Social Sciences & Behavioural Studies: Recent submissions

  • Challenges to decentralized governance in Goa 
    Shringare, A. (50 Years of Panchayat Raj in Goa: Retrospect and Prospects, Ed. by: Alaknanda Shringare, P.S. Desai and Rahul Tripathi. Broadway Publishing House, Panaji. (); 2016; 195-207.)
    Very recently Goa celebrated 50 years of Panchayati Raj. Government decision to organized year long events to celebrate 50 years of Panchayati Raj triggered many debates over powers and functions of the Panchayat. No doubt ...
  • 50 Years of Panchayat Raj in Goa: Retrospect and Prospects 
    Shringare, A.; Desai, P.S.; Tripathi, R.; Eds. (Broadway Publishing House, Panaji. 2016; 207pp.)
  • Politics in Goa: Instability, identity and capitalist transformation 
    Parobo, P.D. (State Politics in India, Ed. by: Himanshu Roy, M.P. Singh and A.P.S. Chauhan. Primus, Delhi. 2017; 243-271.)
  • Fissures of a blue revolution: The Ramponkars' response to mechanised fishing in Goa 
    Somayaji, G.; Coelho, J.P. (Social Change. 47(2); 2017; 200-213.)
    This article is a critique of the project modernity from the vantage point of an indigenous occupational community of Goa which for centuries has been pursuing sustainable livelihood practices. It revolves around the ...
  • The politics of beauty: What's not looking good about 'beauty' in India 
    Desouza, S. (Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 21; 2016; 65-84.)
    This paper focuses on the stresses and controversies surrounding the contemporary 'beauty' culture in India. It highlights the politics and economics of the promotion of physical appearance alteration techniques and products, ...
  • Including the excluded: Collective action and decentralisation - An account of two tribes in Goa 
    Somayaji, G. (Marginalisation and Deprivation Studies on Multiple Vulnerabilities. Proc. of Int. Conf. on Marginalisation, Poverty and Decentralisation, 19-22 Nov 2016. Ed. by: P.P. Balan; Sunny George and T.P. Kunhikannan. Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA). 2016; 115-134.)
    During the hey days of independence in India, the concerns of the first government and the framers of the Constitution were to create an atmosphere of equal opportunity for all Indian citizens to enjoy the fruits of modernity ...
  • Tourism footprints on society: Young Goan women speak out 
    Dias, K.S.; Cardoz, S.M. (Proc. 3. Kanita Postgraduate Int. Conf. on Gender Studies, 16–17 Nov 2016, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. 2016; 352-359.)
    Goa, is a small State situated on the western coast of India. The geography of Goa, with its indented coastline, beautiful beaches fringed with palm trees make it an attractive holiday destination. The history of Goa as a ...
  • A historical and political sociological account of the dynamic status of Konkani language in pre-liberation Goa, India 
    Coelho, J.P. (International Research Journal of Social Sciences. 5(1); 2016; 35-41.)
    Multilingualism in India has occupied the imagination of social scientists. Indian multilingualism is so proverbial that people often wonder how communication takes place. Continually emerging new powerful languages challenge ...
  • The nature of franchise and elections in Goa during the nineteenth century 
    Pais, C.S.; Bhat, N.S. (Journal of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. 9(2); 2014; 149-166)
    One of the most endearing reforms conceded to Goa and other overseas colonies of Portugal during the constitutional period as a consequence of the liberal changes in 1820 in Portugal was the system of representation at ...
  • The language movement of Goa: Parochial underpinning and instrumental concerns 
    Coelho, J.P. (Research Journal of Philosophy and Social Sciences. 42(1); 2016; 53-66.)
    One of the first challenges that threatened the unity of the newly formed Indian nation state was language. With a record of more than 1600 languages, questions of language dominance and contestations were a natural ...

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