Dr. Sandeep Shastri

Location
International Academy for Creative Teaching, 52, Bellary
Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 024

Telephone No. 011 - 23942199 Extn.: 336
Department: 080-23545246, 080-23545247 (Fax)
Email: sshastri@eth.net

	Member, Planning Committee, Comparative Study of Election Systems (CSES).
	Member, Executive Board, SOG (Structure and Organisation of Government), Research Committee of the International Political Science Association.
	Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, World Values Survey Committee. An International Team of Experts involved in a cross-cultural study in 85 countries.
	Lead Social Scientist for India, Global Access Study.
	India Coordinator, World Values Survey International Project, Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
	Principal Coordinator, State and Society Project, A Joint Project of Bangalore University, Ohio State University and University of California at Berkeley
	Principal Coordinator for India, Culture Study Pilot Project, A Joint Project of Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan and International Academy for Creative Teaching.
	Indo-Canadian Institute Fellow for 1998-99, attached to the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queens University, Kingston, Canada and was involved in a study involving Indian and Canadian Federalism.
	Fellow, Salzburg Seminar (Session 302), Salzburg, Austria held on the theme Perspectives on Federalism.
	Invited to visit the United States by the American Government under the International Visitor Program on the theme State and Local Government in the United States in June- July 1995.

Research Interests:

His research is largely in the field of a) Survey based research b) Election Studies, c) Federalism and d) Creativity and Innovation in Teaching.

Selected Publications:

Articles in Professional / Refereed journals

	Public Opinion and Democratic Legitmiacy. Journal of Democracy. April 2008.74-87.
	Coalition Contradictions: Emerging Political Scenario in Karnataka, Mainstream. 55:38 . 8th September 2007.
	Reinventing the Teaching of Political Science. Karnataka Journal of Politics. March 2007.

	`'Karnataka: Simultaneous Polls, Different Results`, Economic and Political Weekly, 32:51: December 2004.
	'Federal Arrangements and the Provision of Public Goods, Asian Survey, 54:3:May/June 2004: 339-52.
	'Lok Shakti in Karnataka; A Regional Party in a Bi-Polar Alliance System, Economic and Political Weekly, April 2004.
	'Citizen Confidence in Political Institutions and Processes'. Indian Journal of Political Science, 63:1:2002 (Published in Jan 2003).
	'Public Sector Disinvestment: Reassessing the Role of the State', Mainstream, 60:41: 7-12: 28 September 2002.
	'Religion, Society and State: Negotiating Relationships', South Asia Politics, 1:5:43-47: September 2002.
	'Changing Contours of Comparative Federalism: Understanding the Indian Experience', PEFS Journal, Ibadan: University of Ibadan. 2001.
	`'Electoral Politics in Karnataka in the 1990s: An Overview`, Karnataka Journal of Politics, vol.1, January 2001.
	`Governance and the Higher Civil Services in India: An Agenda for Reforms`, Management in Government, 32:2:33-40, July - September 2000.
	'Twilight of Congress Hegemony: Emergence of Bi-Polar Alliance System in Karnataka, Economic and Political Weekly, August-September 1999, 34:34-35:2440-48.
	`Department Related Standing Committees in the Indian Parliament: An Assessment, Indian Journal of Public Administration, April-June 1998, 54:2:184-200.

