I would be interested in supervising dissertations related to sustainability transitions and how we can make them happen. I would be particularly interested if India or an Indian zone could be the location of one of the cases/contexts studied. These can relate to efforts by:
- Government
- Companies
- Social sector actors
- Community
- Public-private partnerships
Sectors of interest are: water, sanitation, agro-based industries, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biotech and nanotech.
Some problems of interest are:
– How are cities preparing to be climate resilient?
– What is meant by sustainability behaviour? How far can behavioural change help us become climate resilient?
– What kinds of frugal innovations are improving the quality of lives of the poor/vulnerable/marginalised communities? How can their impact be improved?
– How is the dairy industry changing in Emerging Economies vis-a-vis Europe? What is the role of cooperatives in the dairy industry?
– What has the international COVID vaccine diffusion revealed about the future of technological dependence of developing countries? Who are the main players in the vaccine race?
– How are the SDG targets and indicators on the SDGs (say SDG4, SDG6 and SDG 11) being translated into national policies? To what extent can we believe in the data?
– Can unhooking from social media help individuals and organisations become more productive/profitable? How should time on social media be managed for productivity?
– What do fake news generators reveal about the power groups and the social-psychology of the main actors in a system? How can they be addressed?
Preference would be given to students taking the Social Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Track.