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Research
FACULTY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Faculty members are engaged in research on a range of themes
including:
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Social movements
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Gender Studies
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Dalit studies
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Impact of globalization on marginalised communities
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Diaspora studies
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Multiculturalism
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Agrarian structure and movements
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The Informal Sector
The details of the projects pursued by each of the members of
the faculty are available in the profiles available on the
website of the Department of Sociology.
The contribution of some of the past distinguished teachers had
been honoured by way of Festschrifts and memorial volumes by the
faculty and the students of the Department. These include a
festschrift in honour of Prof. G.S. Ghurye on the occasion of
his 60th birthday and on his 80th birthday
(Aspects of changing India: Studies in honour of Prof. G.S.
Ghurye, 1976), a centenary festschrift in his memory (The
Legacy of G.S. Ghurye, 1996), a volume in commemoration of
Prof. K.M. Kapadia (Explorations in family and other essays,
1975), a festschrift for Prof. Patrick Geddes (The
Outlook Tower: Essays in Urbanization, 1976), and a
festschrift volume in honour of Prof. A.R. Desai (Emerging
Contradictions in Indian Society, 1995).
OCCASIONAL PAPERS
As part of the effort to publish researched writings and
disseminating new ideas and insights, the Department has been
publishing occasional papers under UGC - SAP. The details are
given below.
1.
Sukhdeo Thorat, Reservation in the Private Sector: Why and
How, Occasional Paper Series 1, (August 2005).
2.
Virginius Xaxa, Tribes, Forest and Livelihood, Occasional
Paper Series 2 (January 2007).
3.
P.G. Jogdand and Prashant Bansode, Social Justice
Philanthropy in India: A Response of the Corporate Sector in
Mumbai. Occasional Paper Series 3, (January 2007).
4.
S.M. Michael, Conversion, Social Mobility and Empowerment:
View from Below. Occasional Paper Series 4, (October 2007).
5.
Indira Munshi, Environmental Degradation and Environmental
Politics: The Global Context, Occasional Paper Series 5,
(February, 2009).
6.
Indira Munshi, Geddesian Vision: Education for "Civic
Reconstruction" and "Life enhancement", Occasional Paper
Series 6, (February 2010).
7.
Ramesh Kamble, Understanding Dalit Movements: Trajectories
and Concerns, (March 2010)
8.
B.V. Bhosale, Antonio Gramsci (Marathi), Occasional Paper
Series 8, (February 2010).
9.
T.K Oommen, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the
Nation: Situating G.S. Ghurye, Occasional Paper Series 9,
(January, 2011).
10.
S.M. Dahiwale, New Economic Policy and Its Impact on Marginal
Segments, (February 2012).
11.
Sukhdeo Thorat, Discrimination, Atrocities and the Dalit
Experience of Hope and Despair in Maharashtra, Occasional
Paper Series 11, (January 2013).
In addition to the above the Department published two papers
independently. They are:
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Upendra Baxi, The Unreason of Globalization and the
Reason of Human Rights, (1996).
2. Ghanshyam Shah, Civil Society and the
Poor, (February, 2009).
List of
Research Scholars Currently Pursuing Ph.D. under the Supervision
of Teachers in the Department of Sociology
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Supervisor |
Research Scholar |
Topic |
Date of Regn. |
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Prof. P.G. Jogdand |
Ms.
Samal Kanak Lata |
"Caste Gender and Informalization at work: ACase Study
of Polibhji Kendras". |
10/08/2010 |
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Mr.
Raote, S.G. |
"The impact of resettlement under MUTP on Social
Economic & Educational status of Urban Youth in Mumbai
city: A Sociological study" |
08/12/2010 |
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Ms.
