S02 Ep02 - A masterclass on careers in public policy, social impact and academia

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In this episode of #Policypod, Ayush is in conversation with Dr Ajit Phadnis, faculty at IIM Indore and someone with varied experience across the social sector landscape including in Public Policy education, social sector and impact consulting and legislature.
Tune in for a for an enthralling conversation where Dr Phadnis offers wonderful insights and anecdotes from his own experience of working in social sector consulting with E&Y in 2000s, his experience working with parliament and his current role as a professor at IIM Indore where he engaged with social sector professionals on a frequent basis and has done wide ranging research on political consulting, public policy education, impact investing and parliament.
It is particularly a great episode for anyone considering their PhDs and/or working in research in Public policy and social impact!
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Time stamps
00:00 Coming up
00:48 Introduction
08:56 Social Sector Consulting
11:55 Working with parliament
16:40 Disruptions in parliament and perspective on them
19:05 Life in academia
21:46 Rigor of academia in the practice of public policy
31:52 MBA vs MPP vs Specialised degrees
36:14 Working with government in fellowships - the learnings and the perils
42:36 A PhD in Public Policy
52:37 The essentials of applying for a PhD, opportunities to work at an IIM
59:36 Impact investing - the future
01:10:28 Conclusion and book recommendations
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Very insightful session.