A Professorial Visiting
Chair has been created at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore,
in memory and honour of late Shri Ramakrishna Hegde, the former Chief Minister of
Karnataka.
The
vision behind this Chair is to take the governance and transparency of development at the
grass-root level. The Chair is expected to conduct research and training activities on the
process of decentralization, governance and accountability in welfare delivery systems at
the grass-root level and come up with policy recommendations to institutionalise the
Panchayat Raj system on a much more firmer and socially acceptable basis.
This Chair can be
occupied by any distinguished social scientist from any where in the world with
distinctions in research publications on decentralization, governance and development. The
period of appointment on this Chair is for a maximum of three years.
Prof. P K Michael Tharakan, an eminent economic historian and
specialist in decentralisation studies was the first R K Hegde Chair
Professor.
Prof. Siddharth Swaminathan was second Shri R K Hegde Chair Professor. Prof.
Swaminathan has Ph.D in Political Science from Claremont Graduate
University.
Dr.. Jos Chathukulam is the
current Shri RamaKrishna Hegde Chair Professor.
List of Faculty who are
associated with the Centre
|
Name |
Designation |
Email |
|
Dr.
Jos Chathukulam |
Shri
RamaKrishna Hegde Chair Professor |
chathukulam@isec.ac.in |
|
