Professor Bhabani Shankar Nayak

Bhabani is a political economist and works as Professor of Business Management. Before joining London Metropolitan University, he has worked at universities in Sussex, Glasgow, Manchester, York, and Coventry.

His research interests encompass four closely interrelated and mutually guiding programs, including political economy, business management, AI, and sustainable development. In addition to gender, the environment in South Asia, market, microfinance, religion, ethics, and social business, Faith, freedom, globalisation, and governance, Hindu religion and capitalism.

His research primarily focuses on the global south, with a regional emphasis on the impacts of neoliberalism on the social, cultural, and economic transition of indigenous and rural communities in South Asia.

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Bhabani obtained his DPhil in Development Studies from the University of Sussex, UK. He holds memberships in several prestigious organisations, including SFHEA (Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy), FCMI (Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute), FRAS (Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society), and FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts), United Kingdom.

For the past twenty years, Bhabani has taught in various fields, including political economy, international business management, development studies, and public policy at a range of universities across the United Kingdom.

Bhabani has a strong interest in supervising PhD students in different areas, such as international business management, international development, development economics, economic policy, microfinance and social business.

Books

15. Nayak, B.S. & Walton, N. (2023), Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence, International Business and Economic Development, Palgrave, London.

14. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Political Economy of Development and Business: Towards Decolonisation, Transformation and Alternative Perspectives, Palgrave, London, ISBN: 9783031110924.

13. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Disenchanted India and Beyond: Musings on the Lockdown Alternatives, Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland, ISBN: 9781793642790.

12. Nayak, B.S. (2017), Hindu Fundamentalism and the Spirit of Global Capitalism in India, Hamilton Books (An imprint of Rowman & Littlefield), Maryland, USA. ISBN: 978-0-7618-6968-9 (Paperback) 978-0-7618-6969-6(eBook).

11. Nayak, B.S. (2009), Neoliberal Political Economy of Development in India The Impact of New Economic Reforms on Tribals in Kalahandi Orissa, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK.

Edited books

10. Nayak, B.S. & Appleford, K. (2023), Beyond the Pandemic Pedagogy of Managerialism; Exploring the Limits of Online Teaching and Learning, Palgrave, London.

9. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Intersectionality and Creative Business Education; Inclusive and Diverse Cultures in Pedagogy (ed), Palgrave, London. ISBN-10: ‎3031299515, ISBN-13 ‏: 978-3031299513

8. Nayak, B.S. (2023), The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London. ISBN: 978-1-032-56817-1 (hbk), ISBN: 978-1-032-56819-5 (pbk), ISBN: 978-1-003-43730-7 (ebk), DOI: 10.4324/9781003437307.

7. Nayak, B.S. & Chakrabarty, D. (2023), Interdisciplinary Reflections on South Asian Transitions - Exploring the Rise of Far-Right Ideology, Palgrave, London.

6. Nayak, B.S. (2022), China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore, ISBN-10‏: ‎9819900506, ISBN-13: ‎978-9819900503.

5. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa; Mapping Gaps, Conflicts and Representation (ed); Palgrave, London, ISBN: 9783031188282.

4. Nayak, B.S. and Powell, P. (2022), Creative Business Education; Exploring Contours of Pedagogical Praxis(ed), Palgrave, London, ISBN: 9783031109270.

3. Nayak, B.S. & Tabassum, N. (2022), Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore., ISBN: 9789811946479.

2. Nayak, B.S. (2021), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore. Hardcover ISBN-978-981-16-5251-6, eBook ISBN-978-981-16-5252-3.

1. Nayak, B.S. (2007), Nationalizing Crisis: The Political Economy of Public Policy in Contemporary India, (ed), Atlantic, New Delhi, ISBN: 81-269-0481-X, p-422.

Published/accepted articles

30. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Eurocentric Fables of International Debt and China, Journal of Asian and African Studies, (Under Review).

29. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Reimagining Creativity and Cultural Industries Beyond Intimate Capitalism, Journal of Public Affairs, (Under Review).

28. Nayak, B.S. & Walton, N. (2023), The Future of Platforms, Big Data and New Forms of Capital Accumulation, Information Technology & People, ABS3*.

27. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Post-pandemic transformations: How and why COVID-19 requires International Business to rethink its praxis, Thunderbird International Business Review (major review), ABS2*.

26. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Interdisciplinary Limits of Creative Business Education, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume-182, ABS3*.

25. Nayak, B.S. (2022), The Bhagavad Gita in the making of conscious capitalism, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol-176, March, ABS3*.

24. Walton, N. & Nayak, B.S. (2021), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Economic Development from a Critical Perspective, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol-166, May, ABS3*.

This article is translated into Chinese by Yang Lei and published in Frontiers of Social Science Abroad, 498(11), 52-63.

23. Tabassum, N & Nayak, B.S. (2021), Gender Stereotypes and its Impact on Women’s Career Progression from a Managerial Perspective, Society and Management Review, Vol-10, Issue-2. ABS2*.

22. Nayak B.S., Walton N (2021) A Critique of AI and Capitalist Economic Development, Global Media Journal, 19.39.

21. Nayak, B.S. (2020), Impossible Theorem and Possibilities of Development Studies, Journal of Development Policy and Practice, Volume- 5, Issue-2.

20. Nayak, B.S. & Dominik Scheib, (2020), Cultural Logic of German Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Service Sector, Journal of Economic Structures, Vol-9, Issue-27.

19. Nayak, B.S. (2020), Colonial World of Historians; Reification, Theoreticism and Process of Reinventing the Politics of Tribal Identity in Post-Colonial India, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol-56, Issue No-10.

18. Nayak, B.S. & Silva, R.V. (2019), Evolution of Legal and Regulatory Frameworks of Microfinance in Brazil, Latin American Policy, Vol. 10, Issue:1.

17. Nayak, B.S. (2019), Reification and praxis of public private partnerships in history, Society and Business Review, Vol. 14, Issue:1.

16. Nayak, B.S. & Yingnan, Z. (2019), Critical Reflections on Different Trends in the Relationship between Financial Developments and Economic Growth in China, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 11, No. 3.

15. Nayak, B.S. (2018), Eurocentric conceptualisation of risk in international business, Society and Business Review, Vol. 13, Issue No- 2. ABS2*

14. Adams, K., Nayak, B.S. & Koukpaki, S. (2018), Critical perspectives on “manufactured” risks arising from Eurocentric business practices in Africa, Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. 14 Issue: 2/3, ABS2*.

13. Nayak, B.S. (2018), "Bhagavad Gita and Hindu modes of capitalist accumulation in India, Society and Business Review, Vol. 13 Issue No: 2, ABS2*

12. Nayak, B.S. (2018), Reconceptualising Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in global public policy, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, ABS1*.

11. Nayak, B.S. & Xu, J. (2018), Alternative Strategies of Credit Risk Management: A Successful Case Study of the Guangdong Nanyue Bank in China From 2011 to 2016, Journal of Management and Strategy, Vol. 9, Issue No-4.

10. Nayak, B.S. & Xu, J. (2018), Historical Trends and Transitions in Credit Risk Management of Chinese Commercial Banks, International Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 9, Issue No. 5.

9. Nayak, B.S. & Gao, Y. (2018), Role of State in the Evolution and Success of Commercial Banks in China, Research in World Economy, Vol. 9, Issue No- 2.

8. Nayak, B.S.(2016) Friendship, Love, Sex and Operation Park; Debates on Gender and Culture in Contemporary Orissa, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol-1, No-1, December, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India (Pp-41-88).

7. Nayak, B.S. (2013), “Needs’ Based Development to ‘Desired’ Development: Locating the Freudian Idea in Social and Economic Development of Tribals after the New Economic Reforms in India”, International Critical Thought, Volume-3, Issue-1.

6. Nayak, B.S. (2013), “Challenges of Cultural Relativism and the Future of Feminist Universalism”, Journal of Politics and Law, Vol-6, No-2.

5. Nayak, B.S. (2013), The Orissa State Agricultural Policy 2008; A Document of Denials to Farmers, Retreat of the State and Threat to Economy, Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol-3, No-2.

4. Nayak, B.S & Sinha, G. (2013), Women and Food Insecurity in India: A Study on Democratic Institutional Responses and Interventions for Food Security, Canadian Social Science, Vol.9, No.5.

