Constitutional Local Government @ 25
The Future of Urban Governance in India
Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore
December 8, 2018
AGENDA
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Introduction of the Project and Discussion
Sudhir Krishnaswamy(Professor, Azim Premji University and Managing Trustee, Centre for Law and Policy Research)
Mathew Idiculla (Research Consultant, Centre for Law and Policy Research)
10:30 am – 11:15 am: Institutional Framework of Urban Local Government
Presenters: Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Mathew Idiculla
Respondent: Amita Bhide (Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
11:15 am– 11:30 am: Coffee Break
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Urban Planning and Land Regulation
Presenter: Shahana Chattaraj (Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research)
Respondent: Brinda Sastry(Adjunct Faculty, RV School of Architecture)
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm: Municipal Finance Systems and Processes
Presenter: Matthew Glasser (Centre for Urban Law and Finance in Africa)
Respondent: Srikanth V (CEO, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Housing Rights and Urban Equity
Presenter: Miloon Kothari (Independent Expert on Human Rights and Social Policy)
Respondent: Anjali Mohan(Anode Governance Lab and Indian Housing Federation)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm: Urban Commons and Sustainability
Presenter: Abhayraj Naik(Independent Researcher and Consultant on Sustainability)
Respondent: Bejoy Thomas (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment)
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Coffee Break
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm: Civic Participation and Service Delivery
Presenter: Siddharth Swaminathan (Azim Premji University)
Respondent: Meena Nair (Public Affairs Centre)
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm: Digital Democracy and Smart Cities
Presenter: Jessica Seddon (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities)
Respondent: Nafis Hasan (PhD Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles)
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Discussion on the future agenda of the project
