Sheetal Sharma

@jnu.ac.in

Professor of European Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Sheetal Sharma


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Dr. Sheetal Sharma is faculty at the Centre for European Studies. Prior to joining JNU, she was a Lecturer at the Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India, and taught emergence of Sociological Theory in Europe and Methodology of Social Sciences as curriculum of the degree program of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Dr Sharma holds a BA (Hon.) in Sociology from the University of Delhi and holds post-graduate and doctoral degree in Sociology from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests include Gender and empowerment of women, social and cultural issues in contemporary Europe and India and their historical roots, multiculturalism and diversity, Diaspora studies, and Methodology of Social Sciences. Dr Sharma avidly follows methodological and theoretical trends in Social Sciences and International Relations.

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Sheetal Sharma is faculty at the Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Research interests are Higher Education, Online Education, MOOCs on SWAYAM, social and cultural issues in contemporary Europe, Research Methodology, Gender and empowerment of women.
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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • India diaspora in Western Europe: adapting and negotiating identity
    Sheetal Sharma
    South Asian Diaspora, 2025
  • Gender Equality and Status of Women in the Baltics: A Work in Progress
    Baltics in A Changing Europe, 2024
  • Migration and Indian diaspora in Western Europe
    Sheetal Sharma
    India and Europe in A Changing World Context Confrontation Cooperation, 2023
  • Migration and mobility: South Asian experience
    Sheetal Sharma
    Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2023
  • Indian and European Responses to Migration and Refugee Crises
    Sheetal Sharma
    India and the European Union in A Turbulent World, 2020
  • Superdiversity in Delhi: A historical understanding
    T. Caponio, P. Scholten, R. Zapata-Barrero
    Routledge Handbook to the Governance of Migration and Diversity in Cities, 2018
  • Politics of environment: Green parties in Europe as a model for India
    M. Verma
    Globalisation Environment and Social Justice Perspectives Issues and Concerns, 2018
  • Freedom or subjugation: Interpreting the subjectivity of women in Indian diaspora communities
    Sheetal Sharma
    Women in the Indian Diaspora Historical Narratives and Contemporary Challenges, 2017
  • Social and Political Participation of Indian Diaspora in the UK
    Sheetal Sharma
    International Studies, 2014
    The diaspora communities are quite unique and play a significant role in establishing connections between cultures in the contemporary world. Diaspora, on one hand, is an asset, and on the other, it can be a potential source of conflict in the host society. Diaspora is an asset, in terms of their economic, social and cultural contribution it makes to both the country of origin and destination. On the other hand, because of their different cultural, religious, linguistic and regional affiliation, they can also, at times, be a source of friction with the natives and mainstream culture of the host country. There have been instance of their perfect integration with the host society at one end of the continuum, and their ethnic distinctiveness/differences and un-assimilability becomes a factor for divisions between ‘us’ and ‘them’. Interestingly, diaspora communities also exhibit a unique blend of culture and way of life of their home and host country. Drawing from this framework, this article focuses upon the social and political participation of Indian diaspora in the UK. The article begins by understanding the patterns or phases of international migration to the UK from South Asia, in general, and India, in particular. The ‘Indian Diaspora: Historical Overview’ section discusses the social aspects and political participation of Indian diaspora in the UK. The article provides an overview of the history, trajectory, social and political participation of Indian migrants in the UK and underlines the issues and challenges faced by Indian diaspora using secondary data, statistics and sources based on primary academic research. The nature and extent of social and political participation of any community is an indicator of their degree of influence in and integration with the host society. This article establishes that Indian diaspora has assimilated itself well with the British society along with retaining its cultural distinctiveness.
  • The conflict and challenge of integrating the "others" in Europe
    Sheetal Sharma
    European Research Studies Journal, 2014
    From facing issues related to cultural conflict and integration of immigrants and minorities to religious fundamentalism, uncertainties and economic slowdown Europe is confronting challenges like never before in past fifty years. Among these, the integration of the ‘others’, particularly the immigrants, is a major challenge. The process of integration and differentiation of ‘others’ is happening in social, cultural, economic, and political sphere leading to conflict and friction among people. With multiculturalism being pronounced as failure by many European countries, policy of inter-culture is seen as an alternative. This paper attempts to identify who constitute ‘others’ in Europe. Further it explores the nature and reasons for conflict and tension between the natives and the ‘others’. The paper also discusses issues pertaining to social integration, particularly discussing and multiculturalism and inter-culture as policy options for social integration of the ‘others’ in Europe.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • India-Ireland Relations: Understanding the Contours of Bilateral Engagement since the 1950s
    S Sharma
    The IUP Journal of International Relations 19 (Issue 3, July-September 2025 … , 2025
    2025
  • Hybrid Learning: Issues and Challenges of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
    S Sharma
    New Education Policy, Sustainable Development and Nation Building, 348-359 , 2025
    2025
  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism in India and Europe
    S Sharma
    Culture Change in India, 311-332 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Gender Equality and Status of Women in the Baltics: A Work in Progress
    S Sharma
    The Baltics in a Changing Europe, 299-318 , 2024
    2024
  • India Diaspora in Western Europe: Adapting and Negotiating Identity
    S Sharma
    South Asian Diaspora , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Migration and Indian Diaspora in Western Europe
    S Sharma
    India and Europe in a Changing World: Context, Confrontation, Cooperation … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Business Strategies and Public Policies in India and Europe Ideas for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Society
    B Banerji, S Sharma
    Identity , 2023
    2023
  • Migration and mobility: South Asian experience
    S Sharma
    Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-5 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • India and France Bonhomie: Mapping the Contours of a Bilateral Engagement
    S Sharma
    Indian Foreign Affairs Journal 17 (3-4), 233-253 , 2022
    2022
  • Changing Contours of the European Union
    S Sharma
    Winshield Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-93257-01-07 , 2022
    2022
  • Socio-Political Institutions and Challenges in India
    SS edited)
    Winshield Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN: 987-93-93257-00-0 , 2022
    2022
  • Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation and Education
    ESS al
    Associated Publishing House, Agra, ISBN: 978-93-81778-08-1 , 2022
    2022
  • Institutions, Information Processes and Policies
    ESS al
    ISBN-978-93-925-94410 Ess Ess Publications New Delhi , 2022
    2022
  • Contemporary Challenges in India and Europe
    ES Sharma
    ISBN- 9789381778227 Associated Publishing House, Agra , 2022
    2022
  • Blended Learning: Emerging Method of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education,
    S Sharma
    Transitions and Transformations in Academic Libraries and Higher Education … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 2
  • INFORMATION EDGE AND EDUCATION POLICY IN INDIA AND EUROPE
    SS al
    ISBN- 978-9381778999- Associated Publishing House, Agra , 2021
    2021
  • Indian and European Responses to Migration and Refugee Crises
    S Sharma
    India and the European Union in a Turbulent World, 205-217 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Emerging Dimension of Human Rights during Covid-19
    S Sharma
    Forum iuris Europaeum – Journal for Legal Science 8 (2), 27-38 , 2020
    2020
  • Gender Equality in Nordic Countries: How much Real, How much Successful?
    S Sharma
    India and the Nordics in a Changing World , 2019
    2019
  • Social and Political Participation of Indian Diaspora in the UK
    Diaspora and National Building, in Ruchi Verma et.al (ed.), 62-70 , 2019
    2019