3. Nayak, B.S and Sinha, G. (2008), “Sector Wide Approaches and Mainstreaming Gender in Education in Ghana: A Study of its Implementation and Effectiveness”, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume No-43, Issue No-3.

2. Nayak, B.S. (2007), Silenced Drums and Unquiet Woods: The Myth of Modernization and Development in Orissa, Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, Vol. 23, No. 1.

1. Nayak, B.S. (2004), "Democracy and Development in India", in PRAXES (The Monthly Bulletin of CADRE, New Delhi), Vol-1, Issue-1, March.

Published book chapters

42. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Limits of Intersectionality as a Theoretical Framework, In Nayak, B.S. Intersectionality and Creative Business Education; Inclusive and Diverse Cultures in Pedagogy (ed), Palgrave, London.

41. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Intersectionality: Which Way Now?, In Nayak, B.S. Intersectionality and Creative Business Education; Inclusive and Diverse Cultures in Pedagogy (ed), Palgrave, London.

40. Jingge, G. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Regional Differences in the Gender Wage Differential of Rural Migrant Workers in China, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

39. Lyu, Y. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Credit Constraints for Women-Led Micro and Small Enterprises in China: A Comparative Study of Beijing and Guangdong Province, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

38. Zhang, Y. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Critical Reflections on the Corporate Social Responsibility Information Disclosure: A Case Study of China Resources SANJIU from 2009-2020, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

37. Wu, C. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Impact of Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) on the performance of Chinese Companies, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

36. Cheng, J. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Scientific research in universities and their impacts on regional economic development in China: A study of Zhejiang from 2009 to 2017, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

35. Yang, M. Nayak, B.S. (2023), Impact of Money Laundering Regulations on Banks in China, In Nayak, B.S. The Chinese Way; Alternative Policy Perspectives and Challenges, (ed), CRC Press/Routledge, London.

34. Nayak, B.S. (2023), China: Challenges of The Great Transition, In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore.

33. Wang, Q & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Two Decades of Fiscal Decentralisation and Regional Economic Growth in China, In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore.

32. Luo, Y. & Nayak, B.S. (2023), Regional financial development and economic growth in China: A study of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore.

31. Mingte, J. & , B.S. (2023), Impact of Financing on Investment in Chinese SMEs during Financial Crisis, , In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore.

30. Chen, B. & B.S. (2023), Impact of the COVID-19 on Banks in China, In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer, Singapore.

29. Peng, L. & B.S. (2023), Chinese Female athletes and the expansion of business in Wuhan province, In Nayak, B.S., China: The Great Transition; From Agrarian Economy to Technological Powerhouse(ed), Springer.

28. Nayak, B.S. & O’Toole, M. (2023), Financial Inclusion, Gender Gaps, and Development in Rwanda, In Nayak, B.S., Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa; Mapping Gaps, Conflicts and Representation (ed), Palgrave, London.

27. Nayak, B.S. & O’Toole, M. (2023), Is there a Gender Gap in Accessing Finance in Rwanda? In Nayak, B.S., Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa; Mapping Gaps, Conflicts and Representation (ed), Palgrave, London.

26. Nayak, B.S. & Onwumah, D. (2023), Impact of Aid on Economic Growth in Nigeria, In Nayak, B.S., Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa; Mapping Gaps, Conflicts and Representation (ed), Palgrave, London.

25. Nayak, B.S. & Sinha, G. (2023), Gender Equality, Education and Mainstreaming of Gender in Ghana, In Nayak, B.S., Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa; Mapping Gaps, Conflicts and Representation (ed), Palgrave, London.

24. Nayak, B.S. & Powell, P. (2022), Future of Creative Business Education, in Nayak, B.S. & Powell, P.(ed), Creative Business Education; Exploring Contours of Pedagogical Praxis, Palgrave, London.

23. Nayak, B.S., Høiås, A.E., Tabassum, N. (2022), Organisational culture and gender stereotypes in the technology industry: a comparative study of the AMD and Nvidia, In Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore.

22. Nayak, B.S., Nikolova, M., Tabassum, N. (2022), The internal organisational environment in Amazon, In Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore.

