ICSSR’s new vision: make research relevant to policy

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.