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CENTRE  FOR  MULTILEVEL  FEDERALISM   About  the  Centre     The  Centre  for  Multilevel  Federalism  (CMF)  is  a  silver  jubilee  initiative  of  the   Institute  of  Social  Sciences,  which  is  renowned  for  its  outstanding  research   on  local  self-­‐government  institutions.  Its  focus  on  the  third  tier  of  the  Indian   federal   system   has   led   it   to   also   explore   the   linkages   with   the   other   two   levels,   namely   the   Centre   and   the   States.   As   a   logical   outcome   of   this   development,  this  new  Centre  was  launched  on  2nd  October  2010.       The   CMF   will   have   as   its   primary   focus   the   interconnections   of   multilevel   governance,  which  have  grown  in  significance  during  the  last  two  decades.   It   seeks   to   promote   interdisciplinary   studies   on   different   facets   of   India’s   federal   democracy,   and   would   encourage   the   involvement   of   sociologists,   economists,   jurists,   journalists,   public   policy   analysts   located   in   Universities   and   research   institutes,   as   also   in   think   tanks   and   non-­‐governmental   civil   society   organisations.   It   also   seeks   to   provide   a   platform   for   researchers,   in   India   and   abroad,   who   seek   an   intellectually   stimulating   environment   for   pursuing  their  research  interests  in  Indian  and  comparative  federalism.       The  Centre  is  based  on  the  premise  that  studies  on  the  new  ways  in  which   India  is  governed  through  its  multilevel  federal  structures  are  central  to  the   understanding   of   its   recent   resurgence,   as   well   as   the   contradictions   that   accompany  it.  In  building  upon  the  existing  research  on   the   third   tier,   the   Centre   would   attempt   to   address   issues   connected   with   autonomy   and   decentralisation,   conflict   resolution,   the   party   system   and   governance   through   federal   coalitions.   It   will   also   strive   to   contribute   to   federal   theorisation,  from  the  vantage  point  of  a  large  and  diverse  society  unified   in  a  single  polity.       Activities     The   CMF   aims   to   organize   and   participate   in   research   through   seminars/conferences   and   research   projects.   It   would   also   organize   meetings   with   practitioners,   in   variable   and   appropriate   formats.     It   has   been  designated  as  a  repository  for  the  various  publications  of  the  Forum   of   Federations,   Ottawa.   It   will   thus   provide   a   platform   as   well   as   a   nodal   1 point  for  a  network  of  scholars  and  researchers  on  Indian  and  comparative   federalism.     The   CMF   has   an   internship   programme   to   encourage   the   involvement   of   young   researchers,   doctoral   and   post-­‐doctoral.   It   would   exceptionally   involve  promising  Masters  and  M.Phil  students  with  a  special  interest  in  the   focus   areas   of   the   Centre   in   order   to   draw   young   talent   to   research   on   multilevel   federalism.   It   would   encourage   applications   from   foreign   researchers  for  affiliation  as  visiting  scholars  and  research  interns.       Apart  from  its  regular  seminars,  the  Centre  runs  a  ‘Special  Lectures’  series   in  which  senior  visiting  scholars  are  invited  to  share  their  ongoing  research   concerns  and  results.  It  also  seeks  to  involve  young  researchers  through  the   ‘Research  Seminars’  series  which  would  focus  on  new  trends  and  directions   in   the   study   of   Indian   and   comparative   federalism.  This   series   is   aimed   at   doctoral   and   post-­‐doctoral   researchers,   either   associated   with   the   Centre   as   Interns   or   as   visiting   special   invitees.   It   would   provide   a   forum   for   presentations   by   researchers   of   the   current   status   of   their   work   to   scholars   with  similar  interests.       