Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
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[edit] Background
The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is a non-profit, non-partisan and autonomous research institution and one of India's premier think tanks in public policy[1]. Established in 1973 and located in New Delhi, it is one of 27 national social science research institutes recognized by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the apex advisory body of the Government of India for the promotion of research in the social sciences.
The objectives of CPR are to develop substantive policy options on matters relevant to the Indian polity, economy and society; to provide advisory services to governments, public bodies and other institutions; and to disseminate information on policy issues through various channels. The governing board of CPR consists of various public figures from Indian government, academia, and industry. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a prominent political scientist and public commentator, is President and Chief Executive of the institution.
[edit] Research Areas
Based on the profiles of its faculty members, CPR focuses on the following research areas.
- Urbanization and Infrastructure
- International Relations
- Internal and External Security
- Law and Society
- International Environmental Law
- Legislative Research (through PRS Legislative Research)
- Political Economy and Governance
- Service Delivery
- Economic Development
[edit] Faculty Members
CPR's core faculty is comprised of prominent academicians from various fields of public policy, including
- Bibek Debroy
- Brahma Chellaney
- Bharat Karnad
- Lavanya Rajamani
- Nimmi Kurian
- Partha Mukhopadhyay
- CV Madhukar
- Michael Walton
- Jishnu Das
- Pratap Bhanu Mehta
- Shylashri Shankar
- K.C. Sivaramakrishnan
