GPI Scholars for Good Governance Program:
Global Policy Insights Scholars for Good Governance is a unique platform for scholars in the domain of
Public Policy and Public Administration to work on three-month projects and join an international
community of intellectuals spanning across USA, the UK and India. The first Scholars for Good
Governance is a program by invitation-only, extended to a select list of educational institutions across the
United States, United Kingdom, and India.
The Scholars for Good Governance are given the opportunity to showcase their research and policy
analysis skills to a global audience of researchers and policymakers engaging with issues pertaining to
governance, healthcare reform, civil services reform, educational development, water management,
housing policy and the use of artificial intelligence in public policy. If you are a Masters or PhD student
working in any of the aforementioned policy areas – you could be part of the Scholars for Good
Governance Network.
The Scholars for Good Governance is an unpaid program for Masters and PhD students in public policy
and public administration to showcase their research work in form of short policy analysis documents
(three 500-1500 words papers, over a period of 3 months). During the 3-month period the cohort of
Scholars for Good Governance will get the opportunity to attend webinars and online networking sessions
with a global network of NGOs, bureaucrats, policymakers and other scholars from all across the world.
Each Scholar for Good Governance will be assigned a policy mentor and a practitioner mentor. The
policy mentor will be a GPI core team member of Fellow/Senior Fellow at GPI while the practitioner
mentor will be an industry expert currently practicing in the domain of your research to provide practical
advice and career guidance
Timeline:
Program was Operational From April 20th, 2019 to July 28th, 2019.
SGG Fellows:
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Victor Agrest
Gained a BSc in Neuroscience from University College London, and am now pursuing an MSc in
Medicine, Health and Public Policy from King's College London. Along with my studies, I've recently been
working part-time at Public Health England.
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Tarana Faroqi
A masters in international affairs alumni of The Graduate Institute of Geneva with a specialization in
health, migration, refugee studies, human rights & humanitarian affairs. With prior experience working in
WHO, OHCHR, MSF & GPPAC Netherlands. Currently working at CARE India on research,
communications & advocacy.
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Hilke Gudel
Hilke is a doctoral student at the LSE Department of Government, supervised by Professor David
Soskice. Her thesis looks at the labor market integration of refugees under different varieties of
capitalism. Before joining the LSE Government Department, she obtained an M.Phil. in European politics
from Oxford University with a thesis exploring the determinants of youth unemployment across European
economies and the resulting policy space in this field at the EU level. Upon finishing her PhD, she hopes
to utilize her technical knowledge in this area to inform and guide policies by conducting research and
writing concise policy analyses.
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Martyna Nowaczyńska
European Politics and Policies student of Advanced Master program at the Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven. I have background in Diplomacy (BA) and Psychology (MA). My educational and professional
path determined my interests and passions: coproduction, sustainable development and European
integration. Good governance concept and its application in real life environment is especially important
to me. This is why, currently I am writing my thesis on behavioral insights in taxation.
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Brandon Conner
Brandon Conner is currently a William J Clinton Service in India Fellow working for a grassroots NGO in
Jharkhand on implementing and popularizing non-institutional forms of childcare. Born and raised in
Farmington, New Mexico, Brandon graduated from Swarthmore College in 2017 with high honors. He
received a BA with a major in Political Science and a minor in Islamic Studies. After graduation, Brandon
was awarded a Princeton in Africa fellowship where he worked for the Legal Resources Centre in
Johannesburg, South Africa. These included monitoring provincial compliance in providing transportation
to rural and low-income students, completing projects related to South Africa’s obligation to expand
maternity benefits to informal workers, and conducting research in order to draft comments on
environmental legislation. Additionally, Brandon loves music and hopes to explore the music scene in
India.
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Sakshina Bhatt
I'm a researcher for Tata Center for Development at University of Chicago. Previously, I've worked with J-
PAL IFMR and Centre for Civil Society. My focus areas range from skilling, affordable housing, financial
inclusion, gender parity, and social mobility, to climate change. I've graduated from Narsee Monjee
College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai in Management Studies, and completed the Young India
Fellowship from Ashoka University. Outside of academia, I enjoy listening to podcasts, trekking, reading,
and cooking.
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Punisha Kardam
A M.Sc. Chemistry student of Miranda House, University of Delhi interested in multi-disciplinary approach
of science in life. I believe more in windows than a gate wide open as the windows let the things come
and go. They make the platforms wider. I have varied interests and inclinations for reading, writing,
watching movies, art, dance and craft work.
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