Saurabh Gupta
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, Universität Hohenheim, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, SOAS University of London
0000-0001-5928-5248
About
Saurabh Gupta is a sociologist with deep interest in societal transformation and politics of development . Currently, he co-heads the Centre for Development Policy & Management, and serves as a full professor in the Economics and Development Studies Area at the Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur (IIMU). He has previously held academic positions at the Hans Ruthenberg Institute of the University of Hohenheim, Germany (2011-17), and the Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK (2006-11). He has worked as a visiting faculty in international development at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London and as a teaching fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Saurabh has research experience in South Asia on issues relating to rural development, natural resources management, state-NGO relationships, governance, and welfare policies. He has done extensive fieldwork on agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Philippines. His current research focuses on sustainability-driven entrepreneurship in agri-business sector in India.
He is the author of the book ‘Politics of Water Conservation: Delivering development in rural Rajasthan’ (Springer International, 2016), and his research has been published in journals such as the World Development, Development and Change, Journal of International Development, Development Policy Review, Journal of Rural Studies, Journal of South Asian Development, Sustainability, Food Security, Water Alternatives, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Sustainable Production and Consumption.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Professor of Development Studies and Co-Head2017 - Present
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Universität Hohenheim Associate Professor2011 - 2017
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SOAS University of London Senior Teaching Fellow2006 - 2011
Education
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Jawaharlal Nehru University MA in Sociology1998 - 2000
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Mohanlal Sukhadia University BA1995 - 1998
Projects & Funding
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Publications (18)
- Digital innovations and institutional barriers in agricultural input subsidy programmes in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria Save
- Agri-tech startups in India: Knowledge recombination under resource constraints Save
- Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South Save
- What do (future) civil servants think of bribery and corruption? Evidence from India Save
- The role of institutions in sustaining competitive bioeconomy growth in Africa - Insights from the Nigerian maize biomass value-web Save
- Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria Save
- Opportunities and Challenges in the Ethiopian Bamboo Sector: A Market Analysis of the Bamboo-Based Value Web Save
- Is Africa ready to develop a competitive bioeconomy? The case of the cassava value web in Ghana Save
- Why do maize farmers in Ghana have a limited choice of improved seed varieties? An assessment of the governance challenges in seed supply Save
- Making Contract Farming Arrangements Work in Africa's Bioeconomy: Evidence from Cassava Outgrower Schemes in Ghana Save