Dr Neha Christie | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Neha Christie

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus, School of Skill Education

Qualification

Ph.D in Social Work (Tata Institute Of Social Sciences, Mumbai)

Masters In Social Work (College Of Social Work Nirmala Niketan, University of Mumbai)

Diploma in Counselling (Tata Institute Of Social Sciences, Mumbai)

Bachelor in Biotechnology (Sardar Patel University)

Contact

neha.christie [at]tiss[dot]edu

neha.christie@tiss.edu

Previously, right after receiving my master's degree in social work, I worked for three years in the non-profit sector. My work included community development, advocacy, coordination, and capacity building activities. Due to my interest in the field of research and development, I later moved into academia. I engaged in research initiatives such as leadership development programme for the educational institutes in Gujarat, building a framework for leadership competences in farmers cooperatives, and analysing women's leadership and political power in dairy cooperatives in South Gujarat. My participation in these research initiatives increased my interest in studying concerns regarding social capital and democratic governance in farmer cooperatives, as part of my PhD studies.

Aside from that, my primary research interests are in the areas of sustainable development, social capital, governance, and organisational group dynamics. My areas of expertise include institution building, leadership development, rural development, livelihood alternatives and women's empowerment.

Presently, I am an assistant professor at TISS Mumbai's School of Vocational Education. I teach subjects related to farmer collectives, organisational behaviour, and environmental studies.

A study of cooperatives through the lenses of social capital and democratic governance (PhD dissertation) - 2019 - 2023

Journals articles

1. Singh, S. and Christie, N. (2022), "Are business friends social too? Understanding information sharing in an Indian dairy cooperative through a relational sociology lens", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-11-2021-0281

2. Christie, N. (2021). Rethinking local institutional development in India: Theoretical perspectives and analysis of dairy cooperatives. Journal of Public Affairs, 21 (3). https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2230

3. Christie, N. (2021). Networking and reciprocating in a cooperative way: Lessons learnt from the dairy cooperatives of Gujarat during the global pandemic crisis. Indian Cooperative Review, 59 (1), 48-54.

Book chapters

4. Christie, N., Mahida, D., & Shajahan, P. (2022). Strengthening Resilience and Solidarity in Cooperatives: Pathways for a New Ministry of Cooperation in the Post-COVID-19 Era. In “Cooperatives as a Catalyst for Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Asian Models”. World Scientific (accepted) https://doi.org/10.1142/12764

5. Christie, N., & Chebrolu, S. P. (2020). Creating Space for Women Leadership and Participation Through Innovative Strategies: A Case of Tribal women’s Dairy Cooperatives in Gujarat. In Cooperatives and Social Innovation (pp. 235-247). Springer, Singapore. Paper presented at the 12th ICAAP Regional Cooperative Research Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8880-8_16

Conference reports

6. Christie, N. & Chebrolu S. (2017). Technical Report “Framing Future: National conference on farmer producer organisations”. Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Anand.

Institute of Rural Development Anand (IRMA)

# Developing leadership competencies Framework: 2016–2019

# A study of women's leadership and participation in women's cooperatives in South Gujarat: 2016–2017

St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

# Leadership development project: 2013–2016

# The impact of leadership change in the organisation: 2013-2016

Ethics and governance
Environmental science