The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020
Title : Liberal Studies Journal (UGC-CARE)
Vol. 8, Issue 3 / September - December 2023
ARTICLES :
- Joshen Joji Ottaplackal
Education Reform in India: A SWOT Analysis of NEP 2020 and its Interaction with Constitutional Values - Dharti Rami, Kamini Shah, Vishal Acharya
Awareness and Perception of National Education Policy 2020: A Study of Students and Educators of Gujarat - Subha Maji, K. Anbu
Sustainable Livelihoods for Elderly in India: Insights from Elders' Self-Help Groups and National Education Policy 2020 - Vikrantkumar Dasani, MN Parmar
Children of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes and Education Opportunities: A Challenge of Inclusiveness - Rudri Dave, Usha Kaushik, Monika Singh
Integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Classroom Teaching for Improving English Pronunciation - Dhara Jha
Investment and Spending Habits of Generation Z and Role of Financial Literacy: Implications under NEP 2020 - Sanjay Vanani
Social Entrepreneurship Education in Social Work Colleges in Gujarat: Evaluation of Curriculum, Pedagogy & Teaching Practices - Gautam Gopal Dua, D.T. Thannikkottu, K.J. Patel, Vishal Acharya
Exploring Indian Parents’ Attitude to Subscribe to the Ed-Tech Services - Amrita Chakraborty
Spotting the Omnipresent ‘Emojis’ in the Contemporary Communication Paradigm: A Historical Analysis - Bhumika Patel, Ankita Mistri, Swati Dave
Mobile Wallets Adoption by Younger Generation Concerning North Gujarat - Pampa Das, Rasananda Panda, Jigarkumar H. Shah
The First Three Decades of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India: Temporal Variation, Sectoral Trends, and Time-Series Analysis
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
Title : Liberal Studies Journal (UGC-CARE)
Vol. 8, Issue 2 / May - August 2023
ARTICLES :
- S.N. Misra
India and G20: New Delhi’s Leadership During Global Economic and Environment Crises - Gunjan Singh
India’s G20 Presidency and Chinese Reactions - Uddipan Mukherjee
The G20 Sphere and India-Australia Partnership - Devanshi Shah
Towards Global South Paradiplomacy and U20 Climate Accords - Sanjay Kumar Pradhan
G20 and African Union: Harnessing Renewable Resources for Sustainable Future - Neeraj Singh Manhas
G20 and Collaboration for Sustainable Water Management: The India Way - Banita Mahanandia, Singh Subhalaxmi Baidhar
Inclusion of African Union in G20: India’s Strategic Move? - Prasanta Sahoo
India’s G-20 Presidency and India-China Standoff - William Nunes, Kinjal Asmi
India and G20: Ushering an Era of Peace
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Sitakanta Mishra
Not An Accidental Rise: Harsh Vardhan Shringla by Dipmala Roka - Suman Shingala
The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed the Party by Ajay Singh - Akshita Sinha
Cultural Sentiment and Diaspora Sensibilities by Urmi Satyan
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 8, Issue 1 / January - April 2023
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- Meetali Saxena, Monica Gahlawat
Mobile Vulnerabilities And Countermeasures - Venkat Ram Reddy Minampati, Jyoti Singh
Cyber Crime-Diffusion, Effects, And Framework Towards More Secure Cyber Security - Nisarg Jani
The Legal Landscape of Over-the-Top Platforms in India
ARTICLES :
- Brinda P Raycha, Trupti S. Almoula
Workplace Bullying and Employee Productivity: Industry Versus Academia - Kavitha G Bhaskaran, Baby Shari P A
Concept of God and Religious Involvement of Adults in Kerala: What It Is and Why It Is. - Sayak Pal, Sharmila Kayal, Nitesh Tripathi, Swati Agarwal
Deciphering Sustainability Messages in Audio-Visual Advertisements Towards Achieving The SDGs - Soumitra Sarkar, Aryama Batabyal
Paradigm Shift of Elderly Care from Family Care to Formal Institutional Care: A Sociological Study On Old Age Homes In Hooghly District - Vivek Pathak
Untapping Nature With Evolution of Poetry
