Ishani MUKHERJEE
Associate Professor of Public Policy; Urban Fellow (Urban Governance)
Dr Ishani Mukherjee joined SMU in 2018. Her expertise include policy formulation and design; environmental and natural resource policy and management; policy tools for renewable energy and energy efficiency, particularly in Asia. She received her PhD in Public Policy from NUS, with a concentration on Environmental Policy and was the recipient of the World Future Foundation PhD Prize for Environmental and Sustainability Research in 2014. She has worked previously at the World Bank’s Energy practice in Washington, DC, on formulating guidelines and evaluating projects related to renewable energy, rural electrification, and energy efficiency. She got her MSc and BSc degrees in Natural Resources and Environmental Economics from Cornell University. Her research has been published in leading disciplinary journals of public policy such as Policy & Society, Policy Sciences and Administration & Society, as well as top-ranked journals of environmental policy such as Renewable Energy, Energy Policy and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (RSER). She has also jointly authored and edited books on policy formulation and design, most recently published by the Cambridge University Press. Read more about Dr. Mukherjee's work at www.ishanimukherjee.com
Qualifications
- PhD, National University of Singapore, 2013
- MSc, Cornell University, 2006
- BSc, Cornell University, 2004
Research Interests
- Policy Formulation and Policy Design
- Policy Instruments
- Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Public Sector Management
- Policy Design and Analysis
- Introduction to Public Policy
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsBridges methodological innovation in policy design with applied impact in environmental sustainability, climate change, and behavioral policy interventions; recognized for advancing theory and practice in policy effectiveness and capacities; extensive interdisciplinary and international collaborations; recipient of multiple best article prizes and teaching awards; strong emphasis on real-world policy challenges and solutions.
Focused research areas include Design and effectiveness of public policy instruments; behavioral change and pro-environmental behaviors; sustainability regulation and environmental governance; policy innovation labs; procedural and substantive policy instruments; nexus policy mixes (water-energy interactions); climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation; comparative and global perspectives on policy effectiveness.
- SS LIM, I MUKHERJEE, SM CHEAHSingapore Management University, 2026
- P Guha, I MukherjeePolicy and Society, puaf028, 2025
- Ideas and policy advice [2025]D Béland, I MukherjeeHandbook of Policy Advice, 186-194, 2025
- M Howlett, I MukherjeeHandbook of Policy Advice, 1-12, 2025
- I Mukherjee, S GiestHandbook of Policy Advice, 532-541, 2025
- "Understanding and promoting pro-environmental behaviours in Singapore", Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (Tier-1): (S$23,000): Principal Investigator (2024)
- SPACE: Intra-CREATE: Science of Sustainable Cities. Shaping Public Adaptive Capacity For Environmental Infectious Diseases, National Research Foundation (NRF) (S$4 million): Lead Principal Investigator (2022)
- "Behavioral Experts in Policy Design: Lessons for Sustainability from Singapore", Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (Tier-1): (S$10,920): Principal Investigator (2019)
- Lee Kong Chian Fellowship and grant (S$ 45,000) (2020-2024)
- Mario Einaudi Travel Fellowship Grant, Cornell University (2005)
Dr Ishani Mukherjee joined SMU in 2018. Her expertise include policy formulation and design; environmental and natural resource policy and management; policy tools for renewable energy and energy efficiency, particularly in Asia. She received her PhD in Public Policy from NUS, with a concentration on Environmental Policy and was the recipient of the World Future Foundation PhD Prize for Environmental and Sustainability Research in 2014. She has worked previously at the World Bank’s Energy practice in Washington, DC, on formulating guidelines and evaluating projects related to renewable energy, rural electrification, and energy efficiency. She got her MSc and BSc degrees in Natural Resources and Environmental Economics from Cornell University. Her research has been published in leading disciplinary journals of public policy such as Policy & Society, Policy Sciences and Administration & Society, as well as top-ranked journals of environmental policy such as Renewable Energy, Energy Policy and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (RSER). She has also jointly authored and edited books on policy formulation and design, most recently published by the Cambridge University Press. Read more about Dr. Mukherjee's work at www.ishanimukherjee.com
Qualifications
- PhD, National University of Singapore, 2013
- MSc, Cornell University, 2006
- BSc, Cornell University, 2004
Research Interests
- Policy Formulation and Policy Design
- Policy Instruments
- Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Public Sector Management
- Policy Design and Analysis
- Introduction to Public Policy