Subrahmanyam, Gita


Dr Gita Subrahmanyam  

Department

Position held

LSE Public Policy Group

Research Associate

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

African Development Bank

Senior Consultant

Experience keywords:

state-building; Chad; economic resilience; Tunisia; Pakistan; post-colonial states; Algeria; French Empire; global economic crises; Libya; imperialism; international development; Egypt; public administration; democratisation; informal economy; Kenya; British Empire; India; Tanzania; constitutional law; Nigeria; Morocco; youth unemployment; Indochina; international political economy; public policy; education for democracy; comparative politics

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Dr Subrahmanyam's research mainly concerns state-building and governance patterns within former West European empires. She is particularly interested in the impact of colonialism on democratisation and development patterns in Africa and Asia. Dr Subrahmanyam's current research focuses on the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring riots and revolutions in North Africa, with specific attention to issues of poverty, inequality and unemployment. In addition, she has published articles on ministerial resignations in Britain. Dr Subrahmanyam also has extensive practical experience in public policy research and evaluation. Past consultancy clients have included the African Development Bank, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Transparency International UK and the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is currently assisting the African Development Bank in drafting the flagship reports for The Joint Initiative to Promote Youth Employment in Africa (other partners organisations are the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the International Labour Organisation and the African Union).

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

ConsultancyLawPolicy and Regulatory BodiesPublic Administration

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Tanzania; Nigeria; Kenya; Libya; British Empire; Egypt; Chad; United Kingdom; French Empire; Pakistan; Indochina; Algeria; North Africa; India; Tunisia; Morocco

Languages:

German [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Tamil [Spoken: Intermediate]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream pressRadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)7787 778 579

Alt email:

gsubrah@gmail.com

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2012

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2012) The challenge of informality for labour market information and outcomes in Egypt. In:CMI social protection and employment workshop: reflections from international experiences (01-03 Oct 2012 : Cairo, Egypt).

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2012) Promoting crisis-resilient growth in North Africa. North Africa policy series . African Development Bank Group, Tunis, Tunisia

2011

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2011) The challenge of youth unemployment in Tunisia: what steps are needed? In:Trade, jobs and inclusive development in Africa (22-23 Sep : Tunis, Tunisia).

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2011) Empire. In: Dowding, Keith Martin, (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Power. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, USA. ISBN 9781412927482

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2011) Imperialism. In: Dowding, Keith Martin, (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Power. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, USA. ISBN 9781412927482

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2011) Imperial power. In: Dowding, Keith Martin, (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Power. SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, USA. ISBN 9781412927482

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2011) Tackling youth unemployment in the Maghreb. North Africa policy series . African Development Bank Group, Tunis, Tunisia

2010

Drackner, Mikael and Subrahmanyam, Gita (2010) Educational investment and democratic development: a theoretical and empirical overview. SIDA, Stockholm, Sweden

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2010) The first minister is forced out of the Cameron-Clegg team – does it fit recent trends in ministerial resignations? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

2008

Berlinski, Samuel and Dewan, Torun and Dowding, Keith and Subrahmanyam, Gita (2008) Choosing, moving and resigning at Westminster, UK. In: Dowding, Keith and Dumont, Patrick, (eds.) The selection of ministers in Europe: hiring and firing. Routledge, Oxford, UK, pp. 58-78. ISBN 9780415430814

2007

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2007) National styles or imperial imperatives? British and French colonial administration, 1890-1960. In:Empires: Cultural, Political and Economic Conference (11-13th July 2007 : Paris, France).

2006

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2006) Ruling continuities: colonial rule, social forces and path dependence in British India and Africa. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 44 (1). pp. 84-117. ISSN 1466-2043

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2006) Book review: Islam, democracy and the state in Algeria. International affairs, 82 (6). pp. 1193-1194. ISSN 0020-5850

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2006) Ruling continuities: government institutions, budgets and path dependence in British India and Africa. In:International Political Science Association World Congress (9-14 July 2006 : Fukuoka, Japan).

2005

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2005) Ruling continuities: government institutions, budgets and path dependence in British India and Africa. In:European Consortium for Political Research general conference (8-10 September 2005 : Budapest, Hungary).

2004

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2004) Schizophrenic governance and fostering global inequalities in the British Empire: the UK domestic state versus the Indian and African colonies, 1890-1960. In:American political science association annual meeting (2 September 2004 : Chicago, Il, USA).

2003

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2003) Bringing the Empire back in: patterns of growth in the British imperial state, 1890-1960 (with special reference to India and Africa). London School of Economics and Political Science;Department of Government

2001

Subrahmanyam, Gita (2001) Book review: Willie Thompson, "global expansion: Britain and its Empire, 1870-1914". Socialist history, 19 pp. 111-113. ISSN 0969-4331

1995

Dunleavy, Patrick and Weir, Stuart and Subrahmanyam, Gita (1995) Public response and constitutional significance. Parliamentary affairs, 48 (4). pp. 606-616. ISSN 0031-2290

Subrahmanyam, Gita (1995) Effortless rule and military realities: the British imperial state in 1891. In: Lovenduski, J. and Stanyer, J., (eds.) Contemporary political studies 1995: proceedings of the annual conference of the Political Studies Association of the UK. Political Studies Association, Belfast, Northern Ireland. ISBN 9780952315049

1993

Dunleavy, Patrick and Subrahmanyam, Gita (1993) Policy instruments: a report to the National Audit Office. National Audit Office, London, UK

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Awards

Walter Bagehot Prize for best dissertation in the field of government and public administration (2004); British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004-2007)

 

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