21. Nayak, B.S., Luo, X., Tabassum, N. (2022), The AIDA model and the impact of TikTok video streaming on online shopping: a case study of TikTok, In Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore.

20. Nayak, B.S., Janjua, P.R., Tabassum, N. (2022), The marketing practices of Walt Disney and Warner Media: a comparative analysis, In Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore.

19. Nayak, B.S., Vonaskova, B., Tabassum, N. (2022), The Google Walkout for Real Change and Corporate Social Responsibility, In Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work (ed), Springer, Singapore.

18. Nayak, B.S. & Gao, Y. (2021),Role of State in the Evolution and Success of Commercial Banks in China, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

17. Nayak, B.S. & Xu, J. (2021),Historical Trends and Transitions in Credit Risk Management of Chinese Commercial Banks, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

16. Nayak, B.S. & Xu, J. (2021), Alternative Strategies of Credit Risk Management in the Guangdong Nanyue Bank in China, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

15. Nayak, B.S. & Lai, H. (2021), Strategies and Transformations in Chinese Banking Industry: A Study of the HSBC Bank (China) Ltd. from 2010 to 2019, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

14. Nayak, B.S. & Yingnan, Z. (2021), Mapping the Relationship Between Financial Developments and Economic Growth in China, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

13. Nayak, B.S. & Chen, H. (2021), Financial Development and National Economic Growth in China: A Beijing Praxis, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

12. Nayak, B.S. & Wang, X. (2021), Role of State and Innovative Agricultural Technology in Poverty Alleviation in China: A Study of Hebei Province, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

11. Nayak, B.S. & Li, J. (2021), Chinese Wine Industry During COVID-19: A Study of the Changyu Wine Company, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

10. Nayak, B.S. (2021), The Future of China as a Bankable State, in Nayak, B.S (ed), China: The Bankable State, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5252-3.

9. Sinha, G., Nayak, B.S. (2020), Rise of Hindutva politics, demonetisation, and its impact on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India, In Emerging Markets, edited by Prof. Vito Bobek, IntechOpen, London.

8. Nayak, B.S. (2018), Public-Private Partnership in History, Theory and Practice, In Ahmed, D. A. (ed.), World Sustainable Development Outlook 2018: Public Private Partnership for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System and World Association for Sustainable Development, London.

7. Nayak, B. N. (2013) Lifting up the Spirit, Uplifting the Body: Interfacing Religion, Spirituality and Social Work in India. Pune, India: Samajdarshan Prakashan, Pune-411027, p. 121-143.

6. Nayak, B.N. (2012), “Crisis, Neoliberalism and Hindutva; the Troika of capitalist development in India after 1991”, in Korres, George M., Social and Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects, Palgrave, New York.

5. Nayak, B.S. & Sinha, G. (2009), “The Troika of Environment, Livelihood and Women; Relationships and interactions of tribal women in Orissa”, in Global Environment: Problems and Policies, Volume-5, edited by Dr K. R Gupta, Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN:N9788126909995.

4. Nayak, B.S and Sinha, G. (2009), “The Practice of Patriarchal Democracy in Post-Colonial India: A Study on Women’s Reservation Bill for the Representation of Women in the Indian Parliament” in Gender: Problems and Policies, edited by Dr. K. R. Gupta, ISBN:9788126910601, Atlantic, Delhi.

3. Nayak, B.S. (2008),“Negotiating with Ideas and Institutions; Reclaiming the Preconditions for Revolutionary Change and Transformatory Development” in Prof. Brij Mohan and Prof. Christian Aspalter, (2008), Debating Social Development: Pathways to a Better World, Casa Verde Publishing, Hong Kong/Taipei.

2. Nayak, B.S. (2006), "The History of Food Security Policy in India with reference to Orissa and Kalahandi: An Integrated and Universal Approach towards PDS" in Nayak, B.S. (2006), Nationalizing Crisis: The Political Economy of Public Policy in Contemporary India,(ed), Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, ISBN: 81-269-0481-X.

1. Nayak, B.S. (2004), "Economic Reforms and Urbanization in India: Problems and Prospects", in Gupta, Dr.K.R. (2004), Urban Development Debates: Theories and Praxes (Ed), Volume-2, Atlantic, New Delhi, ISBN: 8126903902.

