INTERNSHIP IN SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT STUDIES

Indian National Academy of Civilisational Studies (INACS) invites applications for a short-term internship role in the area of Social Empowerment Studies. The objectives of the Social Empowerment Study project are to catalog, analyse and review the endeavours related to social empowerment in India.

The Social Empowerment Study Intern will work:
To compile all efforts with regards to programmes/projects/policies at "reform" in relation to caste and related issues.

• To enlist and analyse the efforts made by different quarters including social workers, saints, religious institutions and government (after 1947) both at centre and state level, NGO sector etc.
• To collect the following data to reach an overall understanding of such efforts through study and analysis:
  1. Name of the party (person, government, NGO) including their details.
  2. The person(s) behind the reform movement.
  3. Their caste and socio-economic background.
  4. Their personal (other) details.
  5. The motivational factor - what motivated them to take such actions.
  6. Who inspired and guided them in their efforts.
  7. What exactly they did.
  8. The ideological framework (if any) in which they operated.
  9. The impact statement - what was the impact of their work.
  10. How did the movement phase out / die (if applicable).

Interns may also have the opportunity to research other related areas within the scope of the Social Empowerment studies. Interns will also be encouraged to ask questions and to volunteer for projects depending on their own subject area interests.

Since the work is web based, the internships will be conducted remotely; Interns do not need to relocate to any other place to complete their work. Training may be provided to interns via an on-line classroom environment at the beginning of the internship. Moderate hourly stipend is included. Preference will be given to applicants who can complete the internship by June 30, 2011, but applicants who require later participation will be considered.

Required qualifications:

• M.Phil/PhD students/ Research scholars in Humanities.
• Knowledge of Indian History and politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
• Interest in social and cultural issues of the colonial/post-colonial phase.
• Commitment to accurate, high-quality work.
• Self-motivated worker having special interest in the area of research.

Desired qualifications:

Experience in having worked in such projects including digital collections, particularly creating metadata/catalog records etc.

To Apply:

Send letter of application (including proposed timeline and your reasons for interest in this internship) and resume to Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi, Executive Director, INACS
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Last date to apply: 4^th April 2011

Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi
Indian National Academy of Civilizational Studies
Lower Ground Floor,
B-27, Defence Colony,
New Delhi – 110024
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Intellectuals, educationists, researchers, professionals and interested individuals are invited to participate in the Annual Conference of Indian National Academy of Civilisational Studies (INACS) to be held in New Delhi, India, from 9:30 AM to 07.00 PM on Friday, Nov. 27th 2009. INACS provides a platform for academicians, researchers, scholars and students to present their research work in Indic Civilisational Studies, and for public intellectuals, journalists, public officials, social workers and activists to learn and grasp the intellectual foundation of public affairs. A listing of conference topics with their synopses is included in this document.

Once your affirmative intent is received, you will be included on the distribution list of Call for Papers and other conference related documents. If you have a referral for participation, please send his/her contact details to the INACS office address (via postal mail), to the conference e-mail address, or call Shiv Shakti at 093127 22039 (mobile).

The conference is being organized in the background of civilisational studies in India, its historical evolution, an assessment of previous and current efforts, and makes a case for changing the direction in order to realize the full potential of the intrinsic strengths of the Indic civilisational complex towards the qualitative betterment of life in India and the world.

One of the first steps towards the indianisation of the civilisational studies is to build a professional learned society of Indic scholars who need a common platform to come together and share their research work in the form of published formal papers. The objective of the current endeavor is to build such a professional learned society.

RSVP

Office: INACS, Lower Ground Floor, B-27, Defence Colony,
New Delhi - 110024
Phone: 011-45364506
Fax:    011- 45364507

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Shiv Shakti
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