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Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNING DOCTORAL SCHOLARS, 2008
Theme: Inequalities and Differences
Description: Inequalities and differences in the developing world have 
evolved
historically. Caste, class, gender, ethnicity etc are reshaped to 
converge with circuits of
global capital within and outside the nation-state. How do social and 
cultural
mobilizations produce collective identities? Does the state’s 
intervention mitigate or
reinforce disparities? What effects do solidarities and conflicts among the
underprivileged have on society at large? The Workshop will address 
these and similar
questions from the perspective of various social science disciplines. 
The Workshop is
part of a project on ‘Training in New Social Science Research Methods’ 
being run by the
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC).
Eligibility: Candidates with (i) postgraduate degree in any of the 
social science
disciplines (e.g., Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science, 
Cultural Studies,
Development Studies, Environmental Science, Geography, Social Anthropology,
Education) and (ii) who have either just begun or are intending to 
pursue doctoral
research.
Format: The Workshop will have two parts. First: ‘Teaching Session’: 
detailed
discussion of pre-circulated readings by resource persons. Second: 
‘Library Session’:
formulation of research questions by participants under the supervision 
of resource
persons.
The 4-day workshop will be held from 1 July 2008 to 4 July 2008 at the 
CSSSC’s
Baishnabghata-Patuli campus in Kolkata. The Workshop does not have any 
fees. Local
hospitality and travel expenses of outstation participants will be 
covered by CSSSC with
partial funding from Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust (NRTT).
Deadline for receiving applications: 15 April 2008
Application: Each applicant is required to send a 500-word description 
of her/his
proposed research along with curriculum vitae to the following address:
The Registrar,
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
R-1, Baishnabghata-Patuli Township,
Kolkata 700 094
OR
Write to Madhuban Mitra, Research Officer, CSSSC-NRTT Programme:
madhuban_mitra at cssscal.org
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