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Rutuja Surve
Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence - Samisha Pant
India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation and Constitution
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 7, Issue 2 / July - December 2022
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NEW INDIA @ 75
- Vidyut Joshi
Towards Socio-Economic Transformation - J. Jeganaathan
Foreign Policy @75: An Incredible Journey - Divya Anand, Syed Mahmood Faiyaz Mehdi
Gender Inequality Still Looms Large
ARTICLES :
- Surya Narayan Misra
India and Indo-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities - Manoj K. Sahoo, Sriram Divi
Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana: Implications for the Future of Public Health in India - Priyanka Masant, Jagannatham Begari
Women Trafficking and Human Rights: Policy Interventions and Challenges in India - Dhara Jha, Rajkamal Ajmeri, Sourbhi Chaturvedi, Sanjay Vanani
Higher Education Institutional Social Responsibility and Rural Community Engagement: Measuring the Practices of Stakeholders for Model Development - Sanjay K. Jha, Deepak Kumar Rout
State Response to Naxalism in Andhra Pradesh: An Assessment of Policies and Practices (1967 to 2014)
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Bhumika Sevkani
The Age of Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World by Gideon Rachman - Saraswati Rajpurohit
Elections in India: An Overview by Sanjay Kumar - Sreya Mazumder
The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations by Anirudh Suri
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 7, Issue 1 / January - June 2022
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The Phenomenal Rise of OTT Platforms
- Darshan Trivedi
Dawn of New Content Platforms - Sunayan Bhattacharjee
Whither OTT Platforms: Tracking the Future Trajectory of Entertainment with Special Reference to India - Uma Shankar Pandey
Why are OTT Platforms so Popular? - Shamali Gupta
Buzzwords and the chill-pill: OTT offers us new phrases to mull over
ARTICLES :
- Urmi Satyan
The Last Queen – A Hi-Story of Royal Love, Valor, Treachery and Cultural Colonization - Rachita Rana and Renu Choudhary
Should India Switch to Chain Base Method of GDP Estimation from Fixed Base Year Method - Poonam Arora and Aditi Chauhan
Factors influencing Work Performance of Employees with special reference to Retail Sector - Neelam Kshatriya and Daisy Kurien
Gig Workers in India: Emerging Opportunities in the New Economy - Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Artificial Intelligence, from Narrow to Broad to Artificial Consciousness: Issues and Concerns - Jayita Moulick, Madhurima Dasgupta, Saheli Guha Neogi Ghatak, Nisha Thakur, Pradip Kumar Sarkar
Dowry Demand in West Bengal: A Socio-Legal and Historical Analysis
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Niharika Bhowmik
Gendered Modernity and Cinema: The Women in Satyajit Ray's Films, 2021 - Mayur Thakar
Indra Nooyi, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future, 2021
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 6, Issue 2 / July - December 2021
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India's Energy Security in a Carbon Constraint World
ARTICLES :
- DEBIDATTA AUROBINDA MAHAPATRA
Moral Realism: An Engagement with Gandhi - GYANARANJAN SWAIN, BAIJAYANTI NAIK
‘Bhoodan Movement’ in Odisha and Nabakrushna Choudhury - MANISH and SUMEDH PHARDE
The Rise of Taliban 2.0: Implications for the Region - MONICA VERMA, DIVYA ANAND
The Political-Economy of Sino-Pakistan Cooperation under CPEC: Development Game Changer or Advantage Military?
BOOK REVIEWS :
- NISARG JANI
The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order, by Rushi Doshi, 2021. - SHARMISTHA HAZRA
India’s China Challenge: A Journey through China’s Rise and What It Means for India, by Ananth Krishnan, 2020.
