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Call for papers · Edition IV

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Policy Conflux 2026

Decentralization, Technology and Good Governance

2-Day National Public Policy Conference

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Abstracts due

30 October 2026

 

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Format
2-Day National Public Policy Conference
Conference dates
To be announced
Registration from
₹500
Organised by
Dept. of International Studies, Political Science & History

01The theme

  1. 01 Decentralization
  2. 02 Technology
  3. 03 Good Governance

Policy Conflux 2026 asks how power, decisions and public services move closer to the people they serve — and what technology changes about that, for better and for worse.

Sub-themes and the full call will be published here.

02The conference

Where theory meets the desk it lands on

Policy Conflux is an annual public policy conference organised by the MA Public Policy (MAPP) programme at CHRIST (Deemed to be University). It brings policymakers, researchers and students into one room to test new ideas against the most pressing policy problems of the day.

The conference is built for interdisciplinary work — academic rigour held up against real-world governance.

2026 is the fourth edition.

Students
₹500
PhD scholars
₹1,000
Professionals
₹2,000
Foreign nationals
$100

03Workshop

Dates to be announced

The Policy Conflux workshop

Theme, schedule and registration will be announced shortly.

Workshop details

04The record

Three editions so far

  1. 2025

    15–16 December 2025

    Deconstructing the Policy for Socio-Economic Transformation

    The third edition treated policy analysis as an interdisciplinary practice: taking the current policy mix apart to see what it does. Papers and panels ran across four sub-themes — global policy challenges, innovation in the public sector, architectures of action in governance, and how citizens encounter policy in everyday life — with a pre-conference Young Scholars Workshop on public institutions in city making.

  2. 2024

    6–7 March 2024

    Gender and Climate Change: Issues, Policy Implications, and the Way Forward

    The second edition looked at how climate crises fall hardest on women and marginalised communities — through agriculture and food security, migration, and gaps in health, education and employment — and at the role of women in adaptation and innovation.

    KeynotesProf. Madhura Swaminathan, Indian Statistical Institute · Ms. Ulka Kelkar, World Resources Institute India · Dr. Indu K. Murthy, CSTEP

  3. 2023

    17–18 April 2023

    Cities and Citizens

    The inaugural edition examined urban governance in India and beyond: municipal administration and finance, women’s safety and equity in cities, urban poverty, climate action, and the public-health lessons of COVID-19. It was inaugurated by Dr. D. Rajasekhar, Director of ISEC.

    KeynotesDr. Patrick Heller, Brown University · Dr. Debolina Kundu, National Institute of Urban Affairs · Dr. Anupam Nanda, University of Manchester · Dr. Kala Sridhar, ISEC

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