The Faculty in HUSS maintains an impressive record of research and publication. Faculty members regularly publish in leading national and international academic journals. The average number of publications per year, for the past five years, of the entire department is 68. Given that faculty conducts research in addition to teaching and administrative/service duties, this shows a high degree of commitment to research and publication.The faculty members frequently collaborate with colleagues both nationally and internationally and are engaged in contributing, not only to the disciplines as traditionally constituted, but also to new and emerging fields that cut across disciplinary lines.
The average number of publications per year, for the past five years, of the entire department is 68. Our faculty published 25 books (3 more forthcoming) with prominent publishers like University of Minnesota Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Sage, Orient Blackswan, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Pencraft, Harper Collins, Greenleaf, Danish Books, and Bloomsbury Academic.
(2008-2013)
Books and monographs are very significant forms of publication in humanities and social science disciplines. During 2008-2013, our faculty published 25 books (3 more forthcoming) with prominent publishers like University of Minnesota Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Sage, Orient Blackswan, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Pencraft, Harper Collins, Greenleaf, Danish Books, and Bloomsbury Academic.
The faculty members obtained 15 major research projects with funding from external sources (Rs. 13.80crores in 2008-2013). Consultancy is not yet integrated with research in many HUSS disciplines. The sponsors of these projects include the German Development Institute, Department of Science and Technology, UNICEF, International Development Research Centre, Omidyar Network, ICSSR, ICCR, and ICMR, among others.
Faculty members are actively engaged in disseminating their research outputs to the wider academic community by participating in contemporary debates and regularly attending conferences, symposia and seminars both nationally and internationally. During the last five years (2008-2013) our faculty members have participated in 287 international and 234 national conferences and seminars. Our faculty members are invited to give lectures and seminars at various university departments across the country and outside.
The Universities where several colleagues have spent sabbatical/long leave range from Hawaii, Stanford, University of Washington, Seattle, Taipei, Taiwan and nationally at JNU, Delhi School of Economics, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, the GB Pant Social Sciences Institute and the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha.
Many faculty members have received awards and distinctions for their graduate and post-graduate work, and these accolades continue through their professional careers. Our faculty members have served prestigious visiting positions and have been awarded fellowships by several international and national institutions. These include the Humboldt Fellowship at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany, University of Hawaii, USA, University of Antwerp, Belgium, National University of Singapore, Roskilde University, Denmark, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and Nehru Museum and Library, New Delhi. Awards won by faculty include Exim Bank IEDRA award, New India Fellowship, and M.N Srinivas Prize.
Our Ph.D. students published 24 research articles and participated in a total of 39 national and international seminars/workshops in the last five years (2008-2013).
The backbone of the departmental research activities is a vibrant PhD Programme. Currently 55 students are enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department. Like the members of the faculty, our doctoral students also contributed their share to the research outputs of the department. Our Ph.D. students published 24 research articles and participated in a total of 39 national and international seminars/workshops in the last five years (2008-2013).
More than 50% of our PhD graduates have taken up teaching/research career in leading institutions in India and abroad. Some of our alumni are placed in the government, the private sector and in international institutions like the World Bank. Part time students have, on completion of their PhD degrees, been promoted to higher positions in the public and the private sector.