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.
- Climate Federalism and Disaster Risk Governance: Multilevel Challenges and Democratic Accountability
Chair: Prof. Vanessa Elias de Oliveira - Democracy and Social Welfare in the Global South
Chair: Prof. Prakash Chandra Sarangi - Dismantling social protection in times of crisis and austerity
Chair: Dr. Asha Gupta - Multilevel governance and intersectorality: institutional arrangements and social policies
Chair: Dr. Natália Sátyro - State capacities, educational management, and their effects on school performance
Chair: Dr. Yifei Yan











