INDIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE ACADEMY


(Registered under Society Registration Act 21 of 1860)

There are 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees details of which are given below. Each of these Research Committees strive to appraise, integrate, discover, develop and disseminate current research, theory and methods within them. Research scientists of respective disciplines are welcome to submit and present papers based on research or critical review of research by others in the respective committees. Each of these Research Committee shall also hold symposia/colloquia /lectures on some aspects of the focal theme, “Facing The Challenges Of Modern Civilisation”. Some sub themes have been printed in front of each of the 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees. These are suggestive and not exhaustive. One is also welcome to write papers on the respective theme of his /her Research Committee.
There are 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees details of which are given below. Each of these Research Committees strive to appraise, integrate, discover, develop and disseminate current research, theory and methods within them. Research scientists of respective disciplines are welcome to submit and present papers based on research or critical review of research by others in the respective committees. Each of these Research Committee shall also hold symposia/colloquia /lectures on some aspects of the focal theme, “Facing The Challenges Of Modern Civilisation”. Some sub themes have been printed in front of each of the 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees. These are suggestive and not exhaustive. One is also welcome to write papers on the respective theme of his /her Research Committee.

IASS has organized over 300 interdisciplinary regional, national and international seminars/symposia/colloquia on various themes of scientific and national interest during last 38 years. Of them a few are mentioned below as illustrations:

  1. 1. Regional Planning And Development
  2. Social Cost of Bonded Labour
  3. Problems of Development of Small Towns
  4. Social Perspective of Sixth Five Year Plan
  5. National Integration and Development
  6. Secularism in India
  7. Impact of Science and Technology on Indian Society
  8. Social Perspective of Development of Science and Technology in India
  9. Social Perspective of Generation and Utilization of Indigenous Science and Technology.
  10. Social Perspective of Microprocessors and Information Technology
  11. Knowledge For New World Order
  12. Democracy, Peoples’ Development And Culture
  13. Population Change And Rural Development
  14. Emerging International Order And Foreign Policy Options.
  15. Information Technology, Peoples Development And Culture
  16. Impediment To Social Change In India
  17. Globalization, Democracy And Third World
  18. Tuning The Media to Science
  19. The Planet Earth: Peoples, Society And Science
  20. Special Economic Zones: Economic And Social Perspectives
  21. Theory And Practice of Karl Marx – Fredrick Engels: Contemporary Trend
  22. Contemporary Social Science Theories
  23. Ethics of Science
  24. The Emerging Organisation of Knowledge and The Future of Universities
  25. Science of Global Warming
  26. Women’s Struggles and Movements For Gender Discrimination Free Equitable Society.
  27. Tribal Techniques, Social Organizations and Development: Disruption And Alternates
  28. Ambedkar’s Vision For Liberation of Dalits
  29. Peoples Struggles and Movements For Equitable Society
  30. Biodiversities And Bioresources: Curiosities And Concerns
  31. What ails Science In India
  32. Communicating Science of Conservation
  33. Interface of Art And Science
  34. Re-claiming Science: Preventing and Reversing Genomicide
  35. Tribal Peoples Health and Quality of Life
  36. Science And The World Today
  37. Connecting Ancient/Traditional Science of Health and Medicine and Medical Science of Health and Medicine.
There are 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees details of which are given below. Each of these Research Committees strive to appraise, integrate, discover, develop and disseminate current research, theory and methods within them. Research scientists of respective disciplines are welcome to submit and present papers based on research or critical review of research by others in the respective committees. Each of these Research Committee shall also hold symposia/colloquia /lectures on some aspects of the focal theme, “Facing The Challenges Of Modern Civilisation”. Some sub themes have been printed in front of each of the 26 Intradisciplinary Research Committees. These are suggestive and not exhaustive. One is also welcome to write papers on the respective theme of his /her Research Committee.