International Handbook on Responsible Innovation: A Global Resource
Edited by René von Schomberg and Jonathan Hankins. Edward Elgar Publishing, July 2019, ISBN: 9781784718855.
About the Book: The Handbook constitutes a global resource for the fast-growing interdisciplinary research and policy communities addressing the challenge of driving innovation towards socially desirable outcomes. This book brings together well-known authors from the US, Europe and Asia who develop conceptual and regional perspectives on responsible innovation as well as exploring the prospects for further implementation of responsible innovation in emerging technological practices ranging from agriculture and medicine, to nanotechnology and robotics. The emphasis is on the socio-economic and normative dimensions of innovation including issues of social risk and sustainability. Show Less
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the International Handbook on Responsible Innovation | René von Schomberg and Jonathan Hankins
2 Why responsible innovation? | René von Schomberg
Part I Concepts Underpinning Responsible Innovation
Responsibility and Ethics
3 Responsible innovation: process and politics | Richard Owen and Mario Pansera
4 Choosing freedom: ethical governance for responsible research and innovation | Robert Gianni
5 Towards an ethics-of-ethics for responsible innovation | Vural Özdemir
6 Working responsibly across boundaries? Some practical and theoretical lessons | Kjetil Rommetveit, Niels van Dijk, Kristrún Gunnarsdóttir, Kate O'Riordan, Serge Gutwirth, Roger Strand and Brian Wynne
Governance
7 Understanding the movement(s) for responsible innovation | Miles Brundage and David H. Guston
8 Is innovation always good for you? New policy challenges for research and innovation | Luc Soete
9 First steps in understanding the economic principles of responsible research and innovation | Miklós Lukovics, Benedek Nagy and Norbert Buzás
10 Responsible research and innovation in the broader innovation system: reflections on responsibility in standardisation, assessment and patenting practices | Ellen-Marie Forsberg
11 Dynamics of responsible innovation constitution in European Union research policy: tensions, possibilities and constraints | Hannot Rodríguez, Andoni Eizagirre and Andoni Ibarra
12 The ties that bind: collective experimentation and participatory design as paradigms for responsible innovation | Alfred Nordmann
13 Engaging the micro-foundations of responsible innovation: integration of social sciences and humanities with research and innovation practices | Erik Fisher
14 Responsible innovation and technology assessment in Europe: barriers and opportunities for establishing structures and principles of democratic science and technology policy | Leonhard Hennen and Linda Nierling
Responsible Innovation in Organizations
15 To what extent should the perspective of responsible innovation irrigate the organization as a whole? | Xavier Pavie
16 From participation to interruption: toward an ethics of stakeholder engagement, participation and partnership in corporate social responsibility and responsible innovation | Vincent Blok
Part II Responsible Innovation: Becoming Responsive to the Global Societal Challenges
17 Shared space and slow science in geoengineering research | Jack Stilgoe
18 Responsible innovation and healthy ageing | Ellen H.M. Moors
19 Responsible innovation and agricultural sustainability: lessons from genetically modified crops | Phil Macnaghten
20 Responsible inclusive innovation: tackling grand challenges globally | Doris Schroeder and David Kaplan
Part III Embedding Responsible Innovation in Emerging Technological Practices
21 Responsible innovation in emerging technological practices | Armin Grunwald
22 From technology assessment to responsible research and innovation in synthetic biology | Dirk Stemerding
23 Responsible innovation and public engagement: what we can learn from the case of nanotechnology | Richard A.L. Jones
24 Responsible innovation in ICT: challenges for industry | Bernd Carsten Stahl, Elisabetta Borsella, Andrea Porcari and Elvio Mantovani
25 Ethics management and responsible research and innovation in the Human Brain Project | Stephen Rainey, Bernd Carsten Stahl, Mark Shaw and Michael Reinsborough
26 Grass-roots case studies in 'poiesis-intensive' responsible innovation (PIRI) | Jonathan Hankins
27 Robotics and responsible research and innovation | Pericle Salvini, Erica Palmerini and Bert-Jaap Koops
Part IV Regional Practices
28 Chinese perspectives on responsible innovation | Yandong Zhao and Miao Liao
29 Responsible innovation: constructing a seaport in China | Qian Wang and Ping Yan
30 Indian perspectives on responsible innovation and frugal innovation | Krishna Ravi Srinivas and Poonam Pandey
31 South-East European perspectives | Norbert Buzás and Miklós Lukovics
32 Responsible innovation in a culture of entrepreneurship: a US perspective | Andrew D. Maynard and Elizabeth Garbee
33 Public engagement as a potential responsible research and innovation tool for ensuring inclusive governance of biotechnology innovation in low- and middle-income countries | Pamela Andanda
Part V Interviews
34 Interview with Piero Bassetti, President of Fondazione Giannino Bassetti | Sally Randles
35 Interview with Robert Madelin, ex-Director General and Advisor on Innovation (European Commission) | Jan Staman and René von Schomberg
Handbook on Science and Public Policy
Edited by Dagmar Simon, Stefan Kuhlmann, Julia Stamm and Weert Canzler; Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series, Edward Elgar Publishing, June 2019, ISBN: 9781784715939.