Public engagement, media, editorials, articles and commentaries

  1. https://www.outlookindia.com/author/bhabani-shankar-nayak-2260
  2. https://www.eurasiareview.com/author/bhabani-shankar-nayak/
  3. http://oxfordpoliticalreview.com/author/bhabanishankarnayak/
  4. https://www.eleventhcolumn.com/author/bhabanishankarnayak/
  5. http://southasiajournal.net/?s=bhabani+nayak
  6. https://studentstruggle.in/author/bhabanishankarnayak/
  7. https://peoplesreview.in/author/bhabani79/
  8. https://thefrontierpost.com/?s=Bhabani+Shankar+Nayak
  9. https://countercurrents.org/author/bhabani-shankar-nayak/
  10. https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/contributor/detail/bhabani-shankar-nayak
  11. https://mronline.org/2022/03/19/dangers-of-teaching-the-bhagavad-gita-in-educational-curriculums/
  12. https://thefrontierpost.com/why-hindutva-is-really-about-dominant-vision-of-capitalism-in-india/
  13. http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=105840
  14. https://www.counterview.net/2020/03/cononavirus-crisis-giving-rise-to.html
  15. https://www.counterview.net/2020/06/end-of-regressive-capitalist-utopias.html
  16. http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/?p=9517
  17. https://www.timesnownews.com/columns/article/migrant-citizens-as-partners-in-state-planning-for-rural-development-in-india-the-odisha-way/610717
  18. https://www.frontierweekly.com/views/jun-20/15-6-20-Mr%20Narendra%20Modi.html

Conference papers

35. Nayak, B.S., Shome, R. & Stevenson, T., (2023), Impact of piracy on the business of film and music industry: a bibliometric review and future research agenda, BAM2023 Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

34. Nayak, B.S. (2023), ‘Eurocentric Fables of International Debt’ for XLVI Indian Social Science Congress, January 27-31, 2023 at Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

33. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Bhagavad Gita and Labour Management, paper presented in the International Conference organised by the Central University of Tamil Nadu and IIM, Tiruchirappalli, India on 9th of March 2022.

32. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Microfinance and microcredit network of self-made social servants: a study of fraternal capitalist accumulation in rural Odisha, paper presented to Critical Political Economy Research Network (RN06) of the European Sociological Association, UK, on 27th of January 2022.

31. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Creativity in post pandemic world, paper presented to the CMR University, Bangalore, India on 10th of January 2022.

30. Nayak, B.S. (2022), Creativity and business education, paper presented to the Woxsen University, India on 5th of January 2022.

29. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Contemporary Transformations in India and Beyond, paper presented to the Faculty Improvement Programme Phase-I, being conducted by Human Resource Development Centre, KISS University, India, on 12th of November 2021.

28. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Leaving no one behind: indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract and its limits, paper presented to the Kalahandi University, India on 9th of August 2021.

27. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Right Wing Politics: Interdisciplinary Reflections on South Asia’ Organised this panel as Convenor of the 26th European Conference on South Asian Studies, Vienna, Austria 26 – 29 July 2021.

26. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Bhagavad Gita, Hindu Religious Ethics and Modes of Capitalist Accumulation in India, presented the paper in the 26th European Conference on South Asian Studies, Vienna, Austria 26 – 29 July 2021.

25. Nayak, B.S. (2021), Hindu religion, Hindutva and Capitalism in India, paper presented to the University of Delhi, India on 2nd of June 2021.

24. Presented a paper on “Feminist Economics and Women’s Alienation: Understanding the Current Economic Crisis” in the Marxist Feminist Conference organised by Lund University (Lund, Sweden), October 5-7, 2018.

23. Invited to talk on “Issues in Indian Political Economy of Development”, in Kendrapada Autonomous College, Under Utkal University, Odisha, India. 5th July, 2018.

22. Presented a paper on “Public-Private Partnership in History, Theory and Practice”, in a conference on Public Private Partnership for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development organised by the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System and World Association for Sustainable Development in Geneva from 10th April to 13th of April 2018.

