Socio-Economic and Politics Projects
Election Campaign Practices and Political Economy Factors: A Study of Electoral Strategies in India
Professor Ward Berenschot (Professor from KITLV ) , Dr. Vignesh Rajahmani (Professor from KITLV ) , and Dr. Sarthak Bagchi (Assistant Professor from Ahmedabad University )
Professor Ward Berenschot is a leading researcher in Southeast Asian and Indian politics, focusing on governance, and electoral processes. Dr. Vignesh Rajahmani is a postdoctoral research fellow specializing in Indian and Indonesian politics at KITLV-Leiden. Dr. Sarthak Bagchi is a…
Location: Odisha ,Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra
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PRAYAS(Promoting Regular & Assisted Migration for Youth And Skilled and Professionals) Project
Shraiya Singh ( Senior Associate from Voluntas ) , . (" from MEA(Ministry Of External Affairs) ) , and . (" from IOM(International Organisation For Migration) )
PRAYAS (Promoting Regular & Assisted Migration for Youth And Skilled Professionals) is one of the first attempts to consolidate all the state-level initiatives for safe, orderly, and well-managed international migration. IOM intends to develop a roadmap for improved coordination between…
Location: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh.
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Unveiling Political Worldviews: How Politicians’ Backgrounds Shape Their Democratic Perspectives
Prof. Ursula Daxecker (Professor from University of Amsterdam ) , Ass. Prof. Kris Rujigrok (Assistant Professor from University of Amsterdam ) , and Prof. Ward Berenschot (Professor from University of Amsterdam )
This project aims to bridge this gap by exploring how politicians’ individual backgrounds and their pathways into politics influence their political convictions. While much has been studied about the political opinions of citizens, there is limited insight into how politicians’…
Location: Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
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Barriers to Mobile Phone Usage amongst Rural Women
Vidya Vemireddy (Assistant Professor of Centre for Management in Agriculture from IIMA )
Under the Bharat Inclusion Research and Learning Grant at IIMA researchers surveyed individuals in rural areas of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states of India. The objective of our study was to understand financial inclusion and information seeking behaviour of…
Location: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
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The impact of housing scheme on citizens, attitude and preferences
Shikhar Singh ( from Yale University ) , and Steven I. Wilkinson ( from Yale University )
This project studies the economic and political impact of a large-scale rural housing program (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) in 3 districts of Bihar (Darbhanga, Katihar, Araria). About 8.8 million houses have been constructed for rural poor between April 2015 and…
Location: U.P and Bihar
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Conjoint survey to assess insurgency effect on implementation of public policies
Emmanuel J. Teitelbaum (Associate Professor from Department of Political Science )
MORSEL conducted a conjoint survey, an experiment designed by Emmanuel J. Teitelbaum to assess the impact of Government policies on Naxalites, an active radical group in Jharkhand
Location: Jharkhand
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Trust in Government and Subsidy Reform: Evidence from a Survey of Indian Farmers
Meir Alkon ( from Princeton University ) , and Johannes Urpelainen (Professor from Johns Hopkins University )
In this study, researchers examined the role of trust in government among farmers in explaining support for reforming India’s energy subsidies. The subsidies under study hold back efforts to provide a reliable supply of agricultural power and contribute to the…
Location: Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan
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Attribution and Democratic Accountability: Evidence From a Field Experiment in India
Tanushree Goyal (Assistant Professor from Harvard University ) , and Robin Harding (Professor of Politics from University of Oxford, )
This project is carried out by researchers from the University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations, under overall Guidance of Professor Robin Harding. This project is funded by the John Fell Fund at the University of Oxford. The overall objective of the project…
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Does Political Empowerment Improve the Welfare of Urban Migrants? A Field Experiment on Voter Registration
Gareth Nellis (Assistant Professor from University of California ) , and Nikhar Gaekwad ( Assistant Professor from Columbia University )
New York are conducting a research in Delhi to know more about internal migrants. The purpose is to understand what prevents recent migrants to Delhi from registering to vote in the city and what is the effect of the intervention…
Location: Delhi
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Clients and Constituents: Political Responsiveness in Patronage Democracies
Jennifer Bussell (Assistant Professor from University of California, Berkeley )
First time ever in India, MORSEL conducted a study to shadow the MLAs, MPs and Village Heads for 7 days in four states. The researcher is writing a book based on the data collected by Morsel and this book provides…
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Tiger Reserve Area in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states of India
Ruth Defries (Professor of ecology and sustainable development from Columbia University ) , and Amrita Neelakantan (Professor from Department of Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology )
The land use around Tiger reserves plays an important role in sustaining the flow of organisms, water, nutrients and energy- linking the reserves to the outside. These reserves in India also support the livelihood needs of people living in and…
Location: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
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