Introduction
Rachel Kurian is (retired) International Labour Economist at the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research, project and consultancy work deals with migration, human rights, poverty, gender, trade unions and social exclusion in the context of economic restructuring. She has initiated, acquired and led and participated in capacity-building projects in Asia, Africa and Europe, sponsored by key donors including DGIS, FNV, ICFTU, NUFFIC, African Development Bank, Justitia et Pax and the OECD). These projects have resulted in evaluations, professional reports, development of teaching curriculum for Universities and Civil Society Actors, Training of Ambassadors and Diplomats in The Hague. She has collaborated extensively and developed projects with the Municipality of The Hague for the last two decades, undertaken projects with DGIS and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and been a member of the Nationale Adviesraad voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Her recent relevant publications include: “Politics of caste-based exclusion: Poverty Alleviation schemes in rural India (with Deepak Singh), in The Politics of Social Inclusion: Bridging Knowledge and Politics Towards Social Change Gabriele Koehler et al(eds), UNESCO, CROP and Ibidem, (2020:283-311); Academic Editor on Theme Inclusion through Enacted Citizenship in Urban Spaces and ‘Enacting Citizenship and the Right to the City: Towards Inclusion through Deepening Democracy?’ (with Helen Hintjens), ‘Enabling Social Inclusion and Urban Citizenship of Older Adults through eHealth: The iZi Project in the Hague’ (with N. Menke, S. Santokhi and E. Tak). Journal of Social Inclusion, Vol, No.4 (2019).
Expert
Rachel Kurian is (retired) International Labour Economist at the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research, project and consultancy work deals with migration, human rights, poverty, gender, trade unions and social exclusion in the context of economic restructuring. She has initiated, acquired and led and participated in capacity-building projects in Asia, Africa and Europe, sponsored by key donors including DGIS, FNV, ICFTU, NUFFIC, African Development Bank, Justitia et Pax and the OECD). These projects have resulted in evaluations, professional reports, development of teaching curriculum for Universities and Civil Society Actors, Training of Ambassadors and Diplomats in The Hague. She has collaborated extensively and developed projects with the Municipality of The Hague for the last two decades, undertaken projects with DGIS and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and been a member of the Nationale Adviesraad voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Her recent relevant publications include: “Politics of caste-based exclusion: Poverty Alleviation schemes in rural India (with Deepak Singh), in The Politics of Social Inclusion: Bridging Knowledge and Politics Towards Social Change Gabriele Koehler et al(eds), UNESCO, CROP and Ibidem, (2020:283-311); Academic Editor on Theme Inclusion through Enacted Citizenship in Urban Spaces and ‘Enacting Citizenship and the Right to the City: Towards Inclusion through Deepening Democracy?’ (with Helen Hintjens), ‘Enabling Social Inclusion and Urban Citizenship of Older Adults through eHealth: The iZi Project in the Hague’ (with N. Menke, S. Santokhi and E. Tak). Journal of Social Inclusion, Vol, No.4 (2019).
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development