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 6, Issue 1 / January - July 2021Download Journal
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Sports Post-Pandemic: The challenges and the way forward
- Savio Mascarenhas
COVID 19: The Disruptions and Challenges in Sports - Upasana Purohit
The Growing ‘Sports Industry’ in India - Trishala Surana
The ebbs and “flow” of chess amid pandemic: A psychological take
ARTICLES :
- Hitakshi Joshi
Cultural Diplomacy: A Strategic Asset for India in South-East Asia - Ryan Mitra
India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in 2020 and beyond - Paras Ratna
Four Musketeers: Quad and the Indo-Pacific - Amit Halakhandi
Dawn of the ‘Post-Hodor’ Era in The Ever-Existing ‘Post Truth’ Society - Selene Khosla, Irene Khosla, Dr. Meetu Khosla
Differences in aggression and resilience due to exposure to conflict amongst Kashmiri and Delhi youth
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Mihir Bholey
The India Way: Strategies for the Uncertain World, by S.Jaishankar, 2021. - Aashna Shah
The Punished – Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India, by Jahnavi Mishra, 2021.
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 5, Issue 2 / July - December 2020
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WORK FROM HOME: COPING WITH THE 'NEW NORMAL'
ARTICLES :
- Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Men of the Word and Men of the Sword - Ankita Raj, Shantesh Kumar Singh
Loopholes and Prospects in Empowering Women to Increase Workforce Participation - Lagdhir Rabari, Sandip J. Pathak
Koha in Centrally Funded Institute Libraries in India - Bhavna Singh
China Dream as an Anathema to the American Dream & the Parabola of Transferring Hegemony - A.V. Chandrasekaran
Turkey’s Imperial Fantasies
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Somanand Saraswati
Doab Dil by Sarnath Banerjee - Aasi Ansari
Defence Beyond Design: Contours of India’s Nuclear Safety and Security, by Sitakanta Mishra
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 5, Issue 1 /January–June 2020
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ANALYSING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- Nigam Dave
Assessing the Cascading Effects - Arbind Sinha
Absorbing COVID-19 Through Social Lens - Nausheen Nizami
India’s Macroeconomic Policy Response - Sitakanta Mishra
The Post COVID-19 World Order - Gitanjali Sinha Roy
India-Japan Relations and the Chinese Aggression in the PostCOVID-19 Era
ARTICLES :
- Ritu Shailesh Sharma
Spanners in India’s Energy Ambitions: Negative Perception and Non-Committal Government - Harmik Vaishnav
The Evolution, Innovation and Escalation in Liberal Education in India: Role of Private Universities - Raenhha Dhami, Fiza Anand, Ritu Sharma, Nigam Dave
Cleanliness Drive in India: A Psycho-Social Impact Assessment - Monish Tourangbam, Sriparna Pathak
China and BRICS: Dealing with Power Asymmetry in a Multipolar World - Anurag Tripathi, B.M. Mandara, Anjana Mary Suresh
Turkmenistan’s Positive Neutrality and its Bilateral Relations: Special Focus on India
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Shwetal Shah
India in a Warming World – Integrating Climate Change and Developmentby NavrozK. Dubash - Jay Desai
Our Time Has Come: How India is Making its Place in the World by Alyssa Ayers - Kavya Lakhani
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 4, Issue 2 /July-December 2019
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Mental Health Challenges and Concerns
- Banbehari Mukhopadhyay
Yogic Sciences in Achieving Fullest Mental Health - D.M. Pestonjee, Taronish Pastakia
Modern Social Life and Mental Health - Gopa Bhardwaj
Health Issues and Psychological Dispositions - Proshanto Kr. Saha
Neuropsychology of Aggression and Mental Illness
ARTICLES :
- Surya Narayan Misra
Mahatma Gandhi: A Sesquicentennial Birthday Tribute - Prashanta Chandra Panda