21. Keynote speaker on ‘Dynamics of knowledge economy in India’ in ‘Global Knowledge Based Economy and Innovation in Management Practices’ conference organised by SOA University, India, 29th and 30th of December 2017.

20. Invited speaker on ‘Bhagavad Gita and Hindu modes of Capitalist Accumulation in India, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India on 14th of December 2017.

19. Invited speaker on ‘Macro politics of microfinance’, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India on 15th of December 2017.

18. Organised a special conference on ‘Religion and Business in South Asia and Arab World’ and presented a paper on ‘Hindu religion and capitalism in India’ at the Oxford Brookes University, UK, 21st of Jun 2017.

17. Invited to speak on ‘the politics of demonitisation in India, BJB College, Utkal University, India, on 7th of January 2017.

16. Presented a paper on ‘Impossible Theorem and Possibilities of Development Studies’ and received Best Paper Awardin the the ICICBBS 2015: Indo-Canadian International Conference of Business and Managerial Sciences, India.

15. Presented a paper on “Microfinance and Microcredit Network of Self Made Social Servants and Fraternal Capitalist Accumulation in Rural Odisha” in the Twelfth AIMS International Conference on Management, IIM, Kozhikode, India (2015).

14. Presented a paper on “political economy of market and the idea of freedom”, University of Salford Research Seminar Series, 29th April 2015.

13. Presented a paper on ‘Hindu Modes of Accumulation in India’, South Asia Seminar Series, Department for International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, 28th of November 2013.

12. Presented a paper on “Neoliberalism and Hindutva Politics in India”, at the conference on Global Capitalism in Asia and Oceania, organised by Network for Critical Studies of Global Capitalism, Griffith University , Brisbane, Australia, June 28-29, 2013.

11. Presented a paper on “Hindu Modes of Capitalist Accumulation in the Bhagavad Gita” at the 2nd International Conference for the Promotion of International Political Economy, Istanbul University Turkey, 22nd May 2011.

10. Presented a paper on “Religious Modes of Capitalist Accumulation in Hindu Religion” at the Academic Staff College and Department of Economics, Utkal university, Orissa, India, 7th January 2011.

9. Presented a paper on “Alienation to Administrative Categorisation of Poor in the Development Thoughts; Understanding class in India”, in a Conference on "Rural Labourers in Neo-liberal India", Organized by York University, Toronto, Canada, and XIMB, Orissa, India, 18-19 December 2010.

8. Presented a paper on the Hindu Fundamentalism and the Spirit of Global Capitalism in Kalahandi district, Orissa, in the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 8th January, 2010.

7. Presented a paper on Dispossession by Hinduization: A Study of Tribal Development After the New Economic Reforms in India", in the conference on ‘Social Movements and/in the Postcolonial: Dispossession, Development and Resistance’ at the Centre for the Study of Global Justice, University of Nottingham, UK, 24th June, 2008.

6. Presented a Paper on “Globalization of Mining and Massacre in the Process of Industrialization in Orissa: A Case Study of Kalinganagar ” with Prof. Richard Grove, in the International Conference at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, 3rd to 5th March 2006.

5. Presented a Paper on "The History of Food Security Concerns in India with Special reference to Kalahandi" in a Workshop on "Globalizing Scarcity", Organized by the Center for World Environmental History jointly with the Center for the Study of Culture, Development and Environment, University of Sussex, UK. 20 November 2003.

4. Presented a Paper on "Karl Marx and his Method of Study: Locating Ethnographic and Qualitative Method" in the Sixteenth Annual Conference on "Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education", June 4, 5 and 6, 2004, at the State University of New York at Albany (USA).

3. Presented a Paper on "Development, Empowerment or Alienation in the Tribal Areas of Orissa: A Case of Globalization in India" in the Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA) 25 Year Anniversary Conference at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from October, 2004.

2. Participated in the World Urban Forum organized by UN Habitat at Vancouver, Canada from 19th June 2006 to 23rd June 2006.

1. Participated in the British Association of Asian Studies (BASAS) Annual Conference 2004 on “Contemporary Developments in South Asia” School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK, 5th to 7th April 2004.

In addition, Bhabani has had involvement in a range of other articles, books and publications.

Professor Bhabani Shankar Nayak
Professor of Business Management
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