This course will familiarize students with the emerging discipline of STS (Science and Technology Studies) and introduce them to the sociology and social theories of Science & Technology.

To introduce students to current and ongoing debates on challenges posed by various aspects of globalization and debates therein. Globalization is impacting our everyday life and this course enables us to understand how social-cultural, political and economic aspects of globalization interact and are shaping the emergent world.

This course will examine how civil society or associational community interacts with the state and the market in India and what implications has it had for the broader processes and institutions of democracy, citizenship and governance.

This course will introduce students to interdisciplinary perspectives on agriculture and rural development across the world using historical and contemporary sources.