The Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) is a unique institutional space created within the School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University to study the structures and processes of exclusion and discrimination. Social exclusion is a multidimensional process that detaches individuals and groups from social relations and institutions and makes it impossible for
them to participate in various aspects of economic, social and political life. The centre also recognizes the methodological relevance of discourse analysis for our understanding of various dimensions of discrimination and the way they are sustained in everyday social practices. The focus of this centre is to enable further research on present and future sites of discrimination and exclusion that adversely affect social groups like dalits, tribals and religious minorities. Objectives:
The objectives of the centre are :
To conceptualise discrimination and exclusion based on caste, tribe and religion
To offer academic programmes that focus on Discrimination and Exclusion
To undertake research on discrimination and exclusion of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and minorities in Indian society
To engage in detailed and critical analysis of socio-economic data generated by government agencies and to study policies and programmes for inclusion
To document, collate and generate information and facts on the experiences and outcomes of discrimination and conditions and processes of exclusion of members of these groups
To have community outreach and networking with research institutions, universities and NGOs
To organise seminars, lectures and workshops. Thrust areas:
It is widely acknowledged that discrimination occurs in public institutions, legal systems, universities and health services, as well as social institutions like the household. For these reasons the thrust of the research done is on how discrimination and social exclusion keep individuals and marginalised social groups outside power centres. More specifically, the focus of CSSEIP is primarily on discrimination and exclusion on the basis of caste, tribe and religion that locks out social groups from full participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of Indian society. The research interest of the Centre is on the study of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities, keeping in mind intersectionalities such as class, gender, region and so on.
