Syllabus

Module 1: Understanding Social Exclusion and Inclusion

Module 2: Caste and Tribe: Exclusion and Policies of Inclusion

Module 3: Religion

Module 4: Disability

Module 5: Gender and Transgender

to introduce the concept of social exclusion- origin, meaning, constituent elements and characters

to familiarize the studies of social exclusion in India

to explore the various processes of social exclusion

to expose the concept and policies of social inclusion

After the completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO1: develop a better understanding of social exclusion
CO2: understand the main issues and themes concerning the social exclusion
CO3: critically assess unfair exclusion and inclusion and develop alternate strategies.
CO4: critically examine the policies of inclusive development
CO5: learn the emerging issues and challenges

Judge, Paramjit S. (ed.), Mapping Social Exclusion in India: Caste, Religion and Borderlands, Cambridge University Press, Delhi , 2014

United Nations., Leaving no one behind: the imperative of inclusive development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York. , 2016

Shah, Ghanshyam, et al., Untouchability in Rural India, SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi , 2006

Thorat, Sukhadeo and Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal, Caste and Social Exclusion: Issues Related to Concept, Indicators and Measurement, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi and UNICEF (India). , 2010