School of Governance

The School of Governance (SoG) at IIHS engages with the principles, approaches, and instruments by which Indian settlements are governed. It does so in order to transform the mandates, structures, processes, and working of institutions at multiple scales, and their relationship with the market and other non-state institutions and citizens.

 

The SoG has a systemic orientation, interdisciplinary reach, and spatial focus, and leads new and cutting-edge work on urban governance. Drawing on and bringing together disciplines such as law, political science, and policy, the SoG will speak to issues of urban governance that are central to domestic and international urban policy.

 

In the IIHS (Institution Deemed to be) University, the School supports the Doctoral Programme, as well as its Master’s programmes through the Foundation Courses and a range of Elective Courses.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

  • Law, governance and politics
  • Urban policy and spatial justice
  • Political infrastructure
  • Land governance
  • Environmental governance
  • Urban finance

People

Projects

Research

Practice

Capacity Building

Urban Policy and Governance: As part of its capacity building programme for urban leadership, the UPP curates and conducts the urban module for IAS officers in the Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP) at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) across all phases, as well as In-Service Training for IAS, IPS and IFS officers under the aegis of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, GoI. These modules focus on challenges and opportunities in the governance of urban areas, and policy and programmatic approaches to solving critical issues sustainably.

 

Urban Theory: UPP anchors masterclasses on Southern urbanism and other leading theories on global urbanisation, with an aim to enable the development of a rooted theory of urbanisation in India. These masterclasses are conducted by leading national and international urban theorists and are structured around the theme of ‘Unpacking Urbanism’.