The French Institute of Pondicherry can provide many insights to understand the origin, spread and consequences of epidemics. Environmental crises such as COVID-19 are systemic crises. Not only natural environment disturbances but also public policies, poverty, nutrition or movement of people reduce or increase COVID-19 impacts human societies. Through the IFP’s multidisciplinary research involving ecology, botany, social sciences, spatial analysis with remote sensing satellite observations, the Institute is highlighting critical points for a better understanding of the present coronavirus tragedy.
JUST RELEASED
The Covid-19 Crisis in India. A Nascent Humanitarian Tragedy [Link]
French version: L’Inde face à la crise du Covid-19. Une tragédie humanitaire à venir [Link]
En Inde, les travailleurs migrants abandonnés à leur sort [Link]
Covid 19: Image, sound, movement ... people [Link]
Un confiné parmi d’autres à Pondichéry [Link]
ONGOING PROJECTS
L’Institut Français de Pondichéry face au COVID19 [PDF]
La plateforme “Système alimentaire local et durable de Pondichéry” / The platform “The sustainable and local food system of Pondicherry” [French] & [English]
Coastal Transformations and Fisher wellbeing. Synthetized perspectives from India and Europe (FISHERCOAST) [Link]
Networks, Employment, dEbt, Mobility and Skills in India Survey (NEEMSIS) [Link]
OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE
1.1 Human migrations and livelihoods
- Hilger, A., Nordman, C.J. (2020). “The Determinants of Trust: Evidence from Rural South India”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 13150, Bonn. http://ftp.iza.org/dp13150.pdf
- Hilger, A., Nordman, C.J. (2019), “Coping with a Policy Shock in Rural South India: Social Networks as a Determinant of Trust”, Ideas for India, 21 October. https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/coping-with-a-policy-shock-in-rural-south-india-social-networks-as-a-determinant-of-trust.html
- Guérin, I., Lanos, Y., Michiels, S., Nordman, C.J., Venkatasubramanian, G. (2017), “Insights on Demonetisation from Rural Tamil Nadu: Understanding Social Networks and Social Protection”, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 52, Issue No. 52. [PDF]
- The shock of Indian demonetisation: a failed attempt to formalise the economy: https://theconversation.com/the-shock-of-indian-demonetisation-a-failed-attempt-to-formalise-the-economy-93328
- I. Guérin et al., The gender of debt and the financialisation of development. Insights from rural southern India: https://ideas.repec.org/p/sol/wpaper/2013-290703.html
- J.L. Racine ed., Les attaches de l’homme. Enracinement paysan et logiques migratoires en Inde du Sud, MSH, 1994: https://books.openedition.org/ifp/5028
1.2 Health and food: Public policies
- F. Landy, Conception of national territory and grain circulation : The Indian Public Distribution System, www.cairn-int.info/article-E_AG_677_0026--conception-of-national-territory-and.htm#no1
- F. Landy, Feeding India. The spatial parameters of food grain policy, Manohar-CSH, 2009: https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Feeding_India.html?id=prvemlzID00C&redir_esc=y
- F. Landy, T. François, D. Ruby, P. Sekhsaria, “Vertical governance and corruption in urban India: The spatial segmentation of public food distribution”, CSH-IFP Working Papers, 11, Institut Français de Pondichéry https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01830636
- A. Sarkar, “Methodological Critique from an Epidemiological Perspective on ‘Transitions in Health Financing and Policies for Universal Health Coverage”, Indian Journal of Hygiene and Public Health,2: 30 – 42. ISSN: 2455-1813.(http://www.ijhph.co.in/current_issue/Dec2016/PDF/Commentary.pdf)
- A. Sarkar, "Towards re-framing operational design for HFA 2.0: Factoring in politics of knowledge in health systems", MFC Bulletin No. 380; On the theme of ‘Primary Health Care to Strengthen Health System’ in Medico Friend Circle Bulletin, 16-25. (http://www.mfcindia.org/mfcpdfs/MFC380.pdf)
1.3. Food and health: Practices and knowledge
- Conservation, documentation and preservation of the knowledge of siddha medicine (EAP810) https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP810
- B. Sébastia, 2019, “From siddha corpus to siddha medicine. Reflection on the reduction of siddha knowledge through exploration of manuscripts”, A. Mishra (ed.), Local Health Traditions: Plurality and marginality in South Asia, pp 129- 155. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan.
- B. Sébastia, 2016, "Eating traditional food. Politics, identity and practices” in B. Sebastia ed., Eating traditional food: politics, identity and practices; Routledge. [ PDF ]
- B. Sébastia, 2015, "Coping with the diseases of modernity. The use of siddha medical knowledge and practices to treat diabetics”, in K.A. Jakobsen ed., Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India. [ PDF ]
- B. Sébastia, B. Balagopal, R. Misra, 2011, "Diet-related diseases: Issues and solutions to nutrition transition and food programme policies in India", Medecine. [ PDF ]
1.4 Environment and Ecology