Dr. Kattumuri from LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) is currently Co-Director of the India Observatory as well as Associate within the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Her cross-disciplinary research interests align particularly well with those of both our Themes for Democratic Citizenship, and Sustainability and the Environment. She has extensive experience working in and with India and Asia, with which we are building increasingly strong partnerships ourselves. The latest book she edited ‘Governance and Governed’ should be a good read for many of our academics.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of Dr. Kattumuri research interests;

  • Sustainable Growth & Inclusion (including Sustainable Cities)
  • Population and Development
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Education, Skills, Employability
  • Health Policy (Including Disability, HIV/AIDS)
  • Climate Change Policy
  • Governance and Public Policy
  • Social Protection
  • Food Security
  • Survey Methodology

Earlier this year Dr. Kattumuri edited the following book and she will be discussing its content with us;

  • Kattumuri, Ruth and Sekher, Madhushree and Parasuraman, S, eds (2018) Governance and governed: multi-country perspectives on state, society and development. Springer Singapore, Singapore.

Ruth book intro

She also co-authored two of the chapters;

  • Parasuraman, S. and Sekher, Madhushree and Kattumuri, Ruth (2018) Governance and governed: why governance? In: Sekher, Madhushree and Parasuraman, S. and Kattumuri, Ruth, (eds.) Governance and governed: multi-country perspectives on state, society and development. Springer Singapore, Singapore, 3-14.

 

  • Sekher, Madhushree and Parasuraman, S. and Kattumuri, Ruth (2018) Understanding governance as a process In: Sekher, Madhushree and Parasuraman, S. and Kattumuri, Ruth, (eds.) Governance and governed: multi-country perspectives on state, society and development. Springer Singapore, Singapore, 15-24.

Please book your place on EVENTBRITE and come join us over a catered lunch Tuesday 29 May from 12h00 to 14h00, and take this opportunity to ask any question you might have around working within interdisciplinary teams and handling international collaborations.