Established under the University Grants Commission XI Plan, the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSE&IP) at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) is a multi-disciplinary centre that conducts research and teaching in the areas of social exclusion, studies on discrimination, and inclusive policy. The key objective of the Centre is to conceptualise and problematise discrimination, exclusion and inclusion based on caste, ethnicity and religion.

The Centre focuses on developing an understanding of the nature and dynamics of social exclusion and discrimination, at the theoretical and empirical levels. The Centre also focuses on collaborative research and activities with non-governmental organisations working for marginalised sections of society. One of the important objectives of the Centre is to disseminate knowledge and sensitise the public at large on patterns of discrimination and exclusion through public lectures and interactions.

Year of establishment: 2008
Financing agency: University Grants Commission
Number of research staff: 5
Number of completed projects: 35
Number of ongoing projects: 10

The Centre broadly works on the following research areas:

• Seasonal migration and exclusion
• Caste and exclusion
• Tribes and exclusion
• Urban informal sector workers and exclusion
• Gender discrimination, especially health, and exclusion
• Assessment of schemes and programmes for inclusion
• Financial inclusion of marginalised groups
• Housing for urban poor and affordability
• Rural poor, inclusion and economics of discrimination

1. Livelihood Transition, Poverty and Child Care Transition and its Effect on Child Undernutrition in the Tribal Regions of India and South Africa – Supported by ICCSR
2. Exploring Pathways to Repairing and Restoring Trust in the Health System – Supported by the University of Kent
3. Health Seeking Behaviour in four Indian States – Supported by Population Council
4. Preparation of Morbidity and Mortality Tables for India using PMJAY data – For NITI Aayog
5. Migration for Livelihood of Tribal Population Study of Tribal Population in Palghar District – Supported by Janarth
6. Mapping out the Diversities in the Context of Caste and Region in Maharashtra.
7. In search of Commonalities in the Determinants of Birth Masculinity in Selected Asian, European and African Countries
8. Wealth Inequality in India and Sri Lanka: Comparison in Time and Space
9. Marriage Squeeze in Asian Demography
10. Role of Women in Agricultural Sector: Case of Maharashtra – Supported by Ministry of Agriculture