ICSSR’s new vision: make research relevant to policy
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ICSSR’s new vision: make research relevant to policy

News:

  1. ICSSR, apex social science research body has sent a vision document called IMPRESS((Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences) to the government.

Important facts:

2. Rational behind this step:

  • To make research relevant to policy.
  • It will contribute in solving society problems.

3. ICSSR, has also made a tentative list of themes on which it would like to support research.

4. The ICHR awards doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship.

5. The document shared with the government identifies many thrust areas such as:

  • Security
  • Make In India
  • Federalism
  • Regionalism and its implications.
  • Simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State legislative assemblies
  • Fake news, paid news and media ownership

6. The ICSSR has also formulated some key themes for research like:

  • Agrarian issues, farmers’ distress, agricultural growth,
  • Poverty alleviation,
  • Revitalisation of manufacturing,
  • Trade and investment policy,
  • Liberalisation and lost opportunities, etc.

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