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CSSS organises a talk by Divya Vaid

CSSS organises a talk by Divya Vaid

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Centre for the Study of Social Systems

School of Social Sciences

 

Divya Vaid 

(Assistant Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU)

 

Will be presenting a paper on

 'Education as a Pathway to Social Mobility:  A Macro Perspective'

 

Date & Time: 12th April, 2018 (Thursday), 3.00 pm

Venue: CSSS Committee Room (Room No: 13), SSS-II

 

Abstract: Studying patterns of intergenerational social mobility is seen as critical for establishing the level of openness in societies. Education is seen as one of the key pathways for upward social mobility. What is the picture in contemporary India? How do the patterns of social mobility vary by education and in turn what impact does education have on social mobility chances and on occupational attainment? Using national level datasets and a birth cohort approach, the author traces patterns of social mobility in India and the role of education by gender, caste and across locality.

Bio: Dr. Divya Vaid is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her areas of interest are social mobility and inequality, social stratification, education inequalities and the application of quantitative research methods. She has published in journals such as the Annual Review of Sociology, Contemporary South Asia, Asian Survey and the EPW. She is the author of the forthcoming book Uneven Odds: Social Mobility in Contemporary India (Oxford University Press, New Delhi-2018).

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.