Developing Lateral Accountability: Learning from the Indian Institutes of Technology

DINSHA MISTREE
July 1, 2013

In this issue of India in Transition, Dinsha Mistree, doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics, Princeton University, explores mechanisms of accountability among IIT faculty and argues that a new and understudied form of accountability plays a greater role in motivating faculty than do traditionally-identified mechanisms.

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Former CASI IAB Chairman Becomes CASI Senior Fellow

Marshall M. Bouton, President Emeritus of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and member of CASI's International Advisory Board (Chairman 2004-12) becomes a CASI Senior Fellow this month.

On June 21, 2013, Dr. Bouton was awarded the Friend of India Award from India Abroad to commemorate his five decades of diplomatic service and scholarly work on India. He is the third person to receive this honor that is part of India Abroad's annual Person of the Year Awards program.

View Acceptance Video of India Abroad's Awards Ceremony

India Abroad's June 2013 special issue - India Abroad Person of the Year 2012 - featured an article on Dr. Bouton titled "The Indiawallah."

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Also, in the June special issue of India Abroad, CASI Director Devesh Kapur contributed an appreciation article about Dr. Bouton titled "An Exceptional Friend of India."

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