WEBINAR – The politics of managing Covid-19 in China and India: A comparison
Prerna Singh, Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science & International Studies at Brown University, USA Professor Yanzhong Huang, Director,
The politics of gender equity in the Global South
8 March 2019 Professor of Politics and expert on gender and institutions, Georgina Waylen, is a contributor to the forthcoming ESID
DSA Conference Panel – Studying spatial inequalities through critical political junctures
25 June 2018 Vasudha Chhotray and Anindita Adhikari This week we are excited to bring together a panel of new
The reality of doing business in India
2 November 2017 Sabyasachi Kar is author of the insightful book The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes with Kunal
Vidushi Bahaguna Reports from The Development in the Face of Global Inequalities Conference, IBEI
Vidushi Bahaguna 31 May 2017 The ‘Development in the Face of Global Inequalities’ conference held
WATCH: The India launch of 'The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes'
Watch experts on Indian growth gather in Delhi to launch "fresh and insightful" book, The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes,
EVENT: Experts gather for the release of path-breaking research findings and the launch of a seminal book on growth in India
20 March 2017 This Wednesday sees the India launch of a seminal book; The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes
Do Gram Panchayat leaders favour their own constituencies in MNREGA fund allocation?
By Dr Subhasish Dey and Prof Kunal Sen 3 January 2017* Political incentives are known to play a role in the allocation
New book by Kunal Sen and Sabyasachi Kar
ESID's Kunal Sen and Sabyasachi Kar have just published a new title, The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes. Described
LISTEN: Subhasish Dey asks 'Is partisan alignment electorally rewarding?'
ESID researcher Subhasish Dey recently delivered the below presentation, 'Is partisan alignment electorally rewarding? Evidence from village council elections in India'
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Vasudha Chhotray 9 September 2016 Leading academics and policy experts recently met at the Centre for Policy
WATCH: A workshop on newly created Indian states at the Centre for Policy Research, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sLKSPbRpU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLg6l4Bl_kM&feature=youtu.be
EVENT: Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development?
Anna Webster 8 August 2016 Leading academics and policy experts, including India's top public intellectual, Dr Pratap
Spotlight on Subhasish Dey
23 May 2016 Subhasish completed his PhD at The University of Manchester in January 2016. He is an
MNREGA, India's Rural Employment Guarantee – 10 years on
22 March 2016 Professor Kunal Sen For the tenth anniversary of MNREGA, our Research Director, Professor
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Indrajit Roy
17 February 2016 What is your educational background? My first degree was in history, from the University of Delhi. Then
Boom and bust: What's caused India's growth slowdown?
5 January 2016 By Kunal Sen For much of the 1990s and 2000s, India was seen as the ‘new kid on
Indrajit Roy reports from the Annual Conference on South Asia
30 November 2015 By Indrajit Roy Each autumn since November 1971, droves of South Asianists have flocked to Madison, capital
Exciting research findings on how to make a difference to the lives of the urban poor in India
5 November 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. This research project is
Breaking the rules, breaking the game: Ideas and protest in the shifting Honduran political settlement
7 October 2015 By Sarah Hunt. One aspect of ESID’s novel approach to political settlements is to examine the role
'Leave no-one behind': what do we mean by 'inclusion'?
12 March 2015 By Kate Pruce and Diana Mitlin By calling for a pledge to ‘leave no-one behind’ as the first principle
Is NREGA reaching its end?
19 January 2015 [29 December 2014, original post]. By Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay. Is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme