The 41st All-India Sociological Conference on ‘Development, Marginalization and People’s Movements’ will be organised by the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in association of the Indian Sociological Society from December 27 to 29.
Renowned social activist Medha Patkar, sociologist and activist Prof Anand Sharma, Indian Sociological Society president Prof R Indira, the Indian Sociological Society secretary would address the inaugural session.
life time achievement award will be presented to Prof YC Simahdri, VC, Patna University, Prof Iswar Prasad Modi, Rajstan University and Prof Harish Doshi, VSNG University, Surat, during the inaugural session.
The main objective of the conference is to enable the discussion of current research results from different perspectives and representing sociology as a discipline that builds upon micro studies on development and marginalization leading to people’s movements. Also to provide a platform for discussing methodological and conceptual questions of relevance for development, marginalization and people’s movements in the light of ongoing processes of change, diversification and mobilisation.