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ICSSR’s new vision: make research relevant to policy
News:
- 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.
