Dr. Gaurika Chugh

Education

• Ph.D., Centre for the study of Law & Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2021)
• M.Phil, Centre for the study of Law & Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2016)
• MA, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2014)
• BA, University of Rajasthan (2012)

Biography

Dr. Gaurika Chugh has completed her Ph.D. on “Land Records and Land Management: A study in PESA districts of Gujarat and Rajasthan” from the Centre for the study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (August’22-October’22)
• Assistant Professor, St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur (September’21-July’22)
• Research Consultant, RMIT University, Melbourne & Centre for Land Governance (November’20-August’21)
• Research Assistant, Special Centre for Disaster Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University (September’17-March’20)

Interest Area(s)

• Land Governance
• Land Management
• Digitization
• Sustainable Development
• Emergency Governance

Publications/Books/Patents

• Chugh, Gaurika (2022). COVID-19 to Lockdown (Mis)-management: The Perils of Law and Governance in India. Economic and Political Weekly, ISSN No: 0012-9976, Vol. 57, No. 15.
• Chugh, Gaurika (2022). Review of the book The Philosophical Foundations of Environmental Law-Property, Rights and Nature, by Coyle, S. & Morrow, K. South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, Vol. I, Issue I, ISSN No: 2827-7384.
• Chugh, Gaurika (2020). Land and Disaster Management for SDGs?. In Malhotra, V.K., Fernando R.L.S., & Haran N (Eds.), Disaster Management for 2030 Agenda of the SDG (pp. 77-92). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4324-1 4.
• Chugh, Gaurika (2020). Land Mismanagement and Coastal Disasters. In Singh, A, Fernando R.L.S., & Haran N (Eds.), Development in Coastal Zones and Disaster Management (pp. 87-100). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4294-7 5.
• Chugh, Gaurika (2019). The Right to Property and Right to Compensation: An Uneasy Relationship. RGNUL Law Review, ISSN No: 2231-4938, Vol. IX, No. (1) 27.
• Chugh, Gaurika (2018). Examining e-Governance: A study of Land Records Management System in India. Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences, ISSN No: 0973-855X, Vol.23, No.2, 2018. 

Attended/Abstract published in conferences:

• Presented paper titled ‘Technology as a tool for improving Land Administration: Lessons learned from the Resurvey project in Gujarat, India’ in LANDac Annual International Conference 2022, 29 June-1 July, 2022.
• Presented paper titled 'Sustainable Land Administration: Lessons learned from the Resurvey project in Gujarat, India' in Land Governance and Societal Development, Namibia University of Science and Technology and Haans-Seidel-Foundation (Shandong China), December 8-10, 2021.
• Presented paper titled Sustainable Land Administration: Lessons learned from the Resurvey Project in Gujarat in India Land and Development Conference 2020, March 2-4, 2020.
• Presented paper titled Redevelopment of East Kidwai Nagar in New Delhi and its threat to an impending Disaster in Global Symposium on Disaster Resilient Smart Cities, organized by Special Centre for Disaster Research, held at New Delhi, December 4-6, 2019.
• Presented paper titled Land-use change and its vulnerability to disasters in International Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Resilience: Developing Policy Options, held at Utkal University Bhubaneshwar, September 20- 21, 2019.
• Presented paper titled Examining e-Governance: A study of Land Records Management System in India at the LANDac Annual International Conference 2019, held at Utrecht, the Netherlands, 4-5 July, 2019.
• Presented paper titled Vanishing Aravallis and its impending threat to Disaster in the 4 th World Congress on Disaster Management (4th WCDM) at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, January 29- 1 February, 2019.
• Presented paper titled Land-use change and vulnerability to disasters: Questionmark to SDGs? in International Conference on Governance for Sustainable Development (ICGSD 2018) at Colombo, SriLanka, October 6-7 2018.
• Presented paper titled Can e-governance be a substitute to Good Governance? A case study of Land Record Management System in India in International seminar on Convergence of Development, Governance and Civil Society: Changing Role of the State, held at University of Rajasthan, 24-25 January 2018.

Capacity Building Workshop/Courses

• Course Coordinator: St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur-NAPSIPAG Disaster Research Group (NDRG) Certificate Course on ‘Fundamentals of Public Policy, October18- November 25, 2021.
• Participated in St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur Seven Day Faculty Development Program on ‘Progressive Approaches for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Research Dynamics’, September 15-21, 2021.
• Participated in UGC-HRDC short term course on ‘Disaster Management’ organized by Special Centre for Disaster Research, JNU New Delhi, December 17-21, 2018.
• Participated in Two-week ICSSR sponsored Capacity Building Workshop for faculty of all universities and colleges in the country and sponsored participants from NGOs and Government on "Social Sciences Approach to Disaster Research" at New Delhi, 5-18 February, 2018.