Doctoral programmes @ DPP
- The PhD programme fosters a unique research environment for policy researchers coming from diverse backgrounds of STEAM including natural sciences, technology, engineering, management, arts, humanities and social sciences.
- The research culture @DPP embodies the spirits of inquiry, learning and applications for societal benefits.
- 沙巴体育 project and intra-mural Dr. TMA Pai fellowships are available to deserving candidates to pursue full-time and part-time research to work on cross-cutting issues aligned to our evidence-based, problem solving, triple-bottomline approach.
- Apply today : Dr. TMA Pai fellowships for research
- Interested candidates may contact Dr. Harini Santhanam, HOD? and the research coordinator for DPP: harini.santhanam@manipal.edu
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Selected Publications of DPP researchers
Santhanam, H.,?Dhyani, S. (2022) Lake ecosystems as proxies of change in a post-pandemic era. Environmental Sustainability 5, 389–393 .?https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-
Harini Santhanam, Shalini Dhyani and Xavier Benedict? (2022) ‘Perspectives on reducing anthropogenic interferences and mainstreaming Nature-based solutions for sustainable restoration of Pulicat lagoon, India from research to policy and implementation’ Marine and Freshwater 沙巴体育, CSIRO Australia. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21242
Shalini Dhyani,?Harini Santhanam, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Dhanya Bhaskar, Indu K. Murthy, Kripal Singh (2022) Exploring synergies between India's climate change and land degradation targets: Lessons from the Glasgow Climate COP, Land Degradation and Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4452
Harini Santhanam, Shalini Dhyani, Sudip Kumar Kundu (2022) ‘Ecosystem-based approaches to develop a monitoring framework for restoring the transitional lagoon ecosystem of Pulicat, India’ Ecological Engineering, Volume 179, 106608, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106608.
Santhanam, H., Kundu, S.K. (2022) ‘Assessment of Socio-technical Constraints of Marine Fishers in the Utilisation of Marine Fishery Advisories in 沙巴体育ern Odisha, India’ Anthropocene Science, Springer, 1, 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-022-00014-4
PK Choudhary, P Saharia Global income inequality and measuring values with the world values survey Journal of Social and Economic Development, 1-20.?
PK Choudhary, R Syal, T Arora,Do Issues Matter in Indian Elections? Indina Polity & Politics?
PS Mishra, K Veerapandian, PK Choudhary, Impact of socio-economic inequity in access to maternal health benefits in India: Evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana using NFHS data PloS one 16 (3), e0247935?
PS Mishra, PK Choudhary, A Anand Migration and child health: Understanding the coverage of child immunization among migrants across different socio-economic groups in India, Children and Youth Services Review 119, 105684