Transitions Research
Amita Basu is a Senior Research Fellow at Transitions Research, leading the Behavioural Insights Team to promote sustainability through behaviourally-informed strategies, including fieldwork design and policy recommendations. In addition to research, Amita is a Writer with an upcoming debut collection, *At Play and Other Stories*, to be published by Bridge House Press in summer 2025. Amita also serves as the Sustainable Living Columnist and Interviews Editor for Mean Pepper Vine and has held editorial roles at several literary magazines, including Fairfield Scribes and Bewildering Stories. Previously, Amita was an Assistant Professor at Christ University in Bangalore and holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from the Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences.
Transitions Research
We are a Goa-based social science research collective. We study radical transitions that will shape India’s long-term future. We conduct multidisciplinary research on the complex interplay between technology, society and sustainability in transition processes. We bridge the gap between new knowledge, public policy and societal action.