Internet Citizens, Cashless Economy and Scope of Financial Inclusions - Dinoj Kumar Upadhyay
Iran Nuclear Deal: USA Stance and Role of Europe - Soni Mittal
Role of Personality on Adult Criminals Going through Imprisonment - Parisha Jijina
Mental Health Concerns and Challenges in India: The Way Forward
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Hitakshi Joshi
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America’s Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan - Diksha Shrivastava
Women in Indian Advertisements – Plots & Perspectives by Kisholoy Roy - Pranshu Joshi
How Many Countries Does the Indus Cross, by Akhil Katyal
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 4, Issue 1 / January – June 2019
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THE IMPERATIVES OF ELECTORAL REFORMS IN INDIA
- Vivek Mishra, Ambar Ghosh
Dissecting the Evasiveness of Inner Party Democracy in India - Shreesh K. Pathak
Some Reforms are Urgent, Cannot Wait Anymore
ARTICLES :
- Neeta Sinha
Psycho-Social Analysis of Challenges Facing India’s Smart Cities - Archana V. Gopinath
Perceived Control, Coping and Subjective Wellbeing among Infertile Men and Women - Jui Shah
The Emerging Blue Economy: Its Development and Future Prospects - Biswajit Mohapatra
Ethnic Communities and Conflicts in North East India: Building Up a Framework for Conflict Resolution - Sanchita Bhattacharya
Pakistan: Sectarian War Scourging an Entire Nation - Reshmi Kazi, Neha Kumar
Thinking the Unthinkable: Cyber Attacks on India’s Nuclear Assets
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Sitakanta Mishra
India in Global Nuclear Governance, eds., by Reshmi Kazi and Ashild Kolas, 2019 - Aashna Shah
Luck Is the Hook by Imtiaz Dharker, 2018 - Crystal Magotra
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari, 2018
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 3, Issue 2 / July - December 2018
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The Rise of the 'OTHER': Beyond Gender Stereotype
Gopa Bhardwaj, Shachi Patel, Harsh Kinger
ARTICLES :
- Anshuman Behera
Emerging Trends of Terrorism: A Critical Analysis - Pradeep Kumar Gautam
Science and India - Kalikant Mishra
Importance of Forensic Audit in Controlling Non-Performing Assets in Banks - Monika Misra
Mental Health in Digital Age - Shantesh Kumar Singh, Mukund Upadhyay
HIV/AIDS, Security and the United States of America - Supriya Pal, Mohammed Amine Chabane
Inclusion of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process in the Indian Corporate Sector
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Devanshi Shah
War with Russia? From Putin and Ukraine to Trump and Russia Gate by Stephen F. Cohen - Sandeep Pathak
Advancement and Challenges for College Libraries in IT Era edited by DK Veer and Shivaji Sontakke - Siddhi Tanwar
Cases in Human Resource Management by David Charles Kimball
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 3, Issue 1 / January - June 2018
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THE NUANCES OF MEDIA ‘TROLLING’
- Pradeep Mallik
of Jötnar-Gygjars & Hulderfork-Huldras: Just Look through the Trolls - Kirti Singh
The Menace Here to Stay, Better Not Take the Bait - Binita Parikh
Need a New Way to Decide What is Trustworthy News
ARTICLES :
- Swati Gupta
Financing India’s Renewable Energy Targets: Modes and Challenges - Ramu C.M.
Natural Gas as a Potential Game Changer in India’s Energy Security - Santosh K. Mishra
Luck that is Twirling in the Sky: Utility of Drones in the Farming Sector - Gopa Bhardwaj, Devapriya Sanyal
Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes in ‘Mardaani’ – A Film from Bollywood - Jaspreet Singh Sandhu
China’s Rapid Strides in its Aviation Industry: Implications for Indian Air Force - Sachin Kumar
Effects of Offensive Application of Air Power on the Scale of Low-Intensity Conflicts
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Sahil Desai