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Educated women, empowered women
    S Sharma
    YOJANA-DELHI-, 52 , 2006
    2006.0
    Citations: 69
  • Immigrants in Britain: A Study of the Indian Diaspora
    S Sharma
    Diaspora Studies 5 (1), 14-43 , 2012
    2012.0
    Citations: 17
  • Empowerment of Women and Property Rights key to rural development
    S Sharma
    Kurukshetra, June, 14 , 2006
    2006.0
    Citations: 17
  • Social and political participation of Indian diaspora in the UK
    S Sharma
    International Studies 51 (1-4), 118-132 , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 14
  • Europe's struggle with refugee crisis: An analysis
    S Sharma
    IUP Journal of International Relations 10 (1), 17 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 10
  • The conflict and challenge of integrating the “others” in Europe
    S Sharma
    University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 9
  • South Asian Diaspora in the United Kingdom
    S Sharma
    Researchgate., KW Publishers, New Delhi, India , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 8
  • Multiculturalism in India and Europe: Policy and practice
    S Sharma
    Challenges in Europe: Indian Perspectives, 271-290 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 7
  • The European union's commitment to gender equality and empowerment of women: An analysis
    S Sharma
    IUP Journal of Soft Skills 9 (3), 19 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 7
  • Empowering Women through Education: Strategy for Sustainable Rural Development
    S Sharma
    Kurukshetra: A Journal on Rural Development 56 (3) , 2008
    2008.0
    Citations: 7
  • India Diaspora in Western Europe: Adapting and Negotiating Identity
    S Sharma
    South Asian Diaspora , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 5
  • Multiculturalism and Social Structure in India and Europe
    S Sharma
    Multiculturalism in India and Europe, 49-71 , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 5
  • Empowerment of Women and Property Rights key to rural development
    S Sheetal
    Kurukshetra 54 (6), 46-48 , 0
    Citations: 5
  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism in India and Europe
    S Sharma
    Culture Change in India, 311-332 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Migration and Indian Diaspora in Western Europe
    S Sharma
    India and Europe in a Changing World: Context, Confrontation, Cooperation … , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 4
  • Superdiversity in Delhi: A historical understanding
    S Sharma
    The Routledge Handbook of the Governance of Migration and Diversity in … , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 4
  • Freedom or subjugation: Interpreting the subjectivity of women in Indian diaspora communities
    S Sharma
    Women in the Indian diaspora: Historical narratives and contemporary … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 3
  • Displacing Livelihoods- Land Acquisition for Special Economic Zones
    S Sharma
    Mainstream 65 (46) , 2007
    2007.0
    Citations: 3
  • RETHINKING TEACHERS'EDUCATION
    S Sharma
    YOJANA-DELHI-, 41 , 2005
    2005.0
    Citations: 3
  • Migration and mobility: South Asian experience
    S Sharma
    Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-5 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 2

