Department of Sociology, Christ
University, Bangalore
Report of the Round Table Conference on
Production and Dissemination of
Knowledge in the Social Sciences: Contemporary concerns
held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Christ University and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) had
signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2012 to undertake joint research
projects and provide a platform to enable the sharing of knowledge and
expertise. As part of their collaborative engagements, a Round Table Conference
on the ‘Production and Dissemination of Knowledge in the Social Sciences’ was
held in Christ University campus on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. This Conference
was aimed at uncovering and examining some of the areas of concern and challenges
being faced by the social sciences today.
The Round Table Conference was planned to bring together academicians
engaged in research and teaching in the different social sciences from
institutions across Bangalore to discuss and deliberate on the sub themes given
below.
- Contemporary
Research Trends in the Social Sciences: Areas and methods
- Curriculum
and Dissemination of Knowledge
- Emerging
Spaces for Social Sciences: Dilemmas and Challenges
The Conference had been planned in order to introduce the main areas for
deliberation under the sub themes through discussion papers which touched upon
important concerns and provided a launch pad for further deliberations by the
respondents who responded from the perspectives of their parent disciplines of
Sociology, Psychology, History, Economics, Political Science, English and Media
Studies, and Social Work.
The Conference was attended by experts from numerous disciplines from
Christ University and NIAS and saw fruitful discussions and deliberations
around the main themes surrounding the production and dissemination of
knowledge in the social sciences with special reference to the Indian context.
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