BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e107a65be5222caaa1d12cca1374e94 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20211120T121115 SUMMARY:"Social Stratification, Neoliberalism and Social Development in India" a talk by Prof. N. Rajaram LOCATION:FLAME University - Ramanujan 002 DESCRIPTION:SOCIOLOGY, FLAME UNIVERSITY\nInvites you to a talk on\nSocial Stratificatio n, Neoliberalism and Social Development in India\nBy\nProf. N. Rajaram\nAbs tract\nThe talk will focus on analysing the inter-relationship of social st ratification, neoliberalism and social development, especially in India. Ri ght since its appearance in mid-eighties, the neoliberal path of developmen t – based on technology driven global market and minimal state control - ha s been propagated as the panacea that would bring about human well being in countries across of the world, including India. However, in the last decad e or so, scholars have been pointing out that instead of bringing about hum an well being, the neoliberal path of development has been exacerbating eco nomic & social inequalities, be it in rich countries or in India.  Even social institutions like coops - considered as being able to arrest inequa lity - have not been able to escape the impact of neoliberal development in India. Current global research data points out that inequalities harm soci eties. Countries having more inequalities as compared to those having less have social and health outcomes which are not good for human well being. Fu rther, the neoliberal inspired technological changes, is affecting social d evelopment be it in rich countries or in India. The lecture concludes by ex amining the challenges that we face for the future.\nBio-sketch of the Spea ker\nProfessor N.Rajaram has over 38 years of teaching and research experie nce. His area of research interest is social development. His research work and publications includes the areas of cooperatives (milk and cotton coops of Gujarat), political sociology, health and development, and transnationa l migration and development. \n He began his career in August 1979 in the D epartment of Sociology, M.S. University of Baroda and was associated with t he M.S. University of Baroda till 2010.  On being invited, in May 2010, he joined the newly established Central University of Gujarat at Gandhinagar. He served Central University of Gujarat in various capacities including tha t of being the first Dean of School of Social Sciences and the first Regist rar.  He superannuated at the end of July 2017.\nHe was the Fulbright Fello w in 2003 at New York University and has had about 15 research projects, se ven of which were funded by international agencies like National Science Fo undation, Population Council Ford Foundation, IDRC (Canada).\nHe has been a member of ICSSR-WRC Advisory Committee (2007-10); Member of UGC- Centre fo r Advance Studies in Sociology, University of Pune (2011-13), Academic Affa irs Committee, Department of Sociology, Hyderabad Central University (2011- 12); Advisory Committee of Women’s Studies Research Centre, M.S.University of Baroda (2013-18); Member of Board of Studies, Department of HDFS, Facult y of Family & Community Sciences (2017-18); Member of Deparmental Advis ory Board in Social Sciences of NCERT, New Delhi (2017-19); Chairperson Boa rd of Studies for Language and Social Sciences, Institute of Law, Nirma Uni versity, Ahmedabad (2018-21).\nHe is the author of two books (monographs) H ealth Status of Women in Gujarat (1999) and  Social Process and Communal Te nsion (2006) and has numerous articles published in International and Natio nal journals.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

SOCIOLOGY, FLAME UNIVERSITY

Invites you to a talk on

Social Stratification, Neoliberal ism and Social Development in India

By

Prof. N. Rajaram

Abstract

The talk will focus on analysing the inter-rela tionship of social stratification, neoliberalism and social development, es pecially in India. Right since its appearance in mid-eighties, the neoliber al path of development – based on technology driven global market and minim al state control - has been propagated as the panacea that would bring abou t human well being in countries across of the world, including India. Howev er, in the last decade or so, scholars have been pointing out that instead of bringing about human well being, the neoliberal path of development has been exacerbating economic & social inequalities, be it in rich countri es or in India.  Even social institutions like coops - considered as being able to arrest inequality - have not been able to escape the impact of neol iberal development in India. Current global research data points out that i nequalities harm societies. Countries having more inequalities as compared to those having less have social and health outcomes which are not good for human well being. Further, the neoliberal inspired technological changes, is affecting social development be it in rich countries or in India. The le cture concludes by examining the challenges that we face for the future.

Bio-sketch of the Speaker

Professor N.Rajaram has over 38 years of teaching and research exper ience. His area of research interest is social development. His research wo rk and publications includes the areas of cooperatives (milk and cotton coo ps of Gujarat), political sociology, health and development, and transnatio nal migration and development.

He began his career in August 1979 in the Department of Sociology, M.S. University of Baroda and was associated with the M.S. University of Baroda till 2010.  On being invited, in May 2010, he joined the newly established Central University of Gujarat at Gandhinagar. He served Central University of Gujarat in various capacities including that of being the first Dean of School of Social Sciences and the first Registrar.  He superannuated at the end of July 2017.

He was the Fulbright Fellow in 2003 at New York University and has had about 15 resear ch projects, seven of which were funded by international agencies like Nati onal Science Foundation, Population Council Ford Foundation, IDRC (Canada).

He has been a member of ICSSR -WRC Advisory Committee (2007-10); Member of UGC- Centre for Advance Studie s in Sociology, University of Pune (2011-13), Academic Affairs Committee, D epartment of Sociology, Hyderabad Central University (2011-12); Advisory Co mmittee of Women’s Studies Research Centre, M.S.University of Baroda (2013- 18); Member of Board of Studies, Department of HDFS, Faculty of Family & ; Community Sciences (2017-18); Member of Deparmental Advisory Board in Soc ial Sciences of NCERT, New Delhi (2017-19); Chairperson Board of Studies fo r Language and Social Sciences, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedab ad (2018-21).

He is the author of two books (monographs) Health Status of Women in Gujarat (199 9) and  Social Process and Commun al Tension (2006) and has numero us articles published in International and National journals.

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