Preamble:

The Manohar Parrikar School of Law, Governance and Public Policy encompasses the disciplines of Law, Public Administration, Tribal Studies and Disability Studies. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chair in Leadership and Governance is associated with this School.

There are two distinct reasons for the establishment of the Manohar Parrikar School of Law, Governance and Public Policy in the Goa University. The first is to create within the only public University of the State a living memorial of Shri Manohar Parrikar, our late Chief Minister whose immense contributions to the people-centric public policies are widely recognised and celebrated. The School is named in the memory of a national leader who was widely recognised for his commitment to good and effective governance and popular public outreach. The second reason is to create an academic entity within Goa University that will conduct policy-relevant research and offer advanced programmes in applied social sciences, thereby contributing to the creation of a well-trained cadre of public policy professionals in the State.

Goa stands at a very interesting intersection with multiple claims on development, local aspirations and public policies. The state needs well designed research on environmental development for which effective formulation and implementation of public policies are the most important to make public administration and governance more effective and adaptive to the new demands and challenges. Goa University seeks to contribute by establishing an academic entity for research and training in the areas of public policy, administration and governance which can assist legislators, officials and public servants at all levels in the performance of their duties. The Manohar Parrikar School shall act as a knowledge hub, where public policy experts, practitioners and members of the wider public will get a chance to deliberate on ideas of good governance and to carry out research.

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