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Research Projects

The Centre has been successful in securing research funds from diverse sources:

» Grants from the Ford Foundation for the Centre’s academic activities:

  • First Phase: successfully completed: 2001-2005

  • Second Phase: 2006-2009

» Endowment Grant to fund a Visiting Professorial Fellowship in Law and    Governance from the Ford Foundation

» Grant from Tata Education Trust for a Specialised Library on Law and Governance

» Grant from the Ford Foundation for the research project  Dialogue on Democracy and Pluralism in South Asia (Prof Niraja G Jayal)

» Grant from the Ford Foundation for the research project  Mapping Indicators of Governance in India (Dr Amit Prakash)

» Grant from the British Council to develop academic collaboration with the University of Lancaster (Dr Amit Prakash)

» Grant from Department of Administrative Reforms, Government of India for research project on  E-Governance Projects and Process of Administrative Reforms (Prof Amita Singh)

» Grant from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India for research project on  Telecom Regulations and Consumer Protection: Case Study of Bangalore, Chennai and NCR (Prof Amita Singh & Dr Jaivir Singh)

» Governance Knowledge Centre for Capacity Building for the Poor  with the Department of Administrative Reforms, Govt. of India & DfID (Prof. Amita Singh)

» Poverty, Employment and Food Security to Tea Garden Workers in North Bengal, with NALSA and Matri Raksha Sangha of WB (Prof. Amita Singh)

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