About the Book: This Handbook assembles state-of-the-art insights into the co-evolutionary and precarious relations between science and public policy. Beyond this, it also offers a fresh outlook on emerging challenges for science (including technology and innovation) in changing societies, and related policy requirements, as well as the challenges for public policy in view of science-driven economic, societal, and cultural changes. In short, this book deals with science as a policy-triggered project as well as public policy as a science-driven venture.
Table of Contents
Part I Changing Contract Between Science, Society, and Public PolicyIntroduction: Science and public policy – relations in flux | Dagmar Simon, Stefan Kuhlmann, Julia Stamm and Weert Canzler
Part II Changing National/Global Science and Policy Landscape1 Next generation science policy and Grand Challenges | Stefan Kuhlmann and Arie Rip
2 Responsible Innovation and Responsible Research and Innovation | Richard Owen and Mario Pansera
3 Normative answers – epistemic questions. Updating the science–society contract | Sabine Maasen and Sascha Dickel
4 Re-making the modern constitution: the case for an observatory on public engagement practices | Jan-Peter Voß
Part III Changing Actors and Framings of Science and Public Policy5 Global science for global challenges | Caroline S. Wagner
6 The current state of the art of science diplomacy | Tim Flink and Nicolas Rüffin
7 Bringing the rules back in. Peer review, bureaucracy and the reform of science governance in France (1960–2010) | Jérôme Aust and Clémentine Gozlan
8 U.S. scientific collaboration on research and policy: the necessity of global engagement | Elizabeth A. Corley
9 Australian science policy: funding, focus and failings | Karen Hussey, Christopher McEwan and Julia Playford
Part IV Changing Production of Knowledge10 Innovation and the marginalization of research | Benoît Godin
11 Changing science policies, authority relationships and innovations in public science systems | Richard Whitley
12 Higher education developments and the effects on science | Jeroen Huisman and Marco Seeber
13 New forms of policy expertise | Holger Strassheim and Weert Canzler
14 Innovation, excellence and reputation: the persistence of the German science system | Andreas Knie and Dagmar Simon
15 Gender in European research policy | Liudvika Leišytė
Part V Changing Governance of Scientific Research and Related Public Policies16 Processing issues in science policy: emerging epistemic regimes | Stefan Böschen
17 Changing science–society relations in the digital age: the citizen science movement and its broader implications | Martina Franzen
18 Triple Helix: a universal innovation model? | Henry Etzkowitz and Alice Zhou
19 Interdisciplinarity put to test: science policy rhetoric vs scientific practice – the case of integrating the social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020 | Julia Stamm
Part VI Changing Studies of Science Policy, Science, And Innovation20 Changes in European research and innovation governance: coordination effects and membership effects | Susana Borrás
21 How can governance change research content? Linking science policy studies to the sociology of science | Jochen Gläser
22 The changing governance of research systems. Agencification and organizational differentiation in research funding organizations | Benedetto Lepori and Emanuela Reale
23 Globalization and the rise of rankings | Paul Wouters
24 Assessing the broader impacts of publicly funded research | Claire Donovan
25 Why science and innovation policy needs Science and Technology Studies? | Robin Williams
26 The future of science policy and innovation studies: some challenges and the factors underlying them | Ben R. Martin
National Conference on River of the People, River against the People: Conceptualizing Livelihood, Identity & Society of Assam through the Brahmaputra
23-24 September 2019
To be held at Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Sponsored by North Eastern Council, Government of India; Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR); & Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL)
Themes for the National Conference:
· Political Economy of Development
· Identity Politics and belongingness
· Environment, Ecology and Disasters
· Brahmaputra: Spatialities, Regimes and Governance
· Colonial and Post- Colonial geographies of the Brahmaputra Valley
· Role and relevance of the Brahmaputra
The papers presented will be complied to bring out a book which can be utilised as a tool to enrich research on river as a social system, river ecology and livelihood and labour within river basins. The presented papers will generate debates and discussions in the conference about how the impact of the river on the region is being studied, so that the papers are published in the book in the best of its capacity.