Origin (Dan Brown, 2017) - Ryan Mitra
The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide (Azeem Ibrahim, 2017) - Ritwika Verma
Administrative Thinkers (D. Ravindra Prasad, et al., 2017)
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 2, Issue 2 / July - December 2017EXPERTS SPEAK :
- Manpreet Sethi
A Strong Case for Expanding the Role of Nuclear Energy - Dhanasree Jayaram
Strategic Deployment of Renewables through Climate Diplomacy - Manish Vaid
Role of Natural Gas in India’s Energy Mix
ARTICLES :
- Vinod Patney
Does Higher Defence Organisation in India Require Major Surgery? - Dhiraj Kukreja
Securing Cyberspace - Swati Gupta
An Impact Analysis of Demonetization on Key Sectors of the Indian Economy - Aruna Kumar Malik
Health Sector Reforms and Governance in India - Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
Qatar Crisis and Challenges to GCC Unity - Ritu Sharma
The Perception of Muslims in Germany:
Decoding the German Media Coverage of the Islamic State
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Aanchal Jha
A Comparative Study of A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hossenni, 2007) and
Kamala: The Story of a Hindu Life (Krupabai Satthianadhan, 1894) - Shimoli Pandya
Simran Sethi, Bread Wine Chocolate: The Slow Loss of the Foods We Love,
(HarperOne: USA, 2015) - Moksha Pillai
Shyam Saran, How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century
(New Delhi: Juggernaut, 2017)
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 2, Issues 1 / January-June 2017EXPERTS SPEAK :
ETHICAL PRACTICES IN LEAGUE GAMING IN INDIA
- Ritesh Misra
Ethical Issues in the Gentleman’s Game - Dhaval Rajyaguru
Victory Should Be a By-product of Holistic Effort - Karan Vakharia
Stakeholders to Evaluate the Governance Framework
ARTICLES :
- Jayadeva Ranade
Does the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Really Help Pakistan? - Rup Narayan Das
Media and India-China Relations: Critiquing the Contents and the Intents - Rajaram Panda
India and Vietnam Relations: Prospects and Challenges - Chitra Abhyankar, Manoj Kumar, Sumati Sidharth
Focussing on Defence R&D: An Insight into DRDO - Asheesh Shrivastava, Yogita Khare
Recycling of Products Causing Pollution: A Suggestive Reverse Supply Chain Model for India - Jayadev Parida
A Stronger Data Protection Regime for a Better Digital India - Ytharth Kumar, Sreyoshi Guha
Sedition: Crucifixion of Free Speech and Expression?
BOOK REVIEWS :
- Urmi Satyan
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes): A Study of Self Reflexive Journey - Pavak Patel
Teresita C. Schaffer and Howard B. Schaffer, India at the Global High
Table: The Quest for Regional Primacy and Strategic Autonomy - Simran J. Bhatia
Sue Pattinson et al., The Handbook of Counseling Children and Young People
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 1, Issue 2July-December 2016
EXPERTS SPEAK :
- BRITTA PETERSEN -
The Abduction of Europa - NAMRATA GOSWAMI -
Europe and its Refugees Paralyzed by the Emotion of Fear - SHAKTI PRASAD SRICHANDAN -
Refugee Governance Challenges and Responses - NIGAM DAVE -
Refugee Children: Education in Emergencies for Empowerment
Is the World Prepared for A Refugee Governance Crisis?
ARTICLES :
- MIHIR BHOLEY
Design-Led Thinking for Improving Public Policy Performance - PRASHANTA C. PANDA and RASANANDA PANDA
Benefits and Cost of Britain Surviving Brexit - MANISH VAID
India and China: Time to Hit a Right Note on the New Silk Road - E. DILIPRAJ
Hacking – Tracing the History: What can India Do with its Hackers? - BIRESH K. SAHOO
Weakly Disposable Formulations of Environmental Technology in Nonparametric Production Analysis - GEETANJALI DUTTA
Socio-Economic Challenges of Urban Sanitation Workers in Gujarat: An Analysis of Ahmedabad City - SHAHELI DAS
Evolution of China’s Foreign Policy Towards Africa
BOOK REVIEWS :
- NEETA KHURANA
How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?
