CURRICULUM
MODULE 1
FUTURE TRENDS
GLOBAL TRENDS
S1. The Rise of Cult Populism:
From Sanders & Petro to Trump & Modi
S2. Big Money in Politics:
From Adani, Ambani to Koch & the Waltons
S3. Falling Estates of Democracy & Global Rise of Fascism.
S4. Rising Extremism:
From Performative Left 'Woke' Politics to the mainstreaming of the Extreme Right
S5. A New Geopolitical World Order:
Collapsing UN, Hypernationalism, Anti-Globalism
DOMESTIC TRENDS: GOVT
S6. Fourth Estate in Crisis:
Freedom of Press & Censorship
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S7. The State vs The Judiciary
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S8. Decoding the Lawmakers: Uncovering the Realities of Policymaking at Sansad Bhavan
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S9. An Economic Conundrum:
The Fallout of Rising Youth Unemployment
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S10. The Power of the People:
Activism & Digital Social Movements in India
DOMESTIC TRENDS: POLITICS
S11. Price of Prejudice:
The Costs of Rising Intolerance and Disharmony
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S12. The Comeback of the Welfare State
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S13. Internet, Elections & Propaganda:
How India revolutionised elections using social media & online armies.
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S14. Hypernationalism, National Security & Politics
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S15. Surveillance State, Privacy & Social Control
MODULE 2- FOUNDATIONS 1
THE TECH REVOLUTION & THE STATE
POLICY & TECH​
S1. Public interest Technology
S2. Policing Apple, Meta, Google: Regulating Big Tech
S3. Policymaking in the Age of AI
S4. Automation, Unemployment & Platform Capitalism
S5. Tech,Data-Driven Governance & Public Administration
POLITICS & TECH
S6. Surveillance Capitalism & Behavioural Futures Markets
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S7. How Big Tech Shapes Political Comms & Elections
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S8. Big Data, Voter Profiling & Election Campaigns
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S9. Reality Distortion, Political Warfare & Deep-fakes
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S10. Digital Political Ethics
MODULE 3- FOUNDATIONS 2
SOCIAL JUSTICE, CLIMATE & THE STATE
GENDER, IDENTITIES & DISCRIMINATION
S1. Women in Indian Politics:
A Patriarchal Society Electing Women Leaders.
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S2. Politics of Division & LGBTQ+ Equality
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S3. Algorithmic Bias & AI Discrimination
INCOME INEQUALITY
S1. From Riots to Autocracy: The Political Consequences of Rising Income Inequality
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S2. Should Billionaires exist? Policy perspectives from wealth taxes to UBI
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S3. The Politics of Caste reservations & lost economic opportunity.
RELIGION, RACE,
IMMIGRATION & POLITICS
S1-S3. A 3 part lecture series analysing how religion in India, race in the US and immigration in Europe have landed at the centre of social movements, electoral politics and policy debates. Exploring links between identity, oppression, democracy & political rights.
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THE CLIMATE CRISIS
S1. The Rise of Enviralism: Politics of Climate Change
S2. Staying Ahead of Global Climate Legislation & Mandates
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S3. Climate Refugees: A Policy Crisis for the future
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MODULE 4
POLICY SKILL LAB
POLICY DEBATES
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The New Education Policy
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Electoral Bond Scheme
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Data Protection Bill
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Digital India Act
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CAA & NRC
SKILLS
S1. Career Navigation in a Toxic Political Environment
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S2. Campaigning & Mobilization in a Digital Age​
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S3. Digital Political Communications
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S4. NUDGE(Behavioural Science) & Public Policy
