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Unit 14: Research Activities

Self Assessment Notes

Fill in the blanks:
4. The Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in…………...
5. ………………………………….was set up in 1969 as a division of ICSSR to provide library
and information support to social science community.
6. ……………..is a phase bound programme.
7. ICHR was established by Government of India in 1972 to promote and support ………………..
in the country.
8. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in………….., as the Sir Dorabji.
9. The Department of ……………at LSE was the first to be created in Britain and has played a
key role in establishing and developing the discipline nationally and internationally – since
1904.
10. The Social Science Research Council functions as an independent is a ………….research
organisation.

14.3 Summary

y Social science research is chiefly driven by two forces: (a) interest in knowledge about the
functioning of society in its diverse social, cultural, political and economic aspects, and in
understanding the factors that shape them; and (b) the practical needs of policy makers and
managers in government, civil society and the private sector for reliable information and
professional analysis.
y In order to promote the social science research in the country the Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India Indian established the Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR) in 1969.
y The council reviews the progress of research and advice Government of India on all matters
pertaining to social science research in the country.
y National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) was set up in 1969 as a division
of ICSSR to provide library and information support to social science community.
y IDPAD, is a collaborative international research programme of ICSSR, New Delhi and The
Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO), The Hague.
y ICHR was established by Government of India in 1972 to promote and support historical
research in the country.
y The Department of Sociology at LSE was the first to be created in Britain and has played a
key role in establishing and developing the discipline nationally and internationally – since
1904.
y The Social Science Research Council was founded in 1923 with a mandate to reach across
disciplinary and institutional boundaries and bring the best social researchers together to
address problems of public concern.

14.4 Keywords

ICSSR: Indian Council of Social Science Research
NASSDOC: National Social Science Documentation Centre
IDPAD: INDO-DUTCH Programme on Alternatives in Development
DOCAS: Documentation Centre for Asian Studies
ICHR: Indian Council of Historical Research
SSRC: Social Science Research Council

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