by Tahneer Oksman - CHAARVI MODI
Making Sense of Modi’s India
by Meghnad Desai, et al - RASHI KOTAK
Japan-South Korea Identity Clash
by Scott A. Snyder and Brad Glosserman
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates research articles, expert opinions, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspective. The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
CONTENTS : Liberal Studies Journal
Vol. 1, Issue 1January-June 2016
EXPERTS SPEAK :
ARTICLES :
- S.D. MUNI
Promoting Socio-Economic Equity in South Asia: Challenges and Prospects - UDDIPAN MUKHERJEE
Revolution and the Maoists - PRADEEP MALLIK
Making India Literate, Fully and Functionally - GURMEET KANWAL
Rise of the Islamic State: Dangerous New Threat to Stability in Strife-torn West Asia - SANJAY KUMAR PRADHAN
South Sudan: Peace and Security Challenges - NAROTTAM GAAN
Digital Age Security Threats: Challenges to International Relation Theories - ARUN VISHWANATHAN
Understanding Nuclear Proliferation: A Theoretical Analysis - SHALENDRA D. SHARMA
Bringing Politics Back In: Piketty and Economic Inequality in the United States
BOOK REVIEWS :
- ARUNA KUMAR MALIK
Red and Green: Five Decades of the Indian Maoist Movement
by Manoranjan Mohanty (Kolkata: Setu Prakashani, 2015) - JASMINE J. PEREIRA
Hate Crime – Impact, Causes & Responses by Neil Chakraborti and Jon Garland,
Second Edition (Sage Publications, 2015) - SHUBHANG PAREKH
Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
by Robert D. Kaplan (Random House: New York, 2014) - NIHAR RANJAN PRADHAN
The Chinese Constitution of Central Asia: Regional and Intertwined Actors in International Relations
by Nadine Godehardt (Palgrave, 2014)
The Liberal Studies journal (LSJ) is trans-disciplinary in nature to create a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives. Each issue of the journal amalgamates expert opinions, research articles, and book reviews on various strands with an endeavour to enquire the contemporary world concerns. The Journal aims to serve as an intellectual forum for humanities, arts, and social science scholars to put forward and converse on local and global issues, both from academic and policy perspectives.
The main objective is to provide a platform to researchers from academia and industry to share and disseminate ideas in critical issue areas. The Journal aspires to be a leading international journal in bridging the long-standing gap in the existing social science literature dissected on disciplinary lines.
The journal is now indexed in more than two dozen platforms and available in 200+ libraries through open journal system around the world.
Liberal Studies Journal Indexed in:
- J-Gate Plus - India
- WorldCat – USA
- HeinOnline
- Google Scholar - United States
- PKP Index - Canada
- IndraStra Global Open Repository - USA
- ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources - ISSN
- BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): Germany
- NelitIi - Indonesia
- EuroPub - UK
- ResearchBib
- Index Copernicus
- EBSCO Discovery Services, England
ISSN: 2455-9857
e-ISSN: 26889374
RNI Reference No: 1291140
The journal includes in-depth scholarly and policy-oriented original Articles of 6000 (+/-) word limit on the following broad areas:
- Public policy / Government and Politics / Law
- International Relations/ Foreign policy / Geopolitics
- Economics
- Psychology
- Art & Culture / Literature
- Media / Mass Communication
- Environmental Studies / Climate
- Science, technology and society
- Business Administration
- Accounts / Commerce / Law
Beside, each issue of the journal carries Expert Speak – Op-Ed type articles of 3000 (+/-) word limit – on one of the contemporary aspects of national or international discourse from eminent scholars and policy makers. The aim is to provide an intellectually stimulating forum to examine various aspects of contemporary issues, and advance policy-oriented perspective.
The journal also carries a Book Review section for analytical review of latest books on relevant issue areas. Interested reviewer has to seek permission of the Editorial Board in advance to review the specific book. Each review will be of 1500 (+/-) words.
The journal prescribes its own style of referencing. The authors must follow the following style:
General Style:
- Articles should be original, not published anywhere else before. To republish the article accepted in JLS, the author needs to seek written permission from the journal.
- Use British rather than American spellings all along.
- Quotations of three or more lines should be indented with single space, with a line space above and below. Use ‘twentieth century’ instead of 20th Century, ‘1990s’ instead of nineties. Spell out numbers from one to nine, 10 and above to remain in figures. Use ‘per cent’ instead of %.
- Use thousands and millions instead of lakhs and crores.
- Diagrams, tables, maps should be provided with proper citation and acknowledgement.
- Each article should carry an abstract of around 200 words.
- Articles may be sent by Email to lsjournal@sls.pdpu.ac.in
- All correspondence should be addressed to: The Managing Editors, PDEU Journal of Liberal Studies, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Raysan, Gandhinagar.
