First Annual Graduate Workshop in Social Science and Public Policy 2026<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>21st<\/sup> to the 23rd<\/sup> of July, 2026<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University<\/p><\/h4><\/div>
The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) is proud to announce the First Annual Graduate Workshop in Social Science and Public Policy<\/strong> to be held at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana<\/strong> from the 21st to 23rd of July, 2026<\/strong>. This unique opportunity is aimed at graduate students at advanced stages of their research, providing them a space to present their research and receive valuable feedback and discussion. The workshop aims to provide fertile ground for academic discussion, exchange of ideas, and valuable mentorship and feedback opportunities for graduate students in all disciplines of the social sciences with a view to prepare their work for publication and dissemination in reputed peer-review journals. Seats at the workshop are limited to ensure greater scope for applicants to receive detailed comments and discussion on their submissions.<\/p>\nThe theme for this year\u2019s workshop is The New Worlds of Labour<\/strong>. \u201cThe theme comprises (but not exhaustive) of the following sub-themes: ”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- Wages, earnings and income distribution.<\/li>\n
- Labour conditions and the economics of labour.<\/li>\n
- The impact of AI on labour and work.<\/li>\n
- Ethnographic studies on workers and the working world.<\/li>\n
- Gender and work.<\/li>\n
- New forms of work – the gig economy and AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Speaker<\/p><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div>Farzana Afridi<\/a><\/h5>\nProfessor, Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi<\/p>\n
Title of the talk: Leveraging Technology to Improve Women\u2019s Work Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jsgp\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dr.-Ruchira-Sen.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Ruchira Sen<\/a><\/h5>\nAssociate Professor, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n
Title of the session: Time for You and Time for Me: The Time Use Survey of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jsgp\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sumeet-Ramdas-Mhaskar.webp\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Sumeet Mhaskar\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\nProfessor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n
Title of the talk: When Policy Mediates: Moral Capital and the Politics of Labour in a Neoliberal City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Schedule of the Programme<\/p><\/h5><\/div>
Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 2<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 3<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n
21st<\/sup> to the 23rd<\/sup> of July, 2026<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University<\/p><\/h4><\/div>
The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) is proud to announce the First Annual Graduate Workshop in Social Science and Public Policy<\/strong> to be held at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana<\/strong> from the 21st to 23rd of July, 2026<\/strong>. This unique opportunity is aimed at graduate students at advanced stages of their research, providing them a space to present their research and receive valuable feedback and discussion. The workshop aims to provide fertile ground for academic discussion, exchange of ideas, and valuable mentorship and feedback opportunities for graduate students in all disciplines of the social sciences with a view to prepare their work for publication and dissemination in reputed peer-review journals. Seats at the workshop are limited to ensure greater scope for applicants to receive detailed comments and discussion on their submissions.<\/p>\nThe theme for this year\u2019s workshop is The New Worlds of Labour<\/strong>. \u201cThe theme comprises (but not exhaustive) of the following sub-themes: ”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- Wages, earnings and income distribution.<\/li>\n
- Labour conditions and the economics of labour.<\/li>\n
- The impact of AI on labour and work.<\/li>\n
- Ethnographic studies on workers and the working world.<\/li>\n
- Gender and work.<\/li>\n
- New forms of work – the gig economy and AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Speaker<\/p><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Farzana Afridi<\/a><\/h5>\nProfessor, Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi<\/p>\n
Title of the talk: Leveraging Technology to Improve Women\u2019s Work Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Ruchira Sen<\/a><\/h5>\nAssociate Professor, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n
Title of the session: Time for You and Time for Me: The Time Use Survey of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Sumeet Mhaskar\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\nProfessor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n
Title of the talk: When Policy Mediates: Moral Capital and the Politics of Labour in a Neoliberal City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Schedule of the Programme<\/p><\/h5><\/div>
Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 2<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 3<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n
The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University<\/p><\/h4><\/div>
The Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) is proud to announce the First Annual Graduate Workshop in Social Science and Public Policy<\/strong> to be held at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana<\/strong> from the 21st to 23rd of July, 2026<\/strong>. This unique opportunity is aimed at graduate students at advanced stages of their research, providing them a space to present their research and receive valuable feedback and discussion. The workshop aims to provide fertile ground for academic discussion, exchange of ideas, and valuable mentorship and feedback opportunities for graduate students in all disciplines of the social sciences with a view to prepare their work for publication and dissemination in reputed peer-review journals. Seats at the workshop are limited to ensure greater scope for applicants to receive detailed comments and discussion on their submissions.<\/p>\n The theme for this year\u2019s workshop is The New Worlds of Labour<\/strong>. \u201cThe theme comprises (but not exhaustive) of the following sub-themes: ”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Speaker<\/p><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div> Professor, Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi<\/p>\n Title of the talk: Leveraging Technology to Improve Women\u2019s Work Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Associate Professor, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n Title of the session: Time for You and Time for Me: The Time Use Survey of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n Title of the talk: When Policy Mediates: Moral Capital and the Politics of Labour in a Neoliberal City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Schedule of the Programme<\/p><\/h5><\/div>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Farzana Afridi<\/a><\/h5>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Ruchira Sen<\/a><\/h5>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/div>Sumeet Mhaskar\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 2<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Day 3<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Day 1<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>