{"id":3989,"date":"2019-03-07T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5ineprojects.com\/kannada-university\/?page_id=3989"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:53:41","slug":"department-of-development-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kannadauniversity.org\/english\/department-of-development-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Development Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Faculty of Social Sciences<\/strong><\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][stm_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”53″ width=”100%” el_class=”about-menu”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][stm_title title_tag=”h5″ title_color=”custom” page_title_enable=”true” subtitle_enable=”true” title_color_custom=”#000000″ title_margin_b=”10px”][\/stm_title][stm_title title_tag=”h6″ title_color=”custom” title_font_weight=”400″ title_color_custom=”#000000″ title_font_size=”15px” title_line_height=”25px” title_margin_b=”10px”]The focus of the department is to take up systematic study of Kannada Lliterature in the sense of creative writing and also in the sense of all texts in Kannada both oral and written. The texts (both written and oral) are placed in the larger matrix of culture to research on various issues related to history, society, polity. The literary texts are read and interpreted in the light of recent theories so as to re-read them from the context of the present. The Department has so far organized several seminars and come out with publications on Cultural interface of old texts from the point of view of present context of globalization, nativism and other issues.[\/stm_title][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551353409867{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_id=”welcome-about”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2855″ img_size=”1000X400″ css=”.vc_custom_1573475651868{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_tta_tour color=”sky” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Introduction” tab_id=”1551782250578-541d3853-3a5d”][vc_column_text el_class=”language-list”]<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Department of Development Studies (DDS) was established in 1996. Since its inception DDS has been focusing on multidisciplinary research on development theories and practices. Many of the research conducted at the department have policy implications at immediate operative level as well as for long-term development strategy formulation.<\/p>\n

Research: <\/strong>Our objective is to conduct research, which advances understanding of the complex economic, social and political processes of change in the poorer parts of the state and also to educate people, people\u2019s representatives and development practitioners at grassroots to understand these processes in a multidisciplinary perspective. Thrust areas of research are \u2013 1. Participatory development, 2.Gender issues and development, 3.Housing, drinking water and education, 4.Civil society and Panchayatraj, 5.Rural development management, 6. Agriculture and Market. Etc.,<\/p>\n

Training: <\/strong>The DDS has developed a unique training module. This module differs from the conventional training modulus of both the academic and the bureaucratic varieties. Motivation and skill formation are the essential ingredients of the conventional training programs. They are necessary; but not sufficient. DDS has developed a critical social participation module with the intention of replacing the superficial and cosmetic kind of participation. Our training module aims at enabling the trainees to understand the social context in which they live and also to enable them to make use of the local resources to solve the problems. Ongoing and proposed training targets are: People\u2019s representatives of local bodies, Development administrators at the grassroots, Development beneficiaries<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Reach: <\/strong>DDS has taken up the responsibility of disseminating its research output with the following two objectives: one, introducing the life of the marginalized to the larger society and two, bringing together all those who work in the field of development. All the stakeholders of development are informed and brought together with the ultimate objective of forming alternative development policies that are more in tune with the interest of the lower strata of the society. DDS uses and intends to use the following media to reach the research output to the people – bi-annual journal called Abhivridhi Adhyayana (Development Studies); Conducts regular Ph.D., programs and intends to take up short duration courses on alternative development subjects; Intends to launch a website to disseminate the research output to the larger society; Organizes development conferences \u2013 conference of all the development stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Extension Services:<\/strong>With the intention of intervening directly in the area of policy making and practice of development, the members of the department are working in various committees and bodies in various capacities: 1. Members of state level expert committee formed to strengthen Panchayats, 2. Advisers to District Planning Committees, 3. Advisers to NGOs working on rural development, 4. Members of State Level Rural Development Institution SIRD, Mysore, 5. Members of State Education Department to strengthen the community participation towards quality school education.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Vision and Mission” tab_id=”1551782250579-b13d6b1a-924f”][vc_column_text el_class=”language-list”]<\/p>\n

Vision Statement of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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  • To bring change in the quality of life of the people through policy oriented research<\/li>\n
  • To produce alternative perspectives of development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Mission Statement of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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    • To bring change in the quality of life of the people through policy oriented research<\/li>\n
    • To produce alternative perspectives of development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Uniqueness of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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      • Only Department in Karnataka which produces knowledge on development theory, concepts and methods in Kannada<\/li>\n
      • Combines policy research with the active participation in policy making Collaborations with the rural local bodies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Department Profile<\/strong><\/h6>\n