Mitu Sengupta
Spoken Languages
English, Hindi, Bengali
Biography
Dr. Mitu Sengupta is Full Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, and a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies, at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is program faculty for the York and Toronto Met joint MA/PhD Program in Communication and Culture, as well as the MA in Public Policy and Administration and the PhD in Policy Studies.
Mitu has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto (with specialization in Comparative Politics and Political Theory), a Master of Arts in Political Science from McGill University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy, also from McGill University. Prior to moving to Canada for her undergraduate studies, Mitu lived in the US, UK, and India. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Bengali.
For a comprehensive list of Dr. Sengupta's publications and other scholarly contributions, please visit her ORCID profile (external link, opens in new window) .
Mitu Sengupta has published widely on Indian market liberalization and development, on labour and migration in India, and on the politics and cultural impact of sporting events and film. Her more recent research engages with the fields of international development, international relations, and political philosophy. Mitu is working on a book-length project on the normative foundations of India’s economic policy and development strategy.
The undergraduate courses she regularly teaches at TMU include POG323 (Politics of Development) and POL128 (Politics and Film).