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Information and Literature Survey in Social Sciences Seema Sharma, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 14: Research Activities

CONTENTS
Objectives

Introduction
14.1 Identification of Research Institutions in India
14.2 Activities of Key Research Institution for Development of Social Science
Disciplines
14.2.1 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
14.2.2 National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC)

14.2.3 INDO-DUTCH Programme on Alternatives in Development (IDPAD)
14.2.4 Documentation Centre for Asian Studies (DOCAS)
14.2.5 Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
14.2.6 Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

14.2.7 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
14.2.8 Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
14.3 Summary

14.4 Keywords
14.5 Review Questions
14.6 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
y Identify the research institutions in India
y Describe the activities of key research institutions for development of social science
disciplines.

Introduction

The aim of social science research, like research in physical sciences, is to discover new facts or verify
and test old facts. It tries to understand the human behaviour and its interaction with the environment
and the social institutions. It tries to find out the causal connection between human activities and
natural laws governing them. Another purpose of social science research is to develop new scientific
tools, concepts and theories, which would facilitate reliable and valid study of human behaviour and
social life.

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