University Of Birmingham

Graduate Student, International Development Department

Doctoral Researcher

College of Social Science, School of Government and Society

Thesis Title: The role of social capital in the sectoral system of innovation, the case of Vazhakkulam Pineapple

About

Gareth has returned to IDD  where obtained his MSc, after completing a two year taught MPhil in Applied Economics from JNU, Delhi (www.jnu.ac.in) through the Centre for Development Studies, Kerala (www.cds.edu) .

His research work focuses on questions of development knowledge including papers on the role of social capital in the sectoral system of innovation amongst pineapple farmers in South India, a comparative study of Development Studies programmes in India and the UK and his current research focuses on how multidimensional indicators of development can be used to best reflect the conflicting priorities within a local region.

Other research includes profiling the local government systems of the 53 counties of the Commonwealth  (www.clgf.org.uk/Country-profiles) as well as reports on Education and Rural Development in the 11th Five year plan of Jharkhand for the Planning Commission of India/ Institute for Human Development (www.ihdindia.org) and the Employability of Social Science Doctoral Researchers here at Birmingham.

He is active in the Development Studies Association, as Research Student Representative www.devstud.org.uk, and as Membership Secretary for the International Association for Ladakh Studies www.ladakhstudies.org. For many years, he directed the University Choirs at the Universities of Liverpool and Bath and still enjoys a good sing whenever possible.

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