The organizing committee invites abstract (summary of their papers) of 500 words on or before 08th August 2019, the abstract should be submitted to conference email brahmaputraseminar2019@gmail.com or chetry.bikash@gmail.com. Panel of 3 members shall evaluate all the submitted abstracts. Authors of only shortlisted abstracts will be contacted to prepare the full paper for the conference and possible inclusion in an edited book.
1. Smart Disaster Management Machinery: Disaster Management Network, Legal framework, Meteorological Organizations, Geo-physical monitoring stations, Remote Sensing authorities. Training, response mechanism, sensitivity to duty, transparency, information dissemination, coordination, respect for life.
2. Smart Technology Solutions: digital innovations in traffic, Early Warning Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in city alert and rescue operations.
3. Smart Service Delivery: basic human needs such as water, health, education, common service centres, Local Governance & Telecommunication network to receive alerts, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in city alert and rescue operations.
4. Crime Management: Enlightened policing, corruption-free Police Stations, anti-trafficking stations, cyber cells of police to handle human and non-human distress calls, ethics and integrity of city administration.
5. Social and community preparedness: Shelter homes, hospitals for human and non-human populations, policies for animal birth control, a trained and coordinated city governance to manage food, water, timely rescue, machine operation training to remove fallen trees, mananimal conflicts, water and food scarcity.
1. This conference will have only invited papers from top experts across the world's smart city networks. Please send a list of your work in this field as we may miss out some good work and brilliant experts we still do not know about.
2. Those interested in presenting their upcoming work and studies, who wish to seek knowledge based opinion and inputs are requested to send abstracts in 1000 words with a title, objectives, central idea, description of the study and direction which it expects to achieve.
3. PhD scholars who have recently completed their work on disaster resilience of smart cities or are about to submit their thesis are welcome to send their abstracts as in point 2 above.
Last date for submission of abstracts/write-ups: 30th September through email to jnu.scdr@gmail.com
Last Date for submission of paper: 31 August 2019Declaration of best short listed candidates: 16 September 2019Paper Presentation & Award Ceremony: 2 October 2019
Note: Closing date for nominations - 31 July 2019
Wenhui (文晖) Award for Educational Innovation 2019
Promoting University and School Partnerships in Advancing the Education 2030 Agenda
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have set an ambitious target to leave no one behind by calling on all stakeholders and partners to eradicate poverty, inequality and hunger; to provide quality universal education; to protect our planet; and to build sustainable cities, communities and societies. Of particular relevance to the education community is SDG 4-Education 2030 Agenda which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030; and we have only 11 years left to meet this goal!
Clearly, from a lifelong learning perspective, education should flow seamlessly from cradle-to-grave. The transition from early childhood education, to primary and secondary education, and to post-secondary and tertiary education, as well in non-formal education, must not hinder learning at any stage.
The Wenhui (文晖) Award for Educational Innovation was established by the National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO in 2010. In collaboration with the Chinese Society of Education and coordinated by UNESCO Bangkok, the Wenhui Award aims to recognize the contributions of educators and institutions which have optimized the potential of education and the human innovative spirit to address and resolve pressing issues and problems facing our world today.
For 2019, the theme of the Wenhui Award is Promoting University and School Partnerships in Advancing the Education 2030 Agenda, aiming to recognize successful university-school partnerships that have contributed to quality education and lifelong learning in preparing children and youth for life, work and citizenship.
Two individuals or institutions from the Asia and Pacific region will be selected by a jury of distinguished educators. The winners will each receive a Certificate of Excellence and prize money of US$ 20,000. Certificates of Merit may also be awarded to individuals or institutions that have demonstrated commendable innovative practices.
Who is eligible for the Award?
Individuals or institutions from UNESCO Member States in Asia and the Pacific region that have designed and implemented significant educational innovations in the professional development of teachers leading to improved access to, and quality in, education and skills development will be eligible for the Award.
