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Jindal Centre for the Global South

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Jindal Centre for the Global South (JCGS)

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly poverty eradication, requires national policies, an international and regional cooperation that supports development efforts. The research Centres that are focusing on the Global South studies are very few in the Southern globe in comparison to their number in the North countries. Jindal Centre for the Global South aims to fill this gap and conducts policy-oriented research, dialogue and training into the social, economic and political key issues across countries of the Global South with a special emphasis on South-South Cooperation and its underpinning development opportunities for the Global South countries. The Centre promotes the unity of the South in achieving the SDGs while recognizing the diversity of national interests and priorities.

Jindal Centre for the Global South is affiliated to the School of International Affairs at Jindal Global University (JGU). It draws researchers from across the faculties of social sciences and humanities from inside and outside JGU.

In regard of the aspiration of JGU to become a “Global” university, it was imperative to have a research Centre dedicated to study all issues related to challenges facing the “Global South”. Jindal Centre for the Global South brings research expertise together at Jindal Global University in relation to the Global South, promoting interdisciplinary cooperation among faculties, researchers and students in India and internationally.

The primary objective of the Jindal Centre for the Global South is to become a Centre of excellence that brings together well-established and internationally renowned area of studies focusing on Global South Studies and South-South Cooperation. By bringing together faculty from a variety of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities inside and outside JGU, Jindal Centre for the Global South aims to:Further and promote top-level international research on Global South studies, development finance and South-South Cooperation.
Become a national, and international hub of intellectual that emphasizes creativity and innovation that provides innovative solutions to the Global South.

Jindal Centre for the Global South works on a wide range of issues relevant to the developing countries, such as development policies, sustainable development, development finance, climate change, global governance, economic and social development, South-South Cooperation, global economic conditions, technology transfer, access to knowledge, international trade, health and food security.

I. Courses: JCGS organizes the following courses for Bachelor’s, and Master’s students: (1). International Development Finance and South-South Cooperation, (2). Political economy of Africa, (3). Politics of Developing Nations, (4). International Political Economy: Topics on Development and Latin America, (5). Sustainable Development and Climate Change, and (6). The Politics of Development.

II. Research and Publications: Developing a strong research agenda focused around three key themes:

  • Addressing Global South development challenges.
  • Assessing the role of South-South Cooperation in addressing the 2030’s Global Agenda for sustainable development.
  • Mapping innovative finance for development mechanisms.

III. Conferences, seminars, workshops and other events: Organizing conferences, seminars, workshops, and other events like public lectures and reading sessions.

IV. Active Collaboration: Build a strong network with other national and international Global South studies and South-South Cooperation research institutions inside and outside India, in order to share ideas and to promote active exchange of research scholars and students (i.e. institutions from India -RIS, and international institutions-Institute for Global Dialogue in South Africa).

Founder and Director: Prof. (Dr.) Hebatallah Adam

Dr. Hebatallah Adam is an academician and scholar specialized in International Economic Development, with over 18 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Adam is an Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs of Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) and Executive director of Jindal Centre for the Global South – O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana – India. Prior to this, she was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt.

Dr. Adam has been awarded her BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees from universities in Egypt and France: Departement de Gestion et de Commerce International (DGCI) at Faculty of Business Ain Shams University, Poitiers University in France, and IAE de Paris – Sorbonne University, France.

Dr. Adam research interest is focused on: Global South Studies, Financial Inclusion & Poverty Alleviation, Political Economy of Development, International Trade and International Development Economics.

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Published Books

  • Adam, H., Rena, R. (eds) Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer, [2023] – Book
  • Adam, H., Batul, A., Malik, F.A. (2023). Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-COVID-19 Era. In: Adam, H., Rena, R. (eds) Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer, Singapore. [2023] – Book Chapter
  • Adam, H. (2023). Impediments to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa. In: Omrane, A., Patra, G., Datta, S. (eds) Digital Technologies for Smart Business, Economics and Education. Arts, Research, Innovation and Society. Springer, Cham. [2023] – Book Chapter
  • Adam, H., Malik, F. A., Das, D., Janjua, L. R. (2023). A Policy Rate Channel Testing of Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism. International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 19(1), 1-16. [2023] – Journal Article
  • Adam H. (2021) Fintech and Entrepreneurship Boosting in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study of India and Egypt. In: Musleh Al-Sartawi A.M.A. (eds) The Big Data-Driven Digital Economy: Artificial and Computational Intelligence. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 974. Springer, Cham. [2021] – Book Chapter –
  • Adam, H., et al (2021). An Investigation into the Dynamics of Financial Inclusion in South Asian Countries, Pakistan Economic and Social Review, School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Volume 59, Issue 2. ISSN (print): 1011-002X, ISSN (online): 2224-4174. [2021] – Journal Article
  • Adam, H. (Ed), Financing for Development 2030 Global Agenda and Post Covid-19 Development challenges, Booksclinic Publishing (1 November 2021), ISBN 978-93-91389-85-7 – [2021] – Book
  • Adam, H., Malik, F., Yadav, K., (2021), Analytics of agriculture credit-output nexus and human development in India, Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing 35 (1), 257-257. [2021]
  • Adam, H., Omrane, A., Malik, F., Yadav, K. (2020), The Urban Poor and Their Financial Behavior: A Case Study of Slum Dwellers in Lucknow (India), a book chapter published in “Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Renewable Energy-Based Projects, and Digitalization”, December 2020, ISBN 9780367468378, Routledge – Tailor and Francis Group. [2020] – Book Chapter
  • Adam, H., Malik, F., Yadav, KD., Financial Behavior of Urban Destitutes in India, Notion Press; 1 edition (17 January 2020), ISBN: 978-1-64783-383-1
  • [2020] – Book
  • Adam, H., et al (2019). Reforming International Financial Architecture and Scope of Innovative Development Finance. Trade and Finance for Development Southern Perspective Report. RIS (Research and Information System for Developing Countries), New Delhi, India. ISBN: 81-7122-141-6. pp. (41-52) – [2019] – Article published as part of Report
  • Adam, H., (2019), India’s Cooperation with Africa: Some Features. Development Cooperation Review, Vol.2, No. 9, December 2019.RIS (Research and Information System for Developing Countries), New Delhi, India. – [2019] – Article published as part of Report
  • Adam, H. (2019). The Digital Revolution in Africa: Opportunities and Hurdles (January 5, 2019). [2019] – Article published as part of Conference Proceedings
  • Adam, H., Youssef, A., Economic Impacts of Nanotechnology Industry: Case Study on Egypt (January 6, 2019). [2019] – Article published as part of Conference Proceedings
  • Adam, H. (2019). The Impact Of Global Value Chains (Gvcs) On The Economic Growth In Developing Countries: Evidence From The Chinese Experience. Disruption of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges. Bloomsbury Publishing, India. ISBN: 9789388912860 – [2019]

Other JCGS Publication are available on Global South Studies Website (https://globalsouthseries.in)

Prof. (Dr.) Hebatallah Adam
Associate Professor & Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs,
Director of Jindal Centre for the Global South (JCGS)

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