The doctoral program in Sociology aims to build researchers who are intellectually independent and can generate original research that is theoretically, analytically and empirically robust. As such, given our recognized strengths in social theory, urban studies, migration/transnationalism, medical anthropology, social stratification, rural and agrarian society, rural development, gender and sexuality, population aging research, sociology of art, family sociology, labour, housing, social welfare, health inequality research and political and economic sociology, we strongly believe that the Sociology doctoral program can train researchers to be methodologically pluralist and fully aware of the critical debates in their field of research.
The program will equip students with comprehensive, broad-based training along with major approaches in Sociology. In-depth learning of core ideas/debates in sub-fields of sociology will be offered along with robust training in research methods to assist students in conducting independent research. Following the completion of coursework, students are expected to focus on their doctoral thesis; ethnographic fieldwork, data collection, survey research. As their dissertation progresses, students are expected to collaborate with their advisors/peers, publish journal articles and/or book chapters and present their work in conferences, seminars & professional meetings.
We believe that the capacities and skills students will acquire in this program can and should be deployed in a wide range of careers across multiple contexts, including public and private agencies, non- and for-profit organizations, and colleges and universities.
PhD guides and Research Interests
Prof. Tannistha Samanta
Ph.D. - Sociology | University of Maryland - USA
Research Interests: Aging Studies/Social Gerontology, Demographic Research, Sociology Of Health, Family Sociology, Quantitative Methods In Social Sciences, Reproductive Health, Longitudinal Ageing Study In India (LASI)/ India Human Development Survey (IHDS) And Cross-National Comparisons With Harmonious Datasets.
Prof. Mayurakshi Chaudhuri
Ph.D. - Global and Sociocultural Studies | Florida International University, USA
Research Interests: Gender And Migration/Mobilities, Visual Sociology, Sociological Perspectives Of Digital Spaces, Historical Sociology, Technology And Society, Digital Humanities
Prof. Shamsher Singh
PhD – Sociology | Indian Statistical Institute - University of Calcutta – Kolkata
Research Interests: Rural and agrarian society, Rural development, Poverty, Migration, Labour, Housing, Social stratification, Caste and Class, Social welfare, Sanitation, Political sociology
Prof. Anup Tripathi
PhD | Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai
Research Interests: Housing, Homelessness, Urban Poor