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NIAS Doctoral Programme: Rules, Regulations and Guidelines
Full text linkThe PhD programme at NIAS draws on, and is shaped by, the research pursued by the institute’s faculty members. The overall orientation of the PhD programme is multidisciplinary research carried out within the broad framework of conflict and security studies, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. More specifically, research at NIAS revolves around global scientific issues viz sustainable development goals, education, societal inequalities and conflicts, energy and environment, economic development, climate change, blue economy, science diplomacy, conflict and peace research, strategic and security studies, conservation biology, human-wildlife conflict, consciousness studies, philosophy, and culture and heritage.
The broad interdisciplinary structure of the PhD programme also reflects the institute’s vision and mission laid out by the late J.R.D. Tata. As stated out in the mission statement of NIAS, the confluence of different traditional academic disciplines of inquiry needs to be explored in the spirit of understanding the complex nature of contemporary problems facing the society. In particular, NIAS is committed to public education, civic engagement, mentoring of junior scholars, and scholarship in support of public interest and decision making
NIAS Doctoral Programme: Rules, Regulations and Guidelines
Full text linkThe PhD programme at NIAS draws on and is shaped by research
pursued by the institute’s faculty members. The overall orientation of the
PhD programme is multidisciplinary research carried out within the broad
framework of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.
More specifically, faculty and student research at NIAS revolves around
problem areas such as strategic studies, energy and environment policy,
conservation biology, human-wildlife conflict, consciousness studies,
education policy, economic development and conflict, societal inequalities,
culture and heritage, complex systems etc.
The broad interdisciplinary structure of the PhD programme also reflects
the institute’s vision and mission laid out by the late J.R.D. Tata. As
spelled out in the mission statement of NIAS, the confluence of different
traditional academic disciplines of inquiry needs to be explored in the
spirit of understanding the complex nature of contemporary problems
facing the society. In particular, NIAS is committed to public education,
civic engagement, mentoring of junior scholars, and scholarship in
support of public interest and decision making
Health Inequalities: The Indian Context (NIAS Wednesday Discussion Report)
Full text linkReport of the NIAS Wednesday Discussion held on 04 January 2017. The speaker, Dr. Abha S Rao is a social scientist with a background in psychology, human development, family studies, and medical anthropology. Prior to this, she managed a large rural health intervention and explored the social factors that affect the implementation of health programs, including the role of rural community members and lay health workers, and the impact of administrative, societal, historical, and political local concerns. Her experience in the non-academic world has been in the area of intimate partner violence, as an advocate for victims/survivors
Report of the NIAS-KAS Conference on Armed Conflict, Peace Audit and Early Warning: Decennial Review 2016
Full text linkInternational Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP) organized a conference in June 2016, looking at armed conflicts and peace processes in the region during the last ten years. Leading scholars, former practitioners and media professionals took part in the three days workshop held at the NIAS. The focus of discussions included Afghanistan, Pakistan, multiple conflicts and peace processes within India (J&K, Northeast and Naxal), Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Maldives. The findings are likely to be published in early 2017. The conference was organised by the NIAS in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
Perspectives on Capital Punishment: In Observation of the 75th Year of the Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (Panel Discussion)
No full textPanelists
Prof. Narendar Pani (NIAS)
Dr. Aparna Chandra (NLSIU)
Ms. Preeti Pratishruti Dash (NLSIU)
Moderator
Prof. Sarasu Esther Thomas (NISUL
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