Saswat Kishore Mishra
Associate Professor
Dr. Saswat Kishore Mishra is currently working as an Associate Professor of Economics at KSFH, KIIT Deemed University. Prior to joining KIIT, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur and has over eight years of (post-PhD) experience in teaching. His research interests lie in the Economics of Rural Development, Natural Resource Economics, Climate Change and Resilience, and Evaluation of Public Welfare Programmes. Specifically, his works focus on understanding welfare and environmental issues in the context of human development of any kind. Currently, he is leading a project as the Principal Investigator (PI) of a research project sponsored under a major project grant by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. As a PI, he has also completed a research project under the Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) Scheme of ICSSR in 2021-22 and jointly led a consulting project for the Ministry of Rural Development, GoI, in 2022-23. Besides, he has worked as an Independent Consultant for a project sponsored by the Public Health Foundation of India and the National Disaster Management Authority. Besides, he is a “Member” of the Disaster Management Committee set up by the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) for 2022-23. He has published his works in leading international publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Routledge (Taylor & Francis), Sage, MDPI, etc., and presented papers in conferences/seminars held at globally renowned institutions, including the World Bank Headquarters (Washington D. C., USA), Erasmus University (The Hague, International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands), University of Notre Dame Du Lac (Rome, Italy) and Utrecht University (The Netherlands). His Op-Ed articles are frequently published in leading frontline English print media.
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Email :
saswat.mishrafcm@kiit.ac.in
Scopus Id :
57199691722
Google Scholar :
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LLFkMIUAAAAJ&hl=en
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M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Projects
Currently leading a research project titled – “Mining, Vertical Integration and Corporate Initiatives: Implications for Ecological Stability and Social Inclusion in Odisha, India”, sponsored under a major research project grant by the Indian Council of Social Science
Administrative Responsibility
(1) UG Course Assistant Coordinator (for Economics, Sociology, and Psychology); (2) “Member” of the Seminar and Conference Committee
Awards & Honours
(1) Recipient of UGC's prestigious Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Post-Doctoral Fellowship for 2017-18.
Memberships
(1) Individual Life Member of Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) – (Membership ID: L495); (2) Individual Life Member of Orissa Economics Association (OEA) – (Membership ID: M0132)
1) Nanda, L., Chakraborty, S., Mishra, S. K., Rathi, S. K., and Dutta, A. (2022). “Characteristics of Households’ Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study from India”, International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 15334. MDPI. [Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215334] 2) Rathi, S. K., Chakraborty, S., Mishra, S. K., Dutta, A., and Nanda, L. (2021). “A Heat Vulnerability Index: Spatial Patterns of Exposure, Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity for Urbanites of Four Cities of India”, International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 283. MDPI. [Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010283] 3) Mishra, S. K. and Mishra, P (2017). “Determinants of Households’ Resistance against Land Acquisition for Mining: Experiences at Talcher Coalfields in India”, Land Use Policy, 66(2), 10–17. Elsevier. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.04.024] 4) Mishra, S. K. and Mishra, P (2017). “Do Adverse Ecological Consequences Cause Resistance against Land Acquisition? Experience of Mining Regions in Odisha”, The Extractive Industries and Society, 4(1), 140–150. Elsevier. [Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2016.11.004]
5) Mishra, P. and Mishra, S. K. (2015). “Strategies and Policies for Alleviation of Rural Poverty in India: Experience of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme”, Review of Development and Change, 19(2), 43–76. SAGE. [https://doi.org/10.1177/0972266120140203] 6) Mishra, S. K. and Mishra, P. (2020). “Land acquisition for mining and social inclusion in Talcher Coalfields of Odisha, India” in S. I. Rajan and D. Baral (Eds.), Development, Migration and Environment (pp. 155-179). Routledge-Taylor & Francis.
7) Mishra, P. and Mishra, S. K. (2018). “Asset Creation under the MGNREGA and Sustainable Growth of Agriculture: Experience of Convergence Initiatives in Odisha and West Bengal” in M. Bhattarai, P. K. Viswanathan, R. N. Mishra and C. Bantilan (Eds.), Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India: Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 175-198). Springer: Singapore.
8) Mishra, P. and Mishra, S. K. (2018). “Inter-State Variations in Industrial Investment in India: Role of Markets, Policies and Institutions” in N. Mehta and A. Arya (Eds.), Role of Public Policy in Development Process – Emerging Socioeconomic Scenario in the Indian Economy (pp.207-238). Academic Foundation: New Delhi.
9) Mishra, P. and Mishra, S. K. (2015). “New guidelines for the MGNREGA: Issues and implications” in S. S. Sangwan and G. Deep (Eds.), Panchayat’s Role in MGNREGA and Financial Inclusion (pp. 29–42). Center for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID): New Delhi.
10) Mishra, S. K. and Mishra, P. (2013). “Mining, Land Acquisition and Human Well-Being in Odisha” in P. Mishra and A. Das (Eds.), Mining: Economic, Environmental and Social Implications (pp. 93–114). Abhijeet Publications: New Delhi.