Ankur Sarin
Biographic Data
| ID | 111370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ankur Sarin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ankur |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarin |
| SIGNATURE | SARIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Twitter (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7085-0778 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conflicts in Forest Commoning
Despite the vast literature on managing the commons, research on the politics around property rights regimes intended to reshape management practices and bottom-up responses, particularly from Indigenous communities (ICs), remains scanty. We examine conflicts around a top-down introduction of policy rooted in colonial law aimed at regaining post-colonial management control devolved over forest resources in India and the actions taken by field-lev…
(Wl-5323)-Making Sense of the Indian Test-prep Industry
,
Using participatory action research to examine child protection services
Inhalant abuse among street‐involved children and adolescents in India
Contextualizing the void of research on inhalant abuse among adolescents as epistemic neglect, in this study, we use mixed-methods action research to understand inhalant abuse in a specific context in the Global South. Focusing on a large metropolitan city in Western India, we surveyed 158 street-involved children and adolescents (110 boys and 48 girls, age range from 5 to 17 years) in a group setting along with follow-up group interviews. Despit…
What money couldn’t buy
We analyze findings from a large-scale survey of over 11,000 respondents across 64 districts in India, conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 to examine the impact of the lockdown on internal migrants in India. We find that compared to the households without migrants, households with migrants were relatively advantaged in income levels before the pandemic but faced more severe food and financial vulnerability even nine months after the …
Challenging invisibilities
Knowledge systems characterised by classification, categorisation, and data collection underlie efforts to govern. This paper critically examines knowledge collected by central governing entities in India about waste in an urban local body – specifically through the National Cleanliness Survey or Swachh Survekshan. Relying extensively on field work in Rajpur (2018–2019), one of the highest ranked urban areas in the survey, we reflect on the proce…
‘Are you writing this down?’
Evaluating the efficacy of demand-side communication interventions on claiming rights
Communication-based interventions increasingly characterize attempts to strengthen policy implementation, especially policies targeting disadvantaged populations who despite their eligibility often fail to access potential benefits. However, factors that determine their effectiveness remains an open empirical question. To examine elements of effective communication in the exercising of rights, we designed and implemented a randomized field experi…
Barriers in translating mandate for inclusion in practice
Can a mandate for inclusive school education translate into reality? What challenges can undermine it in the context of a stratified schooling system? We discuss this in the context of India's landmark Right to Education Act. A controversial clause of the Act mandates that private schools should reserve at least 25 percent of entry-level seats for disadvantaged sections of the society. This paper, drawing on a detailed survey of 1642 households, …
Residential Education for Disadvantaged Girls
In this article, we engage with the experiences of students in a government-run residential secondary school that enrols girls primarily from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Through an exploration of the history of the programme, secondary evaluations conducted over the years and a month-long engagement with one such residential school, we probe how the categories of disadvantage—caste and gender— continue to operate, even as the state …
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children—A case of Ahmedabad, India
The 74th constitutional amendment paved the path for strengthening of local governments in India, by devolution of functional and financial powers. The elected local representatives (municipal councillors), as the closest link of the Government to the citizenry, are expected to be the bearers of information regarding the needs and priorities of the people they represent. They can become the champions for effective implementation of service delive…
Foot‐march
We present the case of an awareness campaign, strategically crafted by a local student political leader, based on a national level policy for urban poor and marginalized, in the city of Ahmedabad in India. The campaign, designed in the form of a foot‐march, was aimed at mobilizing the urban poor, but with a clear ambition of gaining visibility for political mileage. This study reinforces that the mediation role taken up by local leaders transcend…
Some mechanisms linking economic inequality and infant mortality
Some mechanisms linking economic inequality and infant mortality
Challenging invisibilities
Knowledge systems characterised by classification, categorisation, and data collection underlie efforts to govern. This paper critically examines knowledge collected by central governing entities in India about waste in an urban local body – specifically through the National Cleanliness Survey or Swachh Survekshan. Relying extensively on field work in Rajpur (2018–2019), one of the highest ranked urban areas in the survey, we reflect on the proce…
Residential Education for Disadvantaged Girls
In this article, we engage with the experiences of students in a government-run residential secondary school that enrols girls primarily from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Through an exploration of the history of the programme, secondary evaluations conducted over the years and a month-long engagement with one such residential school, we probe how the categories of disadvantage—caste and gender— continue to operate, even as the state …
