Rethinking Policy Piloting
Cambridge University Press
Piloting is acknowledged as a promising tool to help policymakers navigate uncertainties in the policy context. There are however several challenges in realizing its potential to do so in practice. Studying key features of selected national agricultural policy pilots in India over a period of 25 years, this book aims to provide a deeper understanding of the design of policy experiments such as pilots for anticipatory policy design and governance.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885867.
Book review in Public Administration Review: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.13625.
Blog post in Policy Studies Journal blog: https://psjblog.net/2024/07/10/rethinking-policy-piloting-managing-uncertainty-in-the-policy-process/
Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education: insights from Asia
Palgrave Macmillan
This edited book captures key trends that are driving changes in policy education and presents a repertoire of pedagogies to prepare educators and policy programme designers to teach for better impact in learning and policy practice.
Part I of this book presents ideas that are asserting the need for incorporation of new content as well as teaching practices for policy education. Part II covers selected cases of application of pedagogical approaches and strategies in Asian universities, tested at different education levels, modes of teaching, and disciplines
Saving Lakes: The Urban Socio-cultural and technological perspectives
World Scientific
This book examines the interplay of socio-cultural and technological dimensions for the protection and remediation of a tropical urban lake, and how these guide the design of need-based solutions. It explores design requirements with sensitivity to local religious and cultural norms, social values and aesthetic requirements. The authors document their first-hand experiences in planning and executing an urban lake remediation project in the city of Kandy (Sri Lanka)- a fast-growing city and UNESCO heritage site. The lessons learned can be applied to other lakes of cultural significance in tropical regions.
Available at: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11014
Sreeja Nair 