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Dr. Neha Christie is an Assistant Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, specialising in democratic governance, social capital, and inclusive development. Her research focuses on collective organisation as a pathway to sustainable and community-led change, with particular emphasis on women’s empowerment, leadership, and livelihood resilience. She has conducted extensive studies on cooperatives and Farmer-Producer Organisations, including award-winning research on social capital in Gujarat’s cooperative sector, recognised by the National Cooperative Union of India. Bridging academia and practice, Dr. Christie has led projects in institutional development, grassroots leadership, and policy engagement across the non-profit sector. Her work brings a critical, community-centred perspective to the project, grounding it in participatory approaches and lived realities.