How to apply for the Award?
Applications can be submitted by government agencies, educational institutions, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals in UNESCO Member States in the Asia and Pacific region. All applications should reach the Award Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok by 31 July 2019 through the National Commissions for UNESCO, UNESCO Offices and other organizations associated with UNESCO, using the official Award Application Form and Consent Form, to be downloaded from the Award website. More details about the Award, including the evaluation criteria, application process and conditions of entry are also available at the Award website: https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/wenhui-award-2019
For further information, contact:
Wenhui Award Secretariat
UNESCO Bangkok
920 Sukhumvit Road, Prakanong
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 391-0577
Fax: (66-2) 391-0866
Email: apeid-award@unesco.org
Web: https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/wenhui-award-2019
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
South Asia Studies Visiting Scholars Program
South Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
Spring 2020
Apply Here
Application Deadline: September 1, 2019
The South Asia Center (SAC) in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington (UW) welcomes applications from scholars based in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka) to spend one quarter (12 weeks) as a visiting scholar to undertake research, teach one course (subject and level—graduate or undergraduate—to be mutually determined), and engage with the intellectual community at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to collaborate with UW faculty and graduate students who are affiliated with the South Asia Studies program, as well as peers in departments and programs related to the visiting scholar's areas of academic expertise.
We are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates who work in the fields of Communications, Geography, Urban Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology and conduct research on media (non-English language) and democracy, or migration and refugee studies. Applications from members of minority communities, especially those who are at the early or middle stages of their careers, are strongly encouraged. Applicants based in countries other than India are especially welcome.
The South Asia Center will award one fellowship for residence at the University of Washington in Seattle during Spring Quarter 2020 (March 30-June 12, 2020). The successful applicant will receive roundtrip airfare and salary commensurate with their academic experience. SAC is not able to provide health insurance or housing, though the Center will work with the awardee to access campus and off-campus resources to assist with a housing search.
The South Asia Center is an important intellectual and pedagogical hub for the study of South Asia at the University of Washington. As a National Resource Center, funded by the Title VI program of the United States Department of Education, our mission is to enhance the study of South Asia on campus, in the community, across the Pacific Northwest, and throughout the United States. For more information about SAC, please visit our homepage:
Eligibility
Applicants must be a resident of South Asia at the time of the fellowship to be eligible.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the highest terminal degree in their field.
Applicants who have undertaken studies, fellowships, or employment in North America in the previous (2017-2018) or current (2018-2019) academic year are not eligible.
Citizens of South Asian countries living outside of South Asia are not eligible.
Application
Applications must be submitted online by September 1, 2019.
Applications will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee of UW faculty.
All applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by September 30, 2019.
Please direct any questions to Samuel Ostroff, Managing Director of the South Asia Center, at sostroff@uw.edu
IIAS Symposium on Traditional Hindu/Indian Virtue Ethics in Today's Perspective: Sharing Ideas between East and West
Date: 17-19 October 2019
The Theme
There are two goals this seminar/symposium intends to achieve:
(1) To arrive at a structure of Hindu/Indian Ethics, keeping broadly Vedanta in perspective, using the analytical tools of modern Western philosophy, especially virtue ethics. The virtue samatva, harmony within, translated by Gandhi as even-mindedness, is the base for the ethical structure, cultivation of which leads on to the other requisite ethical virtues such as courage, benevolence, sympathy or empathy. Harmony being intentional, accumulation of the virtue harmony within in character leads on to building harmony around if missing, and maintaining it where it is already in place. According to the Indian point of view, the ethical base is thus naturalistic, as pertaining to the psychological nature of humans centering around harmony being intentional. It is at this point that Hindu ethics ties with spirituality, in so far as we humans involve ourselves in instilling the virtue harmony within in character to be able to pursue ethical acts geared to sustainability both at micro as well as macro levels. (cf., Samatvam Yoga uchchate (The Gita, 2/48); Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam (Ibid, 2/50)). Here emerges the ethico-spiritual concept of the ideal leader Rajarshi who has imbued the virtue harmony within well enough to discharge his/her social functions satisfactorily, -- a