Anubhav Bishen

Education

• B.Tech. in Civil Engineering: Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ghaziabad (2012-16)
• M.A. in Public Policy and Governance: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad (2018-20)
• M.Phil. in Public Policy: National Law School India University, Bengaluru (2020-2021)
• PhD. in Public Policy (ongoing): National Law School India University, Bengaluru (ongoing)

Profile

Anubhav is a Doctoral student in Public Policy at National Law School India University, Bengaluru. His research interests lie at the intersection of social conflict, social justice, markets, discourse, evidence, and policymaking. He has cleared UGC-NET/JRF in Political Science.

Anubhav is pursuing his doctoral thesis on the impact of discourse on reservation policy. As a case study, he has chosen the case of the Jat reservation. Through his doctoral work, Anubhav is interested in bringing out the place of evidence in social policies, the importance evidence has in decision-making processes, the difference in procedures of different institutions, the interaction of different ideological discourse formations within and between institutions, and the impact of discourses on the theoretical understanding of reservation policy. He has presented papers at the prestigious International Public Policy Association, the International Political Science Association and British Association for South Asian Studies. Apart from his academic engagement, Anubhav is a keen observer of Indian politics and is enthusiastic about sports.

Research Interests

• Public Policy Education
• Social Justice
• Markets and Welfare
• Identity Politics

Publications

• Shrivastava, D. and Bishen, A. 2023. Coexistence or Segregation? Examining Constitutional Public Policy And The Disturbed Areas Act 1991 in Gujarat’. Indian Journal of Constitutional Law. Vol. 10, pp. 253-275.
• Bishen, A. 2023. ‘Compensatory Discrimination: Is a Theory of Social Construction of Target Population in Public Policy Possible in India?’ Indian Public Policy Review. Vol 3(1), pp. 72-94.
• Bishen, A. 2023. ‘Family Law Reforms in Relation to Muslim Women in India: A Comprehensive Debate on Entry Points and Thematic Areas’ in Shahida Murtaza and Amir Ullah Khan (eds:) Gender and Inclusion: A Focus on Muslim Women in India (A Special Issue). pp.55-76. Hyderabad: Centre for Development Policy and Practice.