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Debapriya is a researcher in the field of Urban Studies, currently researching on two related strands.
Firstly, studying how infrastructure, urban governance agendas, neoliberal urban policies and grassroots politics affect informal indigenous household (creative) industries in Southern cities.
Secondly, the ethico-political and socio-spatial implications of place-based innovation strategies and knowledge-based urban regeneration models.
Her background is in architecture and urban planning. She completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UKRI.
Debapriya is currently a Research Associate on the 'Place-based innovation strategies and entrepreneurial ecosystems' project working on understanding the role and implications of Innovation Districts in city regions and beyond. She is also working on developing a methodological toolkit for reimagining urban public realms or the 'ground zone' for future cities.
Debapriya was previously a ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in SEED, University of Manchester. Her research focused on the role of infrastructure in (trans)forming practices of idol-making in Kumartuli, an inner-city neighbourhood of Kolkata (India). Her research expertise is in informal practices, livelihoods, the human-infrastructure interface and sustainable urban transitions, focusing on marginalised communities in the Global South.
Before joining the University of Manchester, she was a Research Associate at Commonwealth Local Government Forum working with Cardiff University on understanding governance and livelihoods in South Asian borders.
Debapriya has completed a PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies at The University of Manchester investigating transformation of idol-crafting practices in Kolkata. She completed her master's degree in City Planning at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2015 with a Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India scholarship. Debapriya completed her Bachelor in Architecture from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, India in 2012.
Debapriya worked as an architect in a practice in Kolkata for a year before pursuing a master's degree. During her master's and beyond it, she was involved in projects under 'SandHI' (an initiative sponsored by the MHRD, Government of India) which is based on the cultural heritage of India. She worked as Research Assistant at the Department of Architecture at Hongik University, South Korea, where her work was focussed on urban regeneration.
Debapriya currently teaches Architecture and Urbanism at the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA). She has previously taught on various undergraduate and postgraduate modules in architecture including Humanities, Research methods, and postgraduate dissertations. She is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, THE PRACTICE OF IDOL-MAKING IN KUMARTULI: CULTURAL HERITAGE, SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION AND NEOLIBERAL GOVERNANCE IN KOLKATA, The University of Manchester
2016 → 2020
Award Date: 13 Jan 2021
Master of Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
15 Jul 2013 → 31 May 2015
Bachelor of Architecture, Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Aug 2007 → Jul 2012
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chakrabarti, D. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Chakrabarti, D. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Chakrabarti, D. (Chair), Contreras, L. F. T. (Chair) & Dewoolkar, P. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Chakrabarti, D. (Chair) & Contreras, L. F. T. (Co-Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Chakrabarti, D. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
26/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Chakrabarti, D., Dewoolkar, P. & Iossifova, D.
17/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Student thesis: Phd