RC 39 deals with the issues related with welfare states and developing societies within the broader discipline of Political Science with the objective of promoting research, scholarly interaction and debate on specific welfare states, both that have done well as well as those that have been challenged by the recent developments in a Globalizing world. On the basis of experiences of matured welfare states, RC-39 aims at developing a paradigm that can be applicable and suitable to the socio-economic environment of the less resourceful countries of the developing world.
- Federalism, national coordination mechanisms and social protection
Chair: Dr. Luciana Andressa Martins de Souza - Is the Freebie Culture a Bane or a Boon for the Welfare States in the Global South?
Chair: Dr. Asha Gupta - Social protection and climate change
Chair: Prof. Vanessa Elias de Oliveira - Social protection, policy capacity and policy design
Chair: Dr. Walter Carnota - Welfare Policy and Electoral Politics in the Global South
Chair: Prof. Prakash Chandra Sarangi