Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr. Ashish Prabhakar

Assistant Professor
Hyderabad Campus, School of Public Policy and Governance

Qualification

Ph.D - University of Hyderabad

MA - University of Hyderabad

Contact

ashish.prabhakar[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr.Ashish Prabhakar is an Assistant Professor with the School of Public Policy and Governance.

Ashish holds a Ph.D in Regional Studies from the University of Hyderabad and works at the intersection of Urban and Human Geography,Discard Studies and Environmental Policy.

Climate Studies
Peri-Urban Spaces
Nature-Society interactions
Political Ecology

Book Chapters

Prabhakar,A.V(2021), “ Air Pollution Conundrum in Delhi:Agenda Setting in Environmental Policy and the politics of solution-making", in K.S.Sridhar and G.Mavrotas(eds.)Urbanisation in the Global South:Challegnes and Perspectives",Routledge India

Journal Articles

Prabhakar,A.V., and S.G.Krishna.(2025),”Looming Crises: COVID19,Risk Communication and Lessons from Biomedical Waste Management in India”. Journal of Health Management, Vol.27 No.2
Prabhakar,A.V.(2023),‘Out of sight, Out of mind’: Periurban Narratives of Waste and Resistance in Vilappilsala, Kerala, Urban India, Vol 43(02)
Prabhakar, A.V.(2022), ‘The Politics of Municipal Waste Governance in India: A Frame Analysis of Legislations in India’,Journal of Governance and Public Policy,Vol 12, No 2

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Courses Taught

Climate Resilient Cities
Social Introduction to Cities
Nature,Society and the Commons
Mitigation and Adaptation:Designing Climate Resilient Pathways