47 ID : deep@lwl.vsnl.net.in Website : La Place Sarovar Portico Address : 6, Shahnajaf Road City : Lucknow State : Uttar Pradesh Pin Code : Phone No. : Fax No. : ID : lpsp@sarovarhotels.com Website : For More Hotels Please Visit: Note: For accommodation kindly contact the concerned Hotels as per your requirement.

11 About Lucknow and the Adjoining Places Delegates and participants visiting Lucknow may have options to visit several important historical places in Lucknow and adjoining Lucknow. The entire region is very rich in terms of culture, history, nature and religion. All the places are well connected with rail and roads. Temperature at Lucknow and adjoing places in the month of April is expected to be around C. The brief detail is as follow; Lucknow city is legendary for its Adab and Tehzeeb (cultural refinement), and is also associated with its legendary hospitality, leisurely moods of life, fabled edifices steeped in history, world renowned cuisine and exquisite Sham-e-Avadh. Tremors of time have not effaced Lucknow of its cultural heritage and traditions, which once contributed in creating the city incomparable in its times. As the 18th century seat of the Nawabs of Avadh, Lucknow flourished becoming an important political and cultural centre, rivaling Delhi in its patronage to art and literature. It was during this time that culture and architecture synthesized emerging in a distinct form, now so typical to the Lucknow culture. Musicians and dancers flocked to Lucknow giving birth to new musical forms and instruments under the patronage of the royalty. Art forms like Kathak, Thumri, Khayal, Dadra, Qawalis, Ghazals and Shero Shairi saw their finest hour. In this era, major stress was laid on even minor details like the art of dressing, apparels (libaas) and jewelry all symbolic of a genteel lifestyle. The legacy of the exquisite embroidery still lives on with equal zest in today's modern era. Culinary skills, too, reached heights of excellence as the nawabs were not only gracious hosts but also extremely fond of good nutritious food. Thus, the skillful art of slow cooking emerged. The royalty of Avadh was also famous for indulging in extravagant pastimes like elephant and rooster fights and kite flying, a game that still evokes passionate involvement among the flyers and the bystanders alike. The field of architecture saw re-interpretation of the existing styles and experimentation in the fusion of the occidental and the oriental style of architecture. The magnificent edifices standing proudly among the architectural skyline of the city are living examples of the na wab's architectural ingenuity. Modern Lucknow, spread evenly on both sides of river Gomti, is a perfect blend of the ancient with the modern, as many glitzy shopping arcades coexist with the old monuments. The greatest attraction of Lucknow, where the past jostles with the present is its unique ability to achieve harmony amidst disorder and to assimilate the new into the old.

12 Ayodhya: Ayodhya is located on the right bank of the river Sarayu, 150 km from Lucknow. This town is closely associated with Rama, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu. According to the Ramayana, the city is 9,000 years old, and was founded by Manu, the first man in the Vedas, and law-giver of the Hindus. For centuries, it was the capital for the Surya dynasty, of which Lord Rama was the most celebrated king. At the time it was known as Kaushaldesa. Allahabad: A city of many dimensions is what befits a description of Allahabad. In addition to being a major pilgrimage centre, the city has played an important part in the formation of modern India. Hindu mythology states that Lord Brahma, the creator god, chose a land for 'Prakrishta Yajna'. This land, at the confluence of three holy rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, blessed by gods, came to be known as 'Prayag' or 'Allahabad'. Foreseeing the sanctity of the place, Lord Brahma also called it as 'Tirth Raj' or 'King of all pilgrimage centres.' The Scriptures - Vedas and the great epics - Ramayana and Mahabharata, refer to this place as Prayag. Centuries followed. Allahabad became the headquarters of North Western Provinces, after being shifted from Agra. Well preserved relics of the British impact includes the Muir College and the All Saints Cathedral.Many important events in India's struggle for freedom, took place here - the emergence of the first Indian National Congress in 1885, the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence movement in It is only 200 km from Lucknow. Kanpur: Widely known as the Manchester of the East, it is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. It is known as the Economic and Industrial Capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Leather City as it contains one of the largest and finest tanneries in India and in South Asia. It is only 80 km away from Lucknow.

13 Varanasi : Banaras, the holy city of India is widely popular as Varanasi. Banaras is known as the oldest living city in the world. Banaras city is the culture capital of India. This Banaras place became the center for fairs and festivals by virtue of their cultural and religious importance. Festivals are celebrated almost every month. The celebration symbolizes life at its best with the dedication of Banaras beliefs. It is the holiest city in Hinduism and has been a place of pilgrimage for thousands of years. The city is presided over by the god Shiva, and rests on the banks of the Ganges River. The importance site in Varanasi is the shrine of Lord Kashi Vishwanath. It is the holiest shrine in the city, and is one of twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva. These are shrines where people worship Shiva in the form of "lingam of light". The original shrine was destroyed, but this is a reconstruction built in Its culture is greatly associated with the river's religious traditions. It has been the symbol for Hindu renaissance and devotion to the gods. People believed that the Ganges River has the power to wash away the sins of mortals. Many festivals are celebrated in high spirits. A huge number of foreigners visit the place in order to witness the significance of each fair. It is 320 km from Lucknow.

14 Nainital: Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources. Dotted with lakes, Nainital has earned the epithet of ' Lake District ' of India. The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills. Some of the important places in the district are Nainital, Haldwani, Kaladhungi, Ramnagar, Bhowali, Ramgarh, Mukteshwar, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal. Nainital s unending expense of scenic beauty is nothing short of a romance with awe-inspiring and pristine Mother nature. It is 375 Km from Lucknow. Jim Corbett Park: Corbett Park is one of India's most beautiful wildlife areas has a tiger population of around 160, which makes this park as the last and the most important bastion of this endangered species in India. Corbett Park s square kilometers of virgin forest and jungle are home to numerous other species of fauna. The rich biodiversity of the park is a perfect place for bird enthusiasts; the area is considered one of the best bird-watching areas in India, with some 600 species having been sighted in the park. The different habitat types of Corbett Park i.e. mountains, Sal forests, chaurs (grasslands), khair-sissoo forests, and rivers have their distinct assemblage of plants. More than 600 species of birds, trees, shrubs, herbs, bamboos, grasses, climbers and ferns have been identified in the Corbett Park. The most visible trees found in Corbett Park are Sal, Sissoo and Khair. Many other species that contribute to the diversity are found scattered throughout the Corbett park. Chir Pine is the only conifer of the Park and is found on ridge-tops. The upper reaches near Kanda ridge have Oak growing, which is essentially a Himalayan species. Other major tree species seen in and around Corbett park are Bel, Kusum, Mahua, Bakli.

15 Dudhwa National Park : The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of km 2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km 2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District, and has buffer of reserved forest areas on the northern and southern sides. It represents one of the few remaining examples of a highly diverse and productive Terai ecosystem, supporting a large number of endangered species, obligate species of tall wet grasslands and species of restricted distribution. Major attractions of Dudhwa National Park are the Tigers and Swamp Deer (population over 1,600). Billy Arjan Singh successfully hand-reared and reintroduced zooborn tigers and leopards into the wilds of Dudhwa. Some rare species inhabit the park. Hispid Hare, earlier thought to have become extinct, was rediscovered here in 1984.