Devika Misra

Devika Misra

Assistant Professor

Papers published in journals: 5

  1. Misra, Devika and Catherine Viens. 2020. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA): The Struggle for India’s Soul. Revista Lüvo, 7(1): 25-30.
  2. Singh, Priti and Devika Misra. 2019. India-Brazil ‘Strategic Partnership’:Rhetoric and Reality. Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, 14(3): 181-194.
  3. Misra, Devika. 2019. Brazil: Clear Visions and their Contested Acceptance. The Gujarat National Law University (GNU) Journal of Law and Development, 9(2): 106-126.
  4. Misra, Devika. 2019. The China-CELAC Forum: Missed Opportunities for India? World Affairs, 23(4): 58-71.
  5. Misra, Devika. 2019. Simon Bolivar and the Latin American Identity Crisis. Third Concept, 33: 15-19.

Papers presented in conferences:

  1. Selected and slated to present a paper titled Attacks on the Forest Rights Act: Dilution of an Indigenous Promise at Entanglements and Detachments in Global Politics, the Millennium Journal of International Politics Annual Conference 2020 to be held between 22-24 October 2020.
  2. Selected and slated to present a paper titled Indian Maneuvering of the Multilateral Crisis: A Regionalist Response at I Seminário Internacional Sobre Estado e Instituições: Diálogos Institucionais e Políticas de Enfrentamento da Crise, jointly organised by the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Grupo de Pesquisa Estado, Instituições e Análise Econômica do Direito (GPEIA) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Direito (PPGSD/UFF), Brazil to be held between 22-24 September, 2020.
  3. Presented a paper titled The Collapse of the Post-Liberal Integration Regime: What Remains? at #BecausetheInternet, the Early Career Network Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association to be held between 13-24 July 2020.
  4. Presented a paper titled The Gender Mandate of Post-Hegemonic Regionalism at #BecausetheInternet, the Early Career Network Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association to be held between 13-24 July 2020.
  5. Selected and slated to present a paper titled Defining the Difference: Comparing African and Latin American Regional Integration Projects at the Al Akhawayn - ISA Joint International Conference, ISA Irfane 2020 to be held in Irfane, Morocco between 23-25 June 2020. (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  6. Selected and slated to present a paper titled The Collapse of the Post-Liberal Integration Regime: What Remains? at the British International Studies Association Annual Conference (BISA) to be held in Newcastle upon Tyne between 17-19 June 2020. (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  7. Selected and slated to present a paper titled The Gender Mandate of Post-Hegemonic Regionalism in Latin America at the Annual Political Studies Association Conference (PSA) to be held in Edinburgh between 4-6 April 2020. (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  8. Selected and slated to present a paper titled From UNASUR to PROSUR: Populism, Presidentialism and Development in South American Regional Integration at the Annual International Studies Conference (ISA) to be held at Honolulu, Hawaii between the 25-28 of March 2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  9. Selected and slated to present a paper titled Bolivarismo as a Norm for Intraregional Integration in Latin America: An Analysis at the Annual International Studies Conference (ISA) to be held at Honolulu, Hawaii between the 25-28 of March 2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  10. Presented a paper titled Attacks on the Forests Rights Act (FRA): Dilution of an Indigenous Promise at the Second Critical Development Workshop organized by the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro and the BRICS Policy Centre held at Rio de Janeiro, between 27-29 November 2019.
  11. Presented a paper titled The Gender Mandate of CELAC: Articulating a Safe Space for Women in Latin American Regionalism at the International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP) Conference titled “Gender Violence and Feminist Resistance in Latin America” held at the Pontifical University of São Paulo, between 17-19 October 2019 at São Paulo.
  12. Presented a paper titled Brazil: Clear Visions and their Contested Acceptance at the International Studies Association (ISA) Accra Conference, “Exploring the Agency of the Global South in International Studies (Practices)” organized by the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana and the International Studies Association held at Accra, between 1-3 August 2019.
  13. Presented a paper titled The Changing Definition of Development: Contrasting Regional Visions of Lula Da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro at the Political Studies Association Early Career Network Annual Conference: Making Sense of Contemporary Politics held at the University of Exeter on the 24 of June 2019.
  14. Presented a paper titled India’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ with Brazil: Expanding Vision into Reality with Dr Priti Singh (Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) at the All India Area and International Studies Conference, 2019 held at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  15. Presented a paper titled China-CELAC Forum: Chinese Engagement in Latin America, Missed Opportunities for India? at the Twelfth Annual Quadrilateral GIBSA (Germany, India, South Africa and Brazil) Dialogue organised by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Centre for Politics, International Organisation and Diplomacy (CIPOD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2018.

 

Academic Background 2016-2020

Confirmed PhD candidate in the Latin American Studies Programme of the Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Working on thesis titled: Pathways to Regional Integration: Theoretical Insights from ALBA, UNASUR and CELAC.

