NAIR, Sreeja

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PhD (Public Policy), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

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469B Bukit Timah Road
Li Ka Shing Building, Level 2, #02-11
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Sreeja Nair is an Assistant Professor (Public Policy) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. She studies policy processes and tools of governments for designing policies under uncertainty, focusing on the interplay of science and politics. Her research focuses on policy issues facing high uncertainty such as climate change, food and water security, and more recently digital transformation and workforce resilience. She is the author of ‘Rethinking Policy Piloting: Insights from Indian Agriculture’ (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and co-editor of ‘Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education: insights from Asia’ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). She serves as an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Public Administration.

With over nine years of research experience Sreeja has led and been part of multiple inter-disciplinary environmental policy projects in Asia, specifically studying the impacts of climate change on agriculture and water. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy (National University of Singapore), M.A. in Climate and Society (Columbia University) and M.Sc. in Environmental Studies (TERI University).

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Research Areas

Climate change adaptation
Digital transformations and skill development
Environmental policy and governance
Policy experimentation and piloting

Media Expertise

Environmental policy and governance
Environmental transitions in Asia
Policy experimentation and piloting

Courses

PP 5409 Foundations in Public Policy
PP 6702 Foundations of Public Policy

Selected Publications

12

Journal Articles

Public Policy Schools in the Global South: A Mapping and Analysis of the Emerging Landscape.
El-Taliawi, O. G., Nair, S., & Van der Wal, Z. (2021). Public Policy Schools in the Global South: A Mapping and Analysis of the Emerging Landscape, Policy Sciences, 54(2), 371-395.
Designing Policy Pilots Under Climate Uncertainty: A Conceptual Framework for Comparative Analysis
Nair, S. (2020). Designing Policy Pilots Under Climate Uncertainty: A Conceptual Framework for Comparative Analysis. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(4), 344-359.
Governing International Regime Complexes through Multi-level Governance Mechanisms: Lessons from Water, Forestry and Migration Policy
Shivakoti, R., Howlett, M., Fernandez, V., & Nair, S. (2019). Governing International Regime Complexes through Multi-level Governance Mechanisms: Lessons from Water, Forestry and Migration Policy. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 37(4), 658-675.
Integrated Urban Water Management and Water Security: A Comparison of Singapore and Hong Kong
Jensen, O., & Nair, S. (2019).Integrated Urban Water Management and Water Security: A Comparison of Singapore and Hong Kong, Water, 11(4), 785.
Policy Myopia as a Source of Policy Failure: Adaptation and Policy Learning Under Deep Uncertainty
Nair, S., & Howlett, M. (2017). Policy Myopia as a Source of Policy Failure: Adaptation and Policy Learning Under Deep Uncertainty, Policy & Politics, 45(1), 103-118.
“Push” Dynamics in Policy Experimentation: Downscaling Climate Change Adaptation Programs in Canada
Wellstead, A., Howlett, M., Nair, S., & Rayner, J. (2016). “Push” Dynamics in Policy Experimentation: Downscaling Climate Change Adaptation Programs in Canada, Climate Services, 4, 52-60.
From Robustness to Resilience: Avoiding Policy Traps in the Long Term
Nair, S., & Howlett, M. (2016). From Robustness to Resilience: Avoiding Policy Traps in the Long Term. Sustainability Science, 11(6), 909-917.
Scaling Up of Policy Experiments and Pilots: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Lessons for the Water Sector
Nair, S., & Howlett, M. (2015). Scaling Up of Policy Experiments and Pilots: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Lessons for the Water Sector, Water Resources Management, 29(14), 4945-4961.
Meaning and Power in the Design and Development of Policy Experiments
Nair, S., & Howlett, M. (2016), Meaning and Power in the Design and Development of Policy Experiments, Futures, 76, 67-74.
Bangkok Flood Risk Management: Application of Foresight Methodology for Scenario and Policy Development
Nair, S., Wen, W. K., & Ling, C. M. (2014), Bangkok Flood Risk Management: Application of Foresight Methodology for Scenario and Policy Development, Journal of Futures Studies, 19(2), 87-112.
Adaptation to Changing Water Resource Availability in Northern India with Respect to Himalayan Glacier Retreat and Changing Monsoons Using Participatory Approaches
Bhadwal, S., Groot, A., Balakrishnan, S., Nair, S., Ghosh, S., Lingaraj, G. J., ... & Siderius, C. (2013). Adaptation to Changing Water Resource Availability in Northern India with Respect to Himalayan Glacier Retreat and Changing Monsoons Using Participatory Approaches, Science of the Total Environment, 468, S152-S161.
Seven Tools for Creating Adaptive Policies
Swanson, D., Barg, S., Tyler, S., Venema, H., Tomar, S., Bhadwal, S., Nair, S., Roy, D. and Drexhage, J., (2010), Seven Tools for Creating Adaptive Policies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 77(6), 924-939.

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Books

Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education
Nair, S., Varma, N. (eds) Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
Rethinking Policy Piloting: Insights from Indian Agriculture
Nair, S. (2021). Rethinking Policy Piloting: Insights from Indian Agriculture. Cambridge University Press.
Saving Lakes-The Urban Socio-cultural And Technological Perspectives
Ng, W. J., Nair, S., Jinadasa, K. S. N., & Valencia, E. (2018). Saving Lakes-The Urban Socio-cultural And Technological Perspectives. World Scientific.

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Book Chapters

Preparing for workforce transformation in Singapore: The role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Nair, S., Lim, S. S., Trenerry, B, Chng, S.,. and Yang, W, 2021. ‘Preparing for workforce transformation in Singapore: The role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training’ In: The Next Digital Decade – Policy Approaches from Asia. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Digital Asia Hub, Germany.
Policy Pilots for Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Nair, S., & Howlett, M. (2018), Policy Pilots for Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis, In B. Turnheim, P. Kivimaa, & F. Berkhout (Eds.), Innovating Climate Governance: Moving Beyond Experiments,166-181, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The Central Conundrums of Policy Formulation: Ill-Structured Problems and Uncertainty’
Nair, S. and Howlett, M., (2017). The Central Conundrums of Policy Formulation: Ill-Structured Problems and Uncertainty, In Handbook of Policy Formulation. Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee (Eds.), 23-38, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2016.
Policy Making: Pilot Projects as Predictive Methods

Nair, S., Vreugdenhil, H., Bearfield, D., & Dubnick, M. (2015). Policy Making: Pilot Projects as Predictive Methods, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, 4, 2623-2627.

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Working Paper

Addressing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Climate Change Adaptation: An Evaluation of Social Learning in Drought-affected Districts of Southern India.
Nair S. 2016. Addressing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Climate Change Adaptation: An Evaluation of Social Learning in Drought-affected Districts of Southern India, CCAFS Working Paper no. 174. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

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