Ms. Manju Menon
| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellow |
| Field of Specialization: | Environment |
| Name: | Ms. Manju Menon |
| Official Address and Designation: | Research Scholar
Centre for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi 110 067 |
| Telephone (O): | 91-11-26704756 |
| E-mail: | manjumenon1975@gmail.com |
| Duration of Grant: | Nine Months |
| Project Title: | Making Environmental (Non) Knowledges: Public Hearings and Hydro-electric projects in Northeast India. |
| Abstract of Project : | |
| In recent years, over 168 major dams have been planned for North-East India (NE), the region cradled in the shadow zone of the Eastern Himalayas. The official view is that these projects are 'vital' to reconciling imperatives for growth with a twin agenda for development and conserving the environment. But their implementation has been dogged by waves of protests. The disputes over projects are voiced and played out during Public-Hearings (PH), the forum that is officially mandated to elicit and respond to questions and doubts from project affected people and local populations. My research effort intends to theorise the possibilities of treating Public-Hearings as a credible space for negotiations between policy, politics and people. While the Public-Hearing was 'officially' instituted to tap differing ideas about development and environmental justice, it has, as an institution, yet to evolve synergies for cooperation and dialogue. | |
| Academic Background : | |||
| Ph.D. | Science Policy | JNU, New Delhi | 2008 – till date |
| M.A. | Social Work | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 1998 |
| B.A. | Psychology, Economics, Sociology | Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru | 1996 |
| Professional Background: | |||
| Member/Researcher | Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group, Delhi/Pune | 2000—till date | |
| Research fellow | Oxfam (India) Trust, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka | 1998-2000 | |
