1st Edition
Mobilizing for Science Making of the People’s Science Movement in India
1. Introduction 2. A Genealogy of Science Movements 3. Popularisation Of Science: The Case of Marathi Vigyan Parishad 4. Pedagogy of Science: The Case of Eklavya 5. Processions of Science: Evidence from Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti 6. Policy Intervention of Science and Technology: The Role of Delhi Science Forum 7. Conclusions: The Making of a Movement References Appendices
Biography
Subhasis Sahoo is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Allahabad. He holds MA and MPhil from University of Hyderabad and earned his doctoral degree in Sociology from IIT Kanpur. He was selected for International Visiting Faculty at Bielefeld University, Germany and an Overseas Young Scholar at Japan Sociological Society (JSS), Tokyo and Visiting Fellow at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar. He taught at Delhi School of Economics and Sri Venkateswar College, University of Delhi. He has previously worked at the Institute for Human Development (IHD), Delhi; National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi; The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi and University of Hyderabad. He is the recipients of prestigious Professor M. N. Srinivas Memorial Award for the Young Sociologist; Professor Radhakamal Mukherjee Memorial Award for the Young Social Scientist; the CIGA Grants of University of Padova, Italy; CNMT Grants of Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul; Revolving Fund Scholarship of University of California, Los Angeles, USA. His writings have been appeared in three languages including English, Hindi and Odia. His research interests include sociology of science and technology, social movements, public policy, knowledge systems, religion and society, urban ecology, identity and indigenous groups, social stratification and education, material culture, innovation and entrepreneurship.
