Prepare yourself to participate in the Urban Revitalization of Kerala
Urban Policy Fellowship – Centre for Public Policy Research
Last date for the registration 21st May 23
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues. We study public policies with a dedicated, objective, and an unbiased approach. We strive to initiate policy changes by publishing our research and by framing policy debates and discussions on various subjects. Our research areas include Governance, Education, Health, Law, Livelihood, Strategy & Security and Urban Reforms. We have carried out research projects and worked on policy papers for government bodies, private institutions, and academia; many of which have had a profound impact at the governance level. CPPR has a good research team comprising of professionals from different fields of expertise and resource persons from across the world. Research internship is another key activity of CPPR. CPPR produces working papers in various fields. Innovative policy solutions and ideas that are in sync with global technological revolutions and entrepreneurship are the key components of our policy research.
Vision CPPR aims to be a thought leader which is able to design and execute practical strategies that lead to changes in public policy and governance. The Centre is dedicated to the principles of liberal thought, democracy, rule of law and economic freedom with a focus on equity, efficiency and effectiveness.
Mission CPPR’s mission is to conduct and promote high-quality evidence based research and training; provide government bodies, private organizations, and academic institutions with practical and innovative recommendations; and influence decision-making.
CPPR Academy is launching an Urban Policy Fellowship in partnership with Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), South Asia for early to mid-career professionals working in urban policy across Kerala. Kerala is a rapidly urbanizing state with an urban continuum from north to south presenting itself as a large metropolis. This opens up a great challenge to cater to the urban population’s needs and design programmes to improve the standard of living in the cities. To meet this exponential demand for urban policies and to drive towards sustainable, equitable and inclusive urban development, the cities in India require trained urban planners and policymakers.
The Fellowship will be organised for a cohort of 15 young professionals working in the urban domain and will equip urban policy researchers to build their careers in urban policy and provide a platform for systematic enquiry into urban policy challenges across India. The fellowship will be a demand-driven, practical, capacity-building program that will help the fellows to capacitate their skills in policy research and intervention in the local urban ecosystem for a positive change.
- The programme will commence in May and end by October 2023
- There will be a 5-day in-person training workshop
- A series of online training sessions for a total of 30 hours will be conducted
- After the workshop, the fellows will be assigned individual topics of urban challenges to work on for the rest of the fellowship.
What exciting prospects await in the Fellowship?
Each fellow will be trained in the following activity-oriented sessions:
- Work on one intervention project to discuss local issues from your own city/town
- Strategize ways to address the urban challenges through discussion and debates in their respective municipalities during the fellowship.
- Bring out a report, article or a summary of their findings and actions at the end of the fellowship
- Engage with high-ranking bureaucrats, academicians and policy influencers on structural and administrative reforms in the field of urban governance.
- A platform for early professionals in urban policy to train, gain knowledge and learn policy formulation on a continuing basis.