 

2014-2016

Completed M.Phil in Latin American Studies Programme of the Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India with a dissertation titled Constructivist Analysis of Regional Integration Mechanisms in Latin America: A Study of ALBA, UNASUR and CELAC with a GPA of 8.37/9.00 respectively.

 

2012-2014

 

MA in Politics with specialisation in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. GPA 7.06/9.00.

 

2009-2012

 

Graduation with Honours in English from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India with 59.09%.

 

Honours and Achievements:

  1. Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for the subject Political Science in 2018 and again in 2019.
  2. Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for the subject International and Area Studies in 2016.
  3. Selected to the Student-Faculty Committee for the year of 2019-2020 at the Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies, School of International Studies.
  4. Received the highest grade of 9.0/9.0 for MPhil dissertation as well as the highest MPhil grade in the entire School of International Studies, JNU.
  5. Directed a theatre production on LGBTQ+ rights for Lady Shri Ram College, won the annual award for theatre and was selected to perform said play at National School of Drama, New Delhi. Also, as part of the Dramatics Society, wrote, directed and acted in several plays over the course of three years.
  6. Selected and participated in the Second Global South Scholar Workshop, ISA Irfane on 22 June 2020.
  7. **Selected for the Emerging Latin American and Caribbean Scholar Forum, ISA-LAC Workshop, ISA Honolulu 2020 to be held at Hawaii, on 24 March 2020. (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
  8. Selected and presented at the Second Critical Development Workshop organized by the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro and the BRICS Policy Centre held at Rio de Janeiro, between 27-29 November 2019.
  9. Conducted my doctoral field research on Latin American integration and Brazilian foreign policy at the University of São Paulo and the State University of Rio de Janeiro from 17 October 2019 to 30 November 2019.

 

Contribution:

  1. Visiting Scholar at the Institute of International Relations, University of São Paulo (IRI-USP).
  2. Visiting Scholar at the Department of International Relations, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
  3. Research Fellow(Foreign Policy Analyst) at the Indian Institute of Sustainable Development, New Delhi.
  4. Led a web seminar titled Latin American Regionalism post Covid-19 at the Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on the 18th of June 2020.
  5. Delivered a lecture titled Latin America-India Relations at Jindal School of International Affairs - Jindal Global University, New Delhi on the 5th of March 2020.
  6. Delivered a lecture on Feminism in India in a web seminar to the Gender Studies group of the University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on the 12th of December 2019.
  7. Delivered a lecture titled Picturing India: Bollywood and the Creation of ‘India’ at the State University of Rio De Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil on the 26th of November 2019.
  8. Delivered a lecture titled Kashmir: International Ramifications of the Abrogation of Article 370 at the Stategy and Organisation Division of Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 22nd of November 2019.
  9. Delivered a lecture titled The Story of Kashmir: Ramifications of Losing State Status at the State University of Rio De Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil on the 21st of November 2019.
  10. Gave a seminar presentation of my doctoral research on Latin American Integration at the Institute of International Relations (IRI) of the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil on the 1st of November 2019.

Interests: Regionalism, Regional Integration, Foreign Policy Analysis, Diplomacy and Elite Behaviour, Regional Power dynamics, Diaspora Studies, International Relations Theory, Socio-Cultural Research, Soft Power Analysis, Cultural Analysis, Public Policy, Social Assistance Programmes, Geopolitics, Energy Politics, Climate Change and Environment, Energy Policy (renewable and non-renewable sources), Theatre, Writing.

 

Recent Publications:

  1. Misra, Devika. (2020, August 24). India-Brazil Relationship in the 21st Century: Assessing Significance. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist https://diplomatist.com/2020/08/24/india-brazil-relationship-in-the-21st-century-assessing-significance/
  2. Viens Catherine and Devika Misra. (2020, June 11). Les femmes musulmanes s'élèvent contre le nationalisme hindou en Inde. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/les-femmes-musulmanes-selevent-contre-le-nationalisme-hindou-en-inde-133114?fbclid=IwAR0W9RLKrGxe1Ns5wuLpgRt5lRqSz105AyCCcP-DmMbkhNK_ZKUjfHgHTVY
  3. Viens Catherine and Devika Misra. (2020, April 7). Covid-19: l'Inde confinée court vers la crise politique. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/covid-19-linde-confinee-court-vers-la-crise-politique-135652?fbclid=IwAR21E6iME0_adUq_TTQ38X0UDzfTaeKE-ggyLXaWXwTx9to6gXemmq6Llg8
  4. Misra, Devika and Catherine Viens. (2020, March 30). Shaheen Bagh: muçulmanas contra a xenofobia na Índia. Outras Palavras https://outraspalavras.net/movimentoserebeldias/shaheen-bagh-muculmanas-contra-a-xenofobia-na-india/

 

Professional Memberships/Fellowship: International Studies Association (ISA) Political Studies Association (PSA) International Political Studies Association (IPSA) British International Studies Association (BISA)

Personal interests: Creative Writing; Theatre; Reading