concept that comes near to the philosopher king, and yet goes beyond. Spirituality here is not tied to a specific faith, but is ontologically secular in being naturalistic, and is accommodative across the board, reflecting the inclusive spirit of Hinduism, which goes with pluralism. The ethical thrust found in the Indian way of looking at things prompts Balbir Sihag, the economist from UMass, Lowell, to characterize the economics of Kautilya (whom he demonstrates as the true founder of modern economics, not Adam Smith) as 'ethiconomics'. To sum up the ideas above, harmony has a threefold aspect: (a) the harmony within, which is the virtue; (b) the harmony amongst human beings – in one's own society and the whole social world – that the virtue is meant to, and helps promote; and (c) the harmony of the individual and every society with the natural world, which also the humans look for and delight in promoting on the basis of the virtue. Certainly Indian ethics goes beyond Aristotle. Philosophically relevant email comments from Rosalind Hursthouse in response to Chakravarti's paper on Virtue Ethics explicating the Indian position may be worth quoting here:... I feel perfectly at home and found particularly interesting ... the way in which the virtue of harmony provides a very un-Aristotelian account of the unity of the virtues. Of course Plato talks of virtue as bringing the human psyche into harmony, but it's nothing more than the thin notion of the (dubious) tripartite division of the psyche being harmonious. And Aristotle has a hint of it, but one might say, his i[s] even thinner because it's just getting the desiderative and the rational parts into harmony. But yours displays all the traditional virtues as subsumed under harmony, and thereby gives one a significant, content-rich, concept which can more fruitfully be used ...
(2) To contribute to the Virtue Ethics of today with age-old visions from the Hindu/Indian perspective. Michael Slote supports Virtue Ethics, while pursuing the sentimentalist variety as he considers emotion as the building block of ethics. The virtue harmony within, needless to say, has an aesthetic dimension pronouncedly present in the spiritual pursuit of the Hindu. Thus, sentimentalism is very much a part and parcel of Indian Virtue Ethics with spirituality as its base. Tagore in modern times has taken this secular ethico-spiritual dimension of Hinduism to a new height. (E.g., The King of the Dark Chamber, The Cycle of Spring.) No wonder, Wittgenstein was extremely fascinated of the first of the two plays by the poet. Unveiling the innate Ananda, or Joy in and through establishing the inner freedom, where freedom is not the antithesis of subjugation of the physical and mental by external, primarily political, force is the secular spirituality involved in the process. The national anthems of the prominent democracies today, American, British and Canadian for example, sing in the praise of political freedom for nation states. India's national anthem, composed by Tagore, sings, not the virtue of national freedom, but the virtue of living together, in harmony, imbibing the virtue harmony within, which goes beyond political freedom. Slote makes no secret of the fact that modern day Virtue Ethics has a lot to learn from the traditional Chinese variety while the impetus for the former came from the ancient wisdom of Greece. In the Indian tradition as explicated above, there might be a lot more that the conference hopefully can share with Slote for the benefit of the human kind, while at the same time learning from him. We are lucky he is willing and interested in taking part in a symposium arranged in India, as he often does in China.
Both Hursthouse and Ronald Sandler look for a naturalistic end appropriate in the evolutionary stage for humans as we emerge as rational animals in the evolutionary process, an end 'appropriate to us [human beings] in virtue of our rationality' (Hursthouse, On Virtue Ethics, p. 218). From the Hindu perspective, it is the joy of freedom in attaining harmony within that leads on to building and maintaining harmony without, signifying the meaning of existence, that may be taken as such an end. However, this is not a rational end in so far as it is not an outcome of a strictly rational process, although reason is very much involved here as a guiding principle, as the Gita points out when mentioning Buddhi Yoga, translated by Sri Aurobindo as 'The Yoga of the Intelligent will'. Being established in harmony within and operating off the virtue is a sentimental process, harmony within being a sentimental virtue that justifies, and regulates in the right direction, the operation of the virtue empathy that is the cornerstone of the sentimentalist Virtue Ethics of Slote. The Indian way to be deliberated upon in the proposed symposium leads to proper acts appropriate for occasions, not necessarily via the activist route. The deliberation is not a part of the decolonization process in the wake of a movement gaining grounds lately in the West for acceptance of the 'other philosophies' in the Western academic curricula, but rather is a look into the live past of a prominent non-Western culture, following the style of Virtue Ethics in the West in modern times, in order to have a direction in life for today. The pluralistic approach is, however, not geared to accommodating relativism in ethics. The broad principles of morality being a priori accounts for their universality across the cultures, while their contingency explains their vulnerability in being questioned and often flouted. They are, thus, examples of the Kripkean concept of the contingent a priori.
Today's world with pervasive bullying at schools, rampant, unprovoked shootings on gatherings of innocent people in frequent succession, and a pandemic opioid crisis, associated with a widespread, deeply entrenched boredom crystallized in depressive suffering across societies calls for ethico-spiritual measures appropriate for us when the traditional ones have failed. The conference hopefully paves the way to reclaiming the lost ground for humanity through building of a theoretically sound virtue ethics that leads on to a practical ethics that works. The proposed symposium is intended to usher in a direction to this end in India to the benefit of all.
Michel Slote, Philosophy, University of Miami, a leading Virtue Ethicist, who has shown the relevance of accommodating points of view of another ancient culture, viz., the Chinese, in his work, has expressed a keen interest in attending an academic meet in India. Attempts will be made to accommodate Hindu/Indian perspectives at our end toward a fruitful dialogue. The area of administration where the concept of Rajarshi fits in will be covered. The economic ideas in Kautilya's Arthashastra will hopefully be covered as well from virtue ethical perspective. There will be presentation on Tagore's philosophical observation on Ethics as connected with his various involvements in life on top of his pursuit of the muse. Ideas of Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo will be dealt with along with those present in the Mahabharata, the Gita and the Vedas. In today's business world, the ideas of Dominic Barton, former Director of McKinsey, who places a pronounced value on character in business leadership while making a special mention of the Eastern ways of doing business will be touched upon from the point of view of Virtue Ethics.
The proposed symposium is an attempt at sharing the thoughts of ancient India with the modern Western thinkers on the platform of Virtue Ethics, which is historically a revolt of the West against itself in modern times. The symposium is a venture at the East and the West learning from each other. Since Virtue Ethics is not widely pursued academically in India yet, in choosing the presenters excellence has been the deciding factor, rather than distribution of possible speakers across the length and the breadth of the country. While we accommodate spirituality in its secular mode as the basis for the Hindu/Indian version of Virtue Ethics, we look into the area of the intimate relation holding between spirituality and science, to the sustenance of both, as Professor Kumar Murty of the University of Toronto is expected to bring to the fore in his presentation.
Call for Papers
A limited number of participants will be invited for the Seminar. Those interested in participating should send -by email-an abstract of 500 words of the proposed paper along with their brief C.V. (of around 200 words) to:
1. Professor Sitansu Chakravarti, Affiliated Scholar, New College, University of Toronto Email: sitansuc[@]gmail.com
With a copy to:
2. Ms. Ritika Sharma, Academic Resource Officer, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla- 171005, Tel: 0177-2831385 Email: aro[@]iias.ac.in
The last date for submission of abstract (500 words) is 31 July 2019 till 12:00 midnight. The Institute intends to send Invitation letters to selected participants by the last week of August, 2019. It is the policy of the Institute to publish the papers not proceedings of the seminars it organizes. Hence, all invited participants will be expected to submit complete papers (English or Hindi), hitherto unpublished and original, with citations in place, along with a reference section, to the Academic Resource Officer, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla– 171005 by 30th September, 2019. IIAS, Shimla will be glad to extend its hospitality (free hospitality is provided only to the seminar participant) during the seminar period and is willing to reimburse, if required, rail or air travel expenses from the place of current residence in India, or the port of arrival in India, and back.
Note: Plagiarism is a serious academic offence and the Institute reserves the right to cancel the selection/ participation of a candidate found guilty at any stage.
Speakers: T. Jayaraman, professor, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences;
Sreeja Jaiswal, PhD candidate, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Chair: Kanika Jha Kingra, evidence impact manager, 3ie
Discussant: Vinay Vutukuru, senior agriculture and rural development specialist, World Bank.
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Lecture Hall 1, Annexe, India International Centre, New Delhi
About the Event: The Konkan railway is the biggest rail project executed in post-independence India. Operational since 1998, it traverses over 760km along the Konkan region of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The region is ecologically sensitive. Citizen groups had challenged building it based on predicted damage to local ecosystems. 3ie funded an impact evaluation that examined the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Konkan railway. T. Jayaraman and Sreeja Jaiswal will present findings that offer important insights on its impact on migration and labour market outcomes and on local ecology.