Publications

Books:
• Legal Profession and Women: A Study in Professions and Gender, 2006, Cosmos Bookhive Publications, Gurgaon, India.
• Socio-Political Institutions and Challenges in India, (ed), 2022, Winshield Publishers, ISBN: 789390 932054
• Contemporary Challenges in India and Europe, (ed) 2022, Associated Publishing House, Agra, ISBN: 978-93-81778-00-0.
• Changing Contours of the European Union (ed), 2022, Winshield Publishers, ISBN: 9789390932054.
• Institutions, Information Processes and policies: Multiculturalism and diversity in India and Europe (ed) 2022, Sheetal Sharma Ess Ess Publications, New Delhi, ISBN: ‎ 9789392594410.
• Information Edge and Education Policy in India and Europe (ed) 2021, Sheetal Sharma Associated Publishing House, New Delhi, ISBN: ‎ 938177899X.
• Emerging Socio-Cultural and Political Issues: India and Europe, (ed), Conference Proceedings, 2021, Sankalp Publications, ISBN: 9799390720651.

GRANT DETAILS

•Jean Monnet Network titled EUIP, European Union and Indo-Pacific as partner institution (as PI from India) under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Network- 2022 for European studies 2022-2025.
•Consultancy project titled ‘Update of 2015 Perception Study’, *European Commission - Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI), January – September 2021.
•Jean Monnet Project titled ‘Art and Culture in Everyday Life: An Interface of European and Indian Values’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, to promote European Studies from 2020-2023.
•Jean Monnet Module titled ‘Institutions, Diversity and Change in the European Union’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, from 2020-2023.
•Co-PI in Jean Monnet Project titled ‘Strengthening and Promoting EU Studies Across India, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2019, from 2020-2022.
•Jean Monnet Network titled REACTIK - cReative Economy and Cultural International link, of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Network- 2018 for Intercultural studies 2018-2022.
JNU Jean Monnet Module titled ‘Society, Culture, and Social Change in Europe’, under the Framework of Erasmus+ Program - Jean Monnet Activities- 2017, from 2017-2020.
UPF Erasmus+ mobility grant, for Staff mobility for teaching and training between programme and partner countries, KA107 -2016, as VISITING SCHOLAR to University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Video Lecture Series published online by CIET, NCERT

Subject: Political Science, NCERT, Class 12, Book: Contemporary World Politics


Subject: Sociology, NCERT, Class 12, Book: Social Change and Development in India


Subject: Political Science, NCERT, Class 11, Book: Political Theory: An Introduction

CONSULTANCY

European Commission agencies as an expert evaluator for REA and EACEA
Expert on Commonwealth Scholarship Committee
Expert for CIET, NCERT MOOCs courses offered on SWAYAM Platform
Consultant for , a government of India undertaking under Ministry of Education

STARTUP

Video Lecture Series published online by CIET, NCERT

Subject: Political Science, NCERT, Class 12, Book: Contemporary World Politics


Subject: Sociology, NCERT, Class 12, Book: Social Change and Development in India


Subject: Political Science, NCERT, Class 11, Book: Political Theory: An Introduction