Background of CPIGD

Goals of the Centre

Center’s Achievements

Research Projects Completed

Current Research Projects

Publications

Ph.D. Awarded

Current Students

Background of CPIGD

The Centre for Political Institutions, Governance and Development (CPIGD) came into existence in 2006 as a part of restructuring of the units. This Centre was formerly known as Development Administration Unit, which was established in 1974 under the leadership of Prof. Amal Ray and Prof. B.S. Bhargava. Since its inception, the Centre has achieved many milestones by impressive publications of research projects (30), books (16), working papers (12), articles (450) and award of Ph.Ds. (19).

Goals of the Centre

Issues concerning the study of social and economic change from the political and governance perspective are the major focus of the Center’s research. In recent years, the center’s perspective and research agenda has been changed in the context of globalisation, democratic decentralisation (73^rd and 74^th Constitutional Amendment and new political movements) and technological revolution (information and communication technology). The thrust areas for research, teaching, training and outreach are:

1. Perspectives, theories, philosophies, and paradigms related to politics, governance and development.

2. Development Politics - State and Societal relationships in historical, comparative and development perspective; Role of state, market and civil society on governance and development.

3. Political and administrative institutions: Democracy, political parties, pressure groups, executive, legislature, judiciary, bureaucracy, and institutions of rural and urban governance. Political and administrative reforms for good governance in the context of globalisation and technological revolution (constitutional, electoral and administrative reforms).

4. Implications of globalisation on polity, governance and labour - Trade Regimes, International Organisations and Development agencies

5. Political and governance issues at the national and sub-national level as well as at the sectoral and cutting edge level covering agriculture, education, health, industry, irrigation, natural resources, power, welfare and poverty, E-Governance, public and private partnership.

6. Issues pertaining to conflicts, communalism, corruption, terrorism, fundamentalism, sub-nationalism, regionalism, inter-state disputes, gender, ethics, poverty and environmental governance.

Center’s Achievements (2001-07)

The centre has completed 11 research projects, published 4 books/monographs, 11 working papers, 34 articles and awarded 6 Ph.Ds for the last six years. The centre’s faculty have organised 4 national and international seminars/workshops, one UGC training programme, and presented around 50-60 papers in the seminars/ workshops. Currently, there are 11 doctoral students and 8 research projects {including sponsored by Indo Dutch Programme for Alternative Development (IDPAD), Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C, National Foundation of India, New Delhi, Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), Second Administrative Reforms Commission and Fifth Pay Commission}.

1. Governance and Service Delivery in Karnataka, ISEC, 2006, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

2. Eleventh Finance Commission Grants for Administrative Upgradation and Service Delivery in Karnataka, Government of Karnataka, 2006, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

3. Lokayukta and Good Governance in Karnataka, Institute for Social and Economic Change {ISEC}, 2005, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

4. Urban Governance in India: Mapping Partnerships in Public Service Delivery, ISEC, 2005, (Madhushree Sekher).

5. Use of Contractual Labour in Selected Manufacturing Enterprises in Karnataka, Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), 2005, (Supriya RoyChowdhury).

6. Institutional Alternatives for Participatory Natural Resource Management: Lessons from User Groups Self Initiatives in Forest Conservation, SRTT, 2005, (Madhushree Sekher).

7. Labour and Industrial Conflicts: Case Studies from Bangalore, ISEC, 2005, (Supriya RoyChowdhury).

8. Panchayats and Watershed Development: An Assessment of Institutional Capacity, SRTT 2003, (N.Sivanna).

9. Institutions for Self-Governance of Community Forestry Resources: Experiences from Three Indian States, Indo Dutch Programme for Alternative Development (IDPAD), 2002, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

10. Sustainability in Practice: Exploring Innovations in Domestic Solid Waste Management in India IDPAD, 2002, (Sivanna N).

11. Panchayat Jamabandhi in Karnataka: An Evaluation Study, Government of Karnataka, 2002, (N.Sivanna).

1. Local Welfare in Global Context: Slums and Urban Welfare in Karnataka’s Development, National Foundation of India, (Supriya RoyChowdhury).

2. Ethical Political Leadership and Good Governance: Role of Political Parties, ISEC, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

3. Making Decentralisation and Local Governance Work for the Poor, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), (Madhushree Sekher).

4. Hariyali Guidelines and Watershed Development: The Role of Panchayats in the Implementation Process, ISEC, (N.Sivanna).

5. Globalisation and Employment: Case Study of Women in Bangalore’s Garment Factories, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, (Supriya RoyChowdhury).

6. Human (Administrative) Resources, Governance and Public Service Delivery, 5^th Pay Commission, 2006, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

7. Social Capital and Participative Public Service Delivery: With Special Reference to Self-Regulatory Authorities in India, the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, 2007, (Satyanarayana Sangita).

8. Moving towards an Information Society: Case study of the impact of IT-enabled services on the quality of life in Bangalore, ISEC, (Moushumi Basu).

List of Faculty who are associated with the Centre