School of Public Policy and Governance. Admissions: Last Date: Nov. 25, 2017

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1 School of Public Policy and Governance Admissions: Last Date: Nov. 25, 2017

2 The School of Public Policy and Governance Initiated in 2013, the School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG) is conceived to respond to the mismatch between existing policy institutions and emerging social and policy challenges Current governance frameworks now include a wider panoply of state, parastatal and non-state actors These institutions demand a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, drawn from outside the government, to engage with policy ideas through an analysis of institutions and regulatory practices, social structure, big-data and analytics, and law Responding to this demand, TISS- Hyderabad offers a two year full time graduate programme - M.A. in Public Policy and Governance (MA-PPG) It provides students with interdisciplinary expertise, methodological skills and field experience required for working as a public policy professional or to pursue higher academic degrees It encourages students to engender operational frameworks for accountable governance and create human opportunities towards a just society

3 Curriculum Framework M.A. Public Policy and Governance Semester Wise Courses Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV Understanding Society State, Markets and Regulatory Civil Society, New Social Public Economics Institutions Movements and Public Policy Understanding Economy Policy Institutions in Practice Comparative Public Policy Elective 3: As per Policy Area Concentration Understanding Politics Development Economics and Public Policy Impact Evaluation Field placement-based dissertation & viva-voce Public Policy: Paradigms & Statistical Techniques and Data Policy Analysis Exercise Practices Analysis Ethics of Public Action Philosophy & Methods of Social Research-II Reading Texts & Research Writing Economic Analysis of Public Public Policy and Local Law, State and Governance Policy Governance Philosophy & Methods of Social Research-I Elective 1: As per Policy Area Concentration Elective 2: As per Policy Area Concentration Experiential Learning: Understanding Rural Society Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) I Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) II Workshop: Academic Writing and Communication Skills Field Based Data Collection for Dissertation Field Based Internship: Hands on Experience in understanding the implementation of a Specific Public Policy Workshop: Academic Writing and Communication Skills Changes can be made to the curriculum with due approval of the Academic Council. Workshop: Academic Writing and Communication Skills

4 KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES Given the limits of the outcome-centric technocratic approaches to public policy, SPPG encourages a process oriented approach focussing on equity, justice and accountability. Understanding Public Policies through Multiple Locations: Political Institutions/ Regimes Public Finance Economic Analyses Social Embeddedness Big Data Analyses/Analytics Primary Data Analyses Legal Framework Ethical Location 100 Days of Experiential Learnings/ Field Immersion in three stages Examining the Interconnectedness of Public Policies Sectors Regions Social Groups Appreciating Policy Processes as well as Policy Outcomes Inculcating Critical Thinking

5 Student Led Policy Research Programme Policy Area Concentrations (PAC) Students choose a policy area and acquire specialised knowledge in a specific sector in which they would prefer to develop as professionals or as academic. Each PAC is constituted by a group of students and coordinated by a faculty member. Within the PAC, students select research topics and over a period of three semesters study it through lectures, field immersion and internships with policy institutions. They produce dissertations that as a group culminate into a research programme on the policy area. Available PACs Regulation and Institutions Urbanisation Social Conflict and Public Policy

6 Our Students Present and Graduated Students Batch- 32 students Batch- 32 students Year Applicants to MA-PPG Available Seats 2013 NA EMPLOYERS OF SPPG GRADUATES Higher Studies SPPG Graduates 31 Campus Placement 49 Presently Working 58 Total Students Districts State National International 5% 27% 38% 30%

7 How do Students Engage with the Policy Community? Policy Research Policy analysis/ Reports Policy Assessments Theorising Public Action and Inclusive Market Outcomes Policy Advocacy Policy Brief/ Memos Policy messages through maps, visual presentation of data etc. New Knowledge Production Developing New Policy Frameworks Crafting Operational Guidelines Anticipating and Designing Policy Institutions for the future

8 Few Accomplishments of SPPG

9 Policy Research Programmes Student-led academic and policy research an SPPG pioneered concept - under faculty guidance In 2017, SPPG published four policy reports on: Policy Compliance Stateless Rohingyas Urban Segregation Disability Access Audit

10 The Journal of Public Policy Research Initiated by the graduate students of the School of Public Policy and Governance, the Journal of Public Policy Research (JPPR) is published bi-annually. The journal seeks to democratize access to academic publishing for young scholars writing on current social and policy concerns. It welcomes contributions from all ideological persuasions.

11 Policy Working Papers The School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG) Working Paper Series is a forum for disseminating ongoing research of SPPG faculty and students.

12 Public Policy through Data This SPPG initiative aims to make big data sets easily comprehensible to a wider community of stakeholders, identify policy deficits, and highlight future policy pathways The first set of the series will be launched in October 2017 depicting access to basic services and civic amenities

13 Perspectives The SPPG s weekly seminar series - Perspectives - began in 2014 and has completed 46 sessions. It contributes to the public discourse in Hyderabad through its eminent speakers from diverse domains including artists, social and environmental activists, lawyers, academicians and policy practitioners

14 International Graduate Seminar SPPG has hosted 3 international graduate conferences Growth Well-being and Development Democracy, Development and (Re)Distribution Fostering Change? Public Policies Impacting State, Markets, and Society Reimagining Policies- Ideas, Practices and Institutions (to be held in February)

15 Faculty Brief Profile Drawn from prestigious institutions, our faculty have wide ranging international experience and include Rhodes and Commonwealth scholars Aseem Prakash, Professor and Chairperson M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D in Political Science (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Amit Upadhyay, Assistant Professor M.A. (University of Hyderabad-Sociology); MPhil (Oxon- Evidence Based Social Intervention); Ph.D (University of Hyderabad- Sociology) Ekta Singh, Assistant Professor M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Political Science (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

16 Faculty Brief Profile Amit Sadhukhan Assistant Professor M.Sc. in Economics (University of Calcutta), MPhil & Ph.D. in Economics (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Gayatri Nair, Assistant Professor M.A in Sociology (University of Pune), M.Phil & Ph.D. in Sociology (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Shruti Prasad, Research Assistant M.A in Public Policy and Governance ( TISS- Hyderabad)

17 School of Public Policy and Governance TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Hyderabad Campus RM College of Social Work Campus, Opposite Biodiversity Park, Gachibowli Hyderabad For queries sppg.secretariat@tiss.edu