- Affiliation of the author with complete postal address, contact numbers, and e-mail must be provided along with the articles in MS Word format.
- The Editors of LSJ reserve the right to suitably amend and edit the text.
- The views expressed by the authors are their own and do not reflect the views of PDEU.
Style for Expert Speak :
- Opinion-based short article without citation.
- If citation is necessary, use it within bracket inside the text.
Citation Style for Articles :
- JLS follows endnote pattern of citation, not ‘Reference’ list.
- Single Authored Book: Surname of the author, First name of the author, year of publication, Title of the book in italics, Place of publication: Name of the Publisher, page number.
- Two authors: Surname of the first author, First name of the first author and Full name of the second author, year of publication, Title of the book in italics, Place of publication: Name of the Publisher, page number.
- More than two authors: Surname of the first author, first name of the first author, et al., Title of the book in italics, Place of publication: Name of the Publisher, page number.
- Edited Books: Surname, first name of the Author of the chapter, in full name of the Editor of the book, year of publication, Title of the book in italics, place of publication: name of the publisher, page numbers
- Articles in Journals: Surname, full name of the author, year, name of the journal in italics, volume, number (period of publication), page number.
- Internet sources: Along with the above style, give full URL, date of publication, and date of access by the author.
Style for Book Reviews:
- Mention in the beginning in bold the full name of the Author/Editor, name of the book in italics, place of publication, name of the publisher, year of publication, total pages, price of the book.
Reviewers are requested to share their review taking into account the following criteria:
- Contribution to existing pool of literature: The reviewers are to review the manuscript’s novelty in terms of its contribution to the existing body of knowledge on the subject.
- Articulation: Articulation of the research question, comprehension, and argument on the theme and conclusion.
- Methodology: In case of a manuscript on issue relating to science/economics/market, etc. clarity of data collection, research design, sampling, etc. has to be strictly observed and verified.
- Policy Implications: The reviewer should review the aptness of the implications of the policy suggested by the author.
- Language: Strict review of lucidity of language, flow of arguments/analysis, consistency, etc to be given equal importance.
LSJ is a referred journal. Articles/papers have to undergo anonymous peer review to maintain high quality of the content.
- A list of resource persons with specialisation on various issue areas for review of articles is maintained.
- The final choice to send or not to send articles/papers for peer review rests with the Editors. First, all submitted manuscripts are read by the editorial staff. Second, manuscript aligned to the scope and objective of the journal are send for review process which take approximately a month. Third, as per reviewers assessment the editorial office will communicate the final decision to the contributor about the status his/her paper whether ‘Accepted’, ‘Minor Revision needed’, or ‘Major Revision needed’. Fourth, the authors have to return the revised manuscript and return in a stipulated time line as communicated by the Editor’s office.
We expect all authors to read and understand our ethics policy before submitting their article/paper to us. To examine the originality of the contribution:
- Thorough plagiarism check is undertaken using the Urkund software.
- Reproducing text from other papers without properly crediting the source (plagiarism) or producing many papers with almost the same content by the same authors (self-plagiarism) is not acceptable. Authors may not present results obtained by others as if they were their own. Authors should acknowledge the work of others used in their research and cite publications that have influenced the direction and course of their study.
- Duplicate submission: Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be accepted. The submitted article will be removed without consideration.
All issues of the journal can be accessed freely. Users can download the full texts of articles/opinions/book reviews.
LSJ does not charge any fee from the authors. Rather, author(s) of each published article/opinion/review is offered a modest honorarium in recognition of their time and effort.
Published by:
School of Liberal Studies (SLS),
Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU),
Raysan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382007, India
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Editor in Chief
Prof. Nigam Dave
Director, School of Liberal Studies
Email: Nigam.Dave@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Phone: +91-9825351700
Managing Editors
Dr. Sitakanta Mishra
Faculty of International Relations
School of Liberal Studies
Email: Sitakanta.Mishra@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Phone: +91 7923275238
Dr. Neeta Sinha
Faculty of Psychology
School of Liberal Studies
Email: Neeta.Sinha@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Phone: +91 7923275234