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Dr Gurram Ashok obtained his MPhil and PhD from the University of Hyderabad and hails from Telangana State. He worked on PhD thesis titled, “Decoding the Politics of Technology and Welfare: A Study of Aadhaar-based Services in Telangana State”. He was also a UGC-NET-JRF holder during his PhD. He received a grant from ICSSR for a research project on The Role of Digital India in Grassroots Governance: An Exploratory Study in Rural Telangana.
Research Publications
- Indian diaspora, caste and public diplomacy: a study of digital diaspora, South Asian Diaspora. Routledge (Taylor and Francis). https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2024.2369437
- Digital Dilemmas and Exclusion of Marginals: A Trajectory from Paradox of Privacy to Poverty of Privacy. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X231206919
- Minimum government and maximum governance: Empowering the impoverished through Digital India Campaign. Indian Journal of Public Administration, 68(3), 381-396. Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561221102409
- The Biopolitics of Caste: Analysing the (Dis) honour Killings in South India. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X221076657
- Politics Before Elections: A Study of Welfare Governmentality in Elections in Telangana State, Indian Journal of Political science, LXXXII, 4. 573-582.
Ongoing Research Projects
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An ICSSR funded Project titled, The Role of Digital India in Grassroots Governance: An Exploratory Study in Rural Telangana
Expertise
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Political Theory
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Politics and Technology Studies
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Surveillance and Privacy
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Developmental issues in Public Policy and Governance
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Marginality and Social Justice
Authored Books
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Book Chapter: Gurram, A. (2024). Biometric (Data) Governance and Digital Surveillance: A Comparative Analysis of Biopolitics in India and China. In: Kuldova, T.Ø., Gundhus, H.O.I., Wathne, C.T. (eds) Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era, Volume II. Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68298-8_11