The   Centre   proposes   to   publish   a   Quarterly   Newsletter   covering   recent   developments   in   multilevel   federalism   in   India,   as   also   in   comparative   federalism.   It   also   has   an   Occasional   Papers   series,   which   would   comprise   specially  commissioned  studies  as  well  as  the  texts  of  special  lectures.     ORGANISATION  OF  THE  CENTRE  FOR  MULTILEVEL  FEDERALISM     Advisory  Board     1.) Dr.Rakesh  Hooja         Director,   Indian   Institute   of   Public  Administration,  New  Delhi   2.) Professor  Christophe  Jaffrelot   Fmr  Director,  CERI  at  Sciences-­‐ Po,  Paris  and  Senior  Fellow,  CNRS,  Paris.   3.) Dr.  Vijay  Kelkar       President,   Forum   of   Federations  and  Fmr  Chair,  Thirteenth  Finance  Commission,  India     4.) Professor  John  Kincaid                       Director,   Meyner   Centre   for   State  and  Local  Government,  Lafayette  College  &  Editor,  Publius   2 5.) Mr  Arnold  Koller       Former   President,   Swiss   Confederation  and  former  President,  Forum  of  Federations.   6.) Professor  Indira  Rajaraman     Former   Professor,   National   Institute   of   Public   Finance   and   Policy,   New   Delhi   and   Fmr.   Member,  Thirteenth  Finance  Commission,  India.   7.) Professor  Nico  Steytler         Faculty   of   Law,   University   of   Western  Cape,  South  Africa.   8.) Professor  Cheryl  Saunders       President,   International   Association   of   Centres   for   Federal   Studies   and   Faculty   of   Law   University  of  Melbourne,  Australia.   9.) Professor  Douglas  Verney     Professor   Emeritus,   York   University,   Toronto   &   Fmr   Senior   Fellow,   Centre   for   the   Advanced   Study   of   India,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia.     Executive  Council   1. Dr.  George  Mathew,  Chairman,  Institute  of  Social  Sciences   2. Dr.Ash  Narain  Roy,  Director,  Institute  of  Social  Sciences   3. Professor   Partha   Nath   Mukherjee,   Fmr   Director,   Tata   Institute   of  Social  Sciences  &  Member   4. Professor  Balveer  Arora,  Fmr  Professor  of  Political  Science  and   Rector,  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  Chairman,  CMF   5. Dr.Rekha  Saxena,  Associate  Professor,  Department  of  Political   Science,  Delhi  University,  Vice  Chairman  CMF       FACULTY  OF  THE  CENTRE  FOR  MULTILEVEL  FEDERALISM     Core  Faculty     1.)  Professor  Balveer  Arora,  Honorary  Senior  Fellow,  Chairman     2.)  Dr.  Rekha  Saxena,  Honorary  Fellow,  Vice  Chairman     3.)  Professor  M.P.  Singh,  Honorary  Senior  Fellow         Honorary  Adjunct  and  Visiting  Faculty      A.  Senior  Fellows     1.) Professor  C.P  Bhambhri,  Fmr  Professor  of  Political  Science,  JNU.   3 2.) Professor   Harihar   Bhattacharya,   Political   Science,   Burdwan   University,  West  Bengal   3.)  Professor   Rekha   Chowdhary,   Political   Science,   University   of   Jammu.   4.) Professor   Sandeep   Shastri,   Political   Science,   &   Pro   Vice   -­‐   Chancellor,  Jain  University,  Bangalore.   5.) Professor   K.C.Suri,   Political   Science,   Hyderabad   Central   University.     B.  Fellows   1.) Dr.Rupak  Chattopadhyay,  Vice  President,  Forum  of  Federations,     2.) Dr.K.K  Kailash,  Political  Science,  Punjab  University,  Chandigarh     3.) Dr  Stephanie  Tawa  Lama-­‐Rewal,  Political  Science,  CNRS,  Paris   4.) Dr.Ellora  Puri,  Political  Science,  University  of  Jammu,  Jammu     5.) Dr.H.K.K.   Suan,   Political   Science,   Banaras   Hindu   University,   Varanasi     C.  Associate  Fellows   1. Dr.   Rajesh   Jha,   Political   Science,   Rajdhani   College,   University   of   Delhi   2. Dr.  Chanchal  Sharma,  Political  Science,  University  of  Kurukshetra.     D.  Research  Affiliates   1. Ms.Amna   Mirza,   Doctoral   Candidate,   Political   Science,   University   of   Delhi.     2. Ms.Avantika   Singh,   Doctoral   Candidate,   Political   Science,   University   of   Delhi.       Contact  Details:     Centre  for  Multilevel  Federalism   Institute  of  Social  Sciences   8,  Nelson  Mandela  Marg,  Vasant  Kunj,   New  Delhi  110070,  India.     E:  cmf@issin.org   U:  http://www.issin.org.     4