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children—A case of Ahmedabad, India
The 74th constitutional amendment paved the path for strengthening of local governments in India, by devolution of functional and financial powers. The elected local representatives (municipal councillors), as the closest link of the Government to the citizenry, are expected to be the bearers of information regarding the needs and priorities of the people they represent. They can become the champions for effective implementation of service delive…
Foot‐march
We present the case of an awareness campaign, strategically crafted by a local student political leader, based on a national level policy for urban poor and marginalized, in the city of Ahmedabad in India. The campaign, designed in the form of a foot‐march, was aimed at mobilizing the urban poor, but with a clear ambition of gaining visibility for political mileage. This study reinforces that the mediation role taken up by local leaders transcend…
Some mechanisms linking economic inequality and infant mortality
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children—A case of Ahmedabad, India
The 74th constitutional amendment paved the path for strengthening of local governments in India, by devolution of functional and financial powers. The elected local representatives (municipal councillors), as the closest link of the Government to the citizenry, are expected to be the bearers of information regarding the needs and priorities of the people they represent. They can become the champions for effective implementation of service delive…
Foot‐march
We present the case of an awareness campaign, strategically crafted by a local student political leader, based on a national level policy for urban poor and marginalized, in the city of Ahmedabad in India. The campaign, designed in the form of a foot‐march, was aimed at mobilizing the urban poor, but with a clear ambition of gaining visibility for political mileage. This study reinforces that the mediation role taken up by local leaders transcend…
Residential Education for Disadvantaged Girls
In this article, we engage with the experiences of students in a government-run residential secondary school that enrols girls primarily from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Through an exploration of the history of the programme, secondary evaluations conducted over the years and a month-long engagement with one such residential school, we probe how the categories of disadvantage—caste and gender— continue to operate, even as the state …
‘Are you writing this down?’
Evaluating the efficacy of demand-side communication interventions on claiming rights
Communication-based interventions increasingly characterize attempts to strengthen policy implementation, especially policies targeting disadvantaged populations who despite their eligibility often fail to access potential benefits. However, factors that determine their effectiveness remains an open empirical question. To examine elements of effective communication in the exercising of rights, we designed and implemented a randomized field experi…
Barriers in translating mandate for inclusion in practice
Can a mandate for inclusive school education translate into reality? What challenges can undermine it in the context of a stratified schooling system? We discuss this in the context of India's landmark Right to Education Act. A controversial clause of the Act mandates that private schools should reserve at least 25 percent of entry-level seats for disadvantaged sections of the society. This paper, drawing on a detailed survey of 1642 households, …
Challenging invisibilities
Knowledge systems characterised by classification, categorisation, and data collection underlie efforts to govern. This paper critically examines knowledge collected by central governing entities in India about waste in an urban local body – specifically through the National Cleanliness Survey or Swachh Survekshan. Relying extensively on field work in Rajpur (2018–2019), one of the highest ranked urban areas in the survey, we reflect on the proce…
Inhalant abuse among street‐involved children and adolescents in India
Contextualizing the void of research on inhalant abuse among adolescents as epistemic neglect, in this study, we use mixed-methods action research to understand inhalant abuse in a specific context in the Global South. Focusing on a large metropolitan city in Western India, we surveyed 158 street-involved children and adolescents (110 boys and 48 girls, age range from 5 to 17 years) in a group setting along with follow-up group interviews. Despit…
What money couldn’t buy
We analyze findings from a large-scale survey of over 11,000 respondents across 64 districts in India, conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 to examine the impact of the lockdown on internal migrants in India. We find that compared to the households without migrants, households with migrants were relatively advantaged in income levels before the pandemic but faced more severe food and financial vulnerability even nine months after the …
(Wl-5323)-Making Sense of the Indian Test-prep Industry
,
Using participatory action research to examine child protection services
Conflicts in Forest Commoning
Despite the vast literature on managing the commons, research on the politics around property rights regimes intended to reshape management practices and bottom-up responses, particularly from Indigenous communities (ICs), remains scanty. We examine conflicts around a top-down introduction of policy rooted in colonial law aimed at regaining post-colonial management control devolved over forest resources in India and the actions taken by field-lev…
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