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
S7. The State vs The Judiciary
S8. Decoding the Lawmakers: Uncovering the Realities of Policymaking at Sansad Bhavan
S9. An Economic Conundrum:
The Fallout of Rising Youth Unemployment
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
S12. The Comeback of the Welfare State
S13. Internet, Elections & Propaganda:
How India revolutionised elections using social media & online armies.
S14. Hypernationalism, National Security & Politics
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
S7. How Big Tech Shapes Political Comms & Elections
S8. Big Data, Voter Profiling & Election Campaigns
S9. Reality Distortion, Political Warfare & Deep-fakes
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.
S2. Politics of Division & LGBTQ+ Equality
S3. Algorithmic Bias & AI Discrimination
INCOME INEQUALITY
S1. From Riots to Autocracy: The Political Consequences of Rising Income Inequality
S2. Should Billionaires exist? Policy perspectives from wealth taxes to UBI
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.
THE CLIMATE CRISIS
S1. The Rise of Enviralism: Politics of Climate Change
S2. Staying Ahead of Global Climate Legislation & Mandates
S3. Climate Refugees: A Policy Crisis for the future
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
S2. Campaigning & Mobilization in a Digital Age
S3. Digital Political Communications
S4. NUDGE(Behavioural Science) & Public Policy
