The Institute of Social Sciences
was registered under the Societies Registration Act of India 1860 on 28 August 1985. The first governing body of the Institute met on 1 September 1985 under the chairmanship of D.T. Lakdawala, renowned economist and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of India. Dr.George Mathew, Founder Director, heads the Institute. The Institute started functioning at B-7/81, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi and continued till April 1999. From May 1,1999, it moved to its own premises at 8 Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi, near Jawahar Lal Nehru University.
http://www.issin.org/institute-social-scie...asp?id_lvl_1=13
Aims of the Institute:
* Multi-disciplinary social science advanced research.
* Developing an informed and action-oriented public opinion.
* Ushering in a society in which power to the people is a reality.
Looks like a commie organization and is trying for change in political movements.
Objectives:
* To study contemporary social, political and economic issues and problems with an inter-disciplinary perspective.
* To make its findings and recommendations available to government bodies, civil society organizations, policy makers, social scientists and all concerned citizens, so as to widen their options for action.
In the first publication of the Institute, it was stated:
<b>
Institute of Social Sciences is dedicated to systematic study of social issues and problems that confront India, in trans-disciplinary perspective. Its finding and recommendations are made available to the members of the decision-making organization such as government bodies, trade unions, people's organization and corporate bodies and scientific communities to encourage them to enlarge the options for action. The evolution of an informed and action-oriented public opinion is our primary aim.</b>
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
The Government of India, State Governments and various national and international organizations have extended their support through programmes and specific grants in building up the Institute.
National Level
Planning Commission, Government of India
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry of Environment and Forests
National Archives of India
National Human Rights Commission
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Government of Haryana
Government of Delhi
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Kerala
Government of West Bengal
Government of Punjab
Government of Rajasthan
Government of Karnataka
National Foundation for India
Sulabh International
V. V. Giri National Labour Institute
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies
Deccan Development Society
Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
National Commission for Women
International Organizations
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
The Ford Foundation
Misereor, Germany
Embassy of Ireland
LâEglise Unie du Canada/Canadian International Development Agency
EZE, Germany
Forum of Federations, Canada
Finland Embassy
Embassy of Sweden
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Canadian High Commission
DFID, The British High Commission
The Hunger Project
HEKS- INDIA
Indo-German Social Service Society, New Delhi
ICCO, The Netherlands
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
NORAD, New Delhi
NOVIB , The Netherlands
The Netherlands Embassy
National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington
Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
Embassy of Switzerland: Swiss Development Cooperation
UNICEF
UNDP
UNIFEM
UNFPA
World Bank
World Food Programme (WFP)
CARE India
Uppsala University, Sweden
South Asia Partnership
Centre de Sciences Humaines
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
<span style='color:red'>ActionAid India
Christian Aid</span>
The forum for all sociologists â university teachers, social scientists is functioning from the Institute. The noted academic journal in the field of sociology, Sociological Bulletin is published from the Institute.
Looks like lot of foriegn govt and Christian org are plugged into the social studies and
sociologists inside INDIA and funding lot of studies to change identities and create political movements.
was registered under the Societies Registration Act of India 1860 on 28 August 1985. The first governing body of the Institute met on 1 September 1985 under the chairmanship of D.T. Lakdawala, renowned economist and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of India. Dr.George Mathew, Founder Director, heads the Institute. The Institute started functioning at B-7/81, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi and continued till April 1999. From May 1,1999, it moved to its own premises at 8 Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi, near Jawahar Lal Nehru University.
http://www.issin.org/institute-social-scie...asp?id_lvl_1=13
Aims of the Institute:
* Multi-disciplinary social science advanced research.
* Developing an informed and action-oriented public opinion.
* Ushering in a society in which power to the people is a reality.
Looks like a commie organization and is trying for change in political movements.
Objectives:
* To study contemporary social, political and economic issues and problems with an inter-disciplinary perspective.
* To make its findings and recommendations available to government bodies, civil society organizations, policy makers, social scientists and all concerned citizens, so as to widen their options for action.
In the first publication of the Institute, it was stated:
<b>
Institute of Social Sciences is dedicated to systematic study of social issues and problems that confront India, in trans-disciplinary perspective. Its finding and recommendations are made available to the members of the decision-making organization such as government bodies, trade unions, people's organization and corporate bodies and scientific communities to encourage them to enlarge the options for action. The evolution of an informed and action-oriented public opinion is our primary aim.</b>
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
The Government of India, State Governments and various national and international organizations have extended their support through programmes and specific grants in building up the Institute.
National Level
Planning Commission, Government of India
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry of Environment and Forests
National Archives of India
National Human Rights Commission
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Government of Haryana
Government of Delhi
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Kerala
Government of West Bengal
Government of Punjab
Government of Rajasthan
Government of Karnataka
National Foundation for India
Sulabh International
V. V. Giri National Labour Institute
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies
Deccan Development Society
Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
National Commission for Women
International Organizations
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
The Ford Foundation
Misereor, Germany
Embassy of Ireland
LâEglise Unie du Canada/Canadian International Development Agency
EZE, Germany
Forum of Federations, Canada
Finland Embassy
Embassy of Sweden
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Canadian High Commission
DFID, The British High Commission
The Hunger Project
HEKS- INDIA
Indo-German Social Service Society, New Delhi
ICCO, The Netherlands
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
NORAD, New Delhi
NOVIB , The Netherlands
The Netherlands Embassy
National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington
Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
Embassy of Switzerland: Swiss Development Cooperation
UNICEF
UNDP
UNIFEM
UNFPA
World Bank
World Food Programme (WFP)
CARE India
Uppsala University, Sweden
South Asia Partnership
Centre de Sciences Humaines
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
<span style='color:red'>ActionAid India
Christian Aid</span>
The forum for all sociologists â university teachers, social scientists is functioning from the Institute. The noted academic journal in the field of sociology, Sociological Bulletin is published from the Institute.
Looks like lot of foriegn govt and Christian org are plugged into the social studies and
sociologists inside INDIA and funding lot of studies to change identities and create political movements.