	'Who I am Makes a Difference` in Mavinakulli (ed) Ethics, Human Values and Higher Education. 2008
	'Legislators in Karnataka: Well Entrenched Dominant Castes, in Jafferlot and Kumar, The Rise of the Plebians? The Changing Face of Indian Legislative Assemblies. Routledge. 2008.
	'Public Opinion and Democratic Legitimacy, in Larry Diamond et. al. (eds) Democracy and Its Multiple Meanings, 2008.
	'Representing the States at the Federal level : The Role of the Rajya Sabha` in Jorg Luther, Paolo Passaglia and Rolando Tarchi (eds) `The World of Second Chambers`, Milan: Giuffre Editore. 2007.
	'Citizen’s Awareness of their Elected Representatives` in Harish Ramaswamy et.al. `Karnataka : Government and Politics`, New Delhi, Concept, 2007.
	'`Parliamentary Government and Coalition Government : Negotiating Spaces` in Gopa Kumar, Future of Parliamentary Democracy in India Icon 2007.
	'`Creating the Space for Learner Centred Teaching : What does the Effort involve?` in Learner Centered Teaching – New Paradigms, Dynamics and Dimensions` Madikeri. 2006.
	'`Contextualizing Human Rights Literacy` in `Human Rights and Bharatiya Values`. MES College and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 2006
	.`Legal Impedeiments to Rural Development` INRM Policy Brief No 5, in `Policy Research Networking to Strengthen Policy Reforms in India`, ADB, New Delhi. 2006.
	Electoral Reforms in India : Need for Second Look at the First Past the Post System` in Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya (ed) Electoral Reforms in India. Delhi : Concept . 2005
	`Women and Changing Social Values in India : Findings from the India Component of the World Values Survey` in Susheela Subramnya et.al. (eds) Women in Development. Bangalore Southern Economist 2004.
	'`The Teachers and the Taught-Then and Now` in Vivekayuga Foundation Volume. Bangalore 2003. .
	'`Emergence of a Bi-Polar Alliance System: Electoral Politics in Karnataka in the 1990s` in Electoral Politics and National Building in South Indian States, Balasubramnaian (ed), Madras 2003.
	'`S Nijalingappa - Talented Parliamentarian` in `Rashtra Bhushana – S Nijalingappa` Javare Gowda (ed). Bangalore. 2003.
	`Parliamentary Committees in India: An Assessment of their Role in Effecting Legislative Control over Administration ` in `The Indian Parliament :In Comparative Perspective`, Mehra and Kueck (eds), Kanishka. 2003
	Local Democracies and Political Parties in India` in `Political Parties and Party System in India` . Mehra and Kueck (eds). New Delhi :Sage.2003.
	Democracy as Global Entitlement`. In Democracy, Security and Human Rights. Khanna and Kueck (eds). Delhi:Shipra. 2003.
	`Administrative System for Sustainable Development in Karnataka` in Karnataka Vision 2025, D.Jeevan Kumar and Susheela Subramanya (eds), Southern Economist, 2001.
	`Political Control of Bureaucracy in India : Emerging Trends` in Indian Administration: Perceptions and Perspectives, Ramesh K Arora (eds), Aalekh, 2000, 63-82.
	`Effective Government in the Context of Coalition Politics in India, D Sundar Ram, National, 2000, 245-57.
	` Parlimaentarism vs Presidentialism: Problems and Prospects in the Indian Context` in Principles, Power and Politics, D.D.Khanna and G W Kueck, Delhi, McMillan, 1999, 291-316.
	Reinvigorating Governance Nation wide : Role of the IAS ` in Governance and the IAS : In Search of Resilience, R.K.Dar, Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill, 1999, 239-72.
	`The Impact of Electoral Politics` , in Social Justice and the Constitution , Ajit Bhatacharjea, Shimla : Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1997, 48-68.

	S.Nijalingappa (in Kannada), Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Bangalore, 1999.
	Towards Explaining the Voters` Mandate, Bangalore: Vinayaka, 1995.
	Legislative Control over Administration, New Delhi. Uppal, 1993.
	Karnatakada Chunnavanegallu (in Kannada), Bangalore, 1991.

	The Dynamics of Electoral Politics : A Case Study of the Karnataka Assembly Elections 1989, Bangalore, 1990 (Co-authored).
	A Study of the Public Accounts Committee in Parliamentary Systems, Bangalore, 1984.
	Karnataka Assembly Elections 1993: A Post Election Survey, Bangalore, 1983 (Co-authored).