Rita Malache |
"Tribal migrants in urban setting: A Study in Mumbai
City" |
14/12/2011 |
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Ms. Yadav Sushila Ram Samujh |
"Informal Sector in Mumbai: A Socio Economic study of
Vaghri Community" |
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Mr. Sheikh Baten |
"Resisting Globalization: Phulbari, Bangladesh" |
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Prof. S.K. Bhowmik |
Mr. Raju Kurian |
"Business Process out Sourcing (BPOS) Social Relations &
challenges" |
02/08/2006 |
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Mr. Ramesh Kamble |
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16/03/1995 |
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Mr. Pradeep Gangurde |
"A Socio-Economic Study of power loom workers of
Bhiwandi." |
30/11/1999 |
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Dr. Indira Munshi |
Ms. Neha Madhiwala |
"Gender and Public Health |
30/11/2000 |
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Prof. Kamala Ganesh |
Ms. Patwardhan M |
"Issues of Employed women in Unconventional public space
with unusual working hours in Mumbai" |
10/06/2008 |
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Ms. Sethna Zarin Ratan |
"Parsee Identity vis-à-vis Non Parsees: Perceptions and
Interactions". |
03/10/2008 |
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Ms. Shirly Nancy George |
"Role of Self Help Groups in Empowerment of women a case
of kudumbashree in Ezhumattoor Panchayat in
Kerala" |
07/10/2009 |
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Ms. Zinat Aboli |
"Muslim Women and Higher Education in Mumbai City: An
Ethnographic Study" |
06/10/2012 |
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Ms. Ajeeta Bhatia |
"Tracing the Roots and Pressures to adapt: Problems of
Adolescents and Socialisation of Indian Immigrants in
the US". |
13/08/2012 |
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Prof. S.M. Michael |
Mr. Nikam Gautam |
"Sociology of Conversion: A comparative study of
MaharChristian and MaharBhudhist" |
01/12/1997 |
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Mr. Chong Tae Baek |
"The Role of Leadership in Social Movements Comparative
study of Mahatma Gandhi in India & Kimyongki in Korea" |
05/08/2009 |
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Ms. Rajula Shah |
"Ethnicity & Urban Adjustment: A Sociological study of
the South Indian Immigrants in Nagpur" |
08/12/2011 |
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Ms. Laxmi Periyaswamy |
"An Anthropological Study of Sudalai Madan: A Village
deity in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu" |
05/12/2011 |
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Ms. Karen Miranda |
"East Indian Community: A Sociological Study in Mumbai" |
14/12/2011 |
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Ms. Sonakshi Vichare |
"Religion in a Globalized World: A Case study of Hindu
and Christian Religious Practices in Mumbai" |
14/12/2011 |
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Ms. Merlin Rajan Joseph |
"A Sociological Study on the Impact of ICT on the youth
of Mumbai" |
06/08/2012 |
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Prof. B.V. Bhosale |
Ms. Rohini Fadte |
"Ecotourism and Local communities impacts challenges &
prospects (A study of wild life sanctuaries in the
context of Goa)" |
04/09/2009 |
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Prof. P.S. Vivek |
Ms. Kalpana Snajay Agnihotri |
"Globalization Impact on the Indian metropolises
sociological study in Mumbai" |
13/07/2006 |
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Mr. M.A. Varghese |
"Excluded Community in Mumbai: A Sociological study of
Tribals in Aarey Colony Goregaon (East)" |
11/12/2011 |
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Mr. Noel Machado |
"Significance of Trust within the modern organization: A
Sociological study of trust and organizational out
comes" |
16/12/2011 |
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Dr. E.A. Rodrigues |
Mr. Pratap Baria |
"Modernity and the construction of Bhil identity: A
Sociological Exploration of identity politics among the
Bhils of Jhabua District in the contemporary period" |
05/12/2011 |
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Mr. Ramesh Kamble |
Ms. Tanuja Koli |
"Articulation of Autonomy and Subjective Agency in the
Context of Women’s Hostel" |
03/08/2012 |
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Prof. Shashi Mishra |
Ms. Sushri Sangita Das |
"Professional Hazards faced by the working women and its
impact on family: A Sociological Study on women
executives of IT Sector in Mumbai City" |
03/01/2012 |
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