Law and Public Policy Action Research Fieldwork Program

Law and Public Policy Action Research Fieldwork Program | An Online National Monsoon School Program | A One-Month Online Immersive Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Training Program | July-August 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

Teaser: https://youtu.be/yQIMbiSHNDQ

#IMPRI IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning

An Online National Monsoon School Program

A One-Month Online Immersive Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Training Program

Law and Public Policy Action Research Fieldwork Program

Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: 17 July – 15 August 2023
Platform: Online Zoom & Action Research Fieldwork
Teaser: https://youtu.be/yQIMbiSHNDQ

Course Fee: INR 5,999 (inclusive of GST)

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/o3Edek8oATYzb12G6

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About

IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, continuing with its dynamism, is proud to offer its new program– Law & Public Policy Action Research Fieldwork Program, for four weeks focusing on the social, legal, and policy issues. 

This four-week Online National Monsoon School is an Immersive Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Training Program. 

It would equip the participants with the skills and knowledge required to conduct meaningful action research. Eminent experts will train the participants to conduct qualitative research and fieldwork.

The participants will be able to learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners. They will gain first-hand training in Qualitative Research Methods, Research Tool Preparation such as Interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interviews (KII) using a semi-structured questionnaire, understanding Tool Testing methods, Stakeholder Mapping (for an in-person or telephonic interview), conduction of Fieldwork, Research Writing and Reporting. Participants will immerse themselves in the intricacies of literature review, honing their skills and engaging in valuable discussions with esteemed experts in the field.  

Participants will be expected to conduct fieldwork in their respective cities, towns, or villages where they will be based at that time and required to submit the report of the same by the end of the program. Research Faculties will teach qualitative research methodology, mentor the fellows throughout their fieldwork, and help them with the analysis and report writing.

For Whom

This program is intended for Public Policy Enthusiasts, Early Career Professionals, Research Scholars, Civil Society Activists, Social Entrepreneurs, and Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students.

Benefits

Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners.
• Gain from first-hand training on Qualitative Research Methods, Tool Preparation and Testing, Stakeholder Mapping, Fieldwork, Research Writing and Reporting.
• Receive an especially-designed course outline and reading list from the experts.
• Get access to session videos for 15 days. ​We promote flexible learning at your pace and place, and strict attendance is not the mandatory criterion.
• A Certificate of Completion of the Fellowship on successfully completing the program will be sent to your postal address. 
• An opportunity to access LPPYF session videos and convert them into a full fellow of LPPFY.
• An Opportunity to publish your report on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features articles from eminent people from around the globe.

Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Program Details & Schedule

This program offers participants the unique opportunity to delve into diverse topics. Participants can choose topics from a varied area of international/national/local human rights, laws and policies, foreign policies such as human rights, constitutional laws, foreign policies, marginalised communities’ rights, gender justice, environmental rights, disability rights, or any other such policy and law related issue. 

Topics with a focus on policy and schemes are encouraged. Some suggested thematic areas may include, but are not limited to:

• Digital Divide: Challenges and Responses by State Governments
• Budgeting by the Local Self Government Bodies for Disaster Management
• Out-of-Pocket Health  Expenditure in Public and Private Health Care Services
• Public-Private Partnerships in the Health System
• Implementation of the PCPNDT Act in Urban India
• Child Labour in the Post-Pandemic Period
• Evaluation of Skill India Mission
• Challenges Faced by Start-Ups
• Challenges Faced by Women Workers in the Coal Mining Industry:  A Case Study of Dhanbad Coal Mines
• Curbing Plastic Pollution in the City with a special reference to Urban Commons and Monsoon Season: A Case Study of Sector 3 Neighbourhood in Navi Mumbai
• A Status of Pension Provisioning for the Elderly in Slum and Informal Neighbourhoods with a Special Focus on Access, Adequacy and Emerging Needs: A Case Study of Shrinagar Colony in Chennai
• Understanding Gender-based Violence in the Context of Dowry-related Cases with a Special Focus on Remedies: A Case Study of Dehradun, Uttarakhand
• Assessing the Impact of Ujjwala Yojana and Improvements in Clean Fuel for Household Cooking: A Case Study of Siliguri
• Opportunities and Challenges Towards Access to Finance for Self-Employment with Special Reference to PM Mudra Yojana: A Case Study of Bengaluru

To enhance practical learning, participants will engage in a fieldwork experience as a compulsory parameter of evaluation. IMPRI will provide a letter of support to participants for conducting their fieldwork, further strengthening their research skills and understanding. The research team at IMPRI will assist the participants throughout the course of the program.

In addition, selected participants will be assisted in getting their reports published on IMPRI Insights and other renowned newspapers, magazines, and journals. Each submitted report will be evaluated for quality and checked for plagiarism; therefore, participants are required to produce an original report. The fieldwork at the end of the program will be a compulsory parameter of evaluation.

Please note: Participants will also have to take pictures, make small video clips of their field research, and share them with the IMPRI team.

Schedule

Day 1 | July 17, 2023

Session 1: Ethics in Research: Fieldwork & Action Research
Dr Amar Jesani, Independent Researcher and Teacher (Bioethics and Public Health); Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

Session 2: Fieldwork & Qualitative Research Methods & Questionnaire
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Day 2 | July 18, 2023

Session 3: Fieldwork Method Meeting Interaction, Research Team
Adv Dr Shalu Nigam, Visiting Senior Fellow IMPRI; Advocate, Author, and Researcher, Gender and Human Rights

Day 3 | July 21, 2023

Session 4: Fieldwork Method Meeting Interaction, Research Team

Day 4 | July 24, 2023

Session 5: Qualitative Research and Reporting,
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI (Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra); Vice-President, Indian Association of Women Studies

Session 6: Report Writing & Editorial Guidance,
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI

Session 7: Interactive Discussion Session,
Adv Dr Shalu Nigam, Visiting Senior Fellow IMPRI; Advocate, Author, and Researcher, Gender and Human Rights

Day 5 | August 07, 2023

Session 8: Interactive Discussion Session: Fieldwork Update, Research Team

Day 6 | August 15, 2023

Last Day to Submit the Research Report.

Additionally, more sessions will be announced for assistance in fieldwork and other research inputs.

For queries, write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com

Program Experts & Advisors

Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI

Lead Advisor: Adv Dr Shalu Nigam, Visiting Senior Fellow IMPRI; Advocate, Author, and Researcher, Gender and Human Rights

Experts
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Dr Amar Jesani, Independent Researcher and Teacher (Bioethics and Public Health); Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

Prof Gummadi Sridevi, Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad; Visiting Professor, IMPRI

Prof Nalin Bharti, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Dr Ismail Haque, Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; Visiting Fellow, IMPRI

Dr Devender Singh, Global Studies Programme, University of Freiburg, Germany; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Prof Utpal K. De, Professor, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong; Visiting Professor, IMPRI

Prof Nilanjan Banik, Professor and Program Director (BA, Economics and Finance), Mahindra University, Hyderabad; Visiting Consultant, IMPRI

Convener:
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Adv Dr Shalu Nigam, Visiting Senior Fellow IMPRI; Advocate, Author, and Researcher, Gender and Human Rights
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI

Co-ordinators: Vaishali Singh, Vithita Jha, Swetha Shanker, Samriddhi Sharma, Aaswash Mahanta & Priyanka Negi

Teaser: https://youtu.be/yQIMbiSHNDQ

Participants List and Details with their Topic of Research

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