Divyali Mehrotra
About me
A politics researcher from Goa, India, I am currently funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) by the UKRI, (with the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership). Before I embarked on my PhD, I have had the opportunity to explore several research interests through training internships at several think-tanks in India, notably at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), in New Delhi and Political Risk & Intelligence Services Management (PRISM), COVINTS in Bengaluru, India. My project is at the intersection of the varied disciplines of environmental planning, urban development, policymaking, politics, political science, and philosophy, with a special interest in the ethics of action.
Personal Interest
Beyond academics, I am interested in travel, cooking, and literature, especially drama, poetry and art.
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Project Title
The Ethics of Self-Restraint: Applying Reversibility and Dharma in Environmental Policymaking in the UK.
Project Description
Using an analytical framework developed on the basis of the concepts of reversibility and dharma, this project focuses on the synergies and holism of seemingly different philosophical texts, it aims to broaden the understanding of ethics in environmental policymaking in the UK. Through this, the project aims at highlighting the consequences of human action on human and non-human nature at present and in the future.
Supervisors
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, with a specification in International Relations (Symbiosis International University, India)
Master of Arts in International and Area Studies (Goa University, India)
Diploma in French and European Studies (Institute of Political Studies (I.E.P.) of Lyon, France)
Master of Arts in Planning and Environment Research (Newcastle University, UK)
Conference Papers and Publications
Culture-led Revitalisation and Gentrification: A look into the Ouseburn Valley, NU Cities Core Blog 2023 ( https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cities/research/university-city-research/university-blog-justcity-/ )
Beyond the Economy: Blue Economy as a Tool for Multilateralism in the Indian Ocean Region, Indic Journal of International Law, Vol 1, Issue 2, 2021 ( https://issuu.com/internationalism/docs/indicjil_v1-2_online )
Cultural Plurality in Indian Fiction: Understanding the Indian Identity through R.K. Narayan, Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020 ( https://cjids.in/volume-iv-2020/cultural-plurality-in-indian-fiction-understanding-the-indian-identity-through-r-k-narayan-2/cultural-plurality-in-indian-fiction-understanding-the-indian-identity-through-r-k-narayan/ )
The curse of caste and contagion, Toward Freedom, 2020 ( https://towardfreedom.org/story/the-curse-of-caste-and-contagion/ )
Research Group Memberships
Research Colloquium, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University
Funding
Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP), of the Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI
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