| About IIDS - Overview |
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| What is IIDS |
The Indian Institute of Dalit Studies was established on the initiative of a network of Dalit NGOs and some academic activists on January 2002 with specific purpose. Since its inception, IIDS has engaged in research, development of a database, development of a Documentation Centre, dissemination of its research findings, providing support to civil society organizations and the government, and has conducted other related activities on its thrust areas. |
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 Main Goals |
| Research Focus |
| Resource Centre for Researchers, Academic Community and Activists |
| Documentation Centre |
| Database on Social Groups |
| Policy Research and Feedback to Policymaking Bodies and Organizations |
| Knowledge Support to Civil Society Organizations |
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| Main Goals |
The primary goals of IIDS among its many tertiary objectives are:
- To undertake interdisciplinary research on the forms, nature and dynamics of discrimination and exclusion of the marginalized social groups; their social, economic and political consequences; to develop policies against discrimination and inequality; and for the empowerment of the marginalized social groups
- To provide research inputs to policymaking and other related bodies
- To provide knowledge support to civil society organizations working at local, regional, national and international levels
- To serve as a Resource Centre for researchers and activists
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| Research Focus |
The main thrust/core areas of IIDS are as follows:
- Structural contexts of exclusion and discrimination – focusing mainly on the theoretical dimensions of the same
- Nature, forms, mechanisms and dynamics of exclusion and discrimination – focusing on both theoretical and empirical research
- Consequences of discrimination – social, economic, political, human rights, poverty etc – again focusing on theoretical and empirical research
- Policies for empowerment and social inclusion from both theoretical and empirical research
- Conducting research on collective action, human rights movements and other forms of mobilizations against societal discrimination
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| Resource Centre for Researchers, Academic Community and Activists |
| Another objective of IIDS is to serve as a Resource Centre to researchers, activists and the academic community on issues pertaining to the marginalized sections in the Indian society. |
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| Documentation Centre |
| IIDS tries to function as a Resource Centre for researchers, academic community and activists through its Documentation Centre, which has a sizable number of books and reports on concerned subjects. IIDS also encourages consultations and facilitates discussions with its Research Staff and undertakes necessary steps to make available its research output to researchers, academic community and activists alike. |
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| Database on Social Groups |
| Given the paucity of data by social groups, one of the primary goal of IIDS is to develop an extensive database on several aspects related to the social groups in India. |
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| Policy Research and Feedback to Policymaking Bodies and Organizations |
| Another mandate of IIDS is to provide policy inputs for the formulation, assessment and evaluation of policies for the marginalized social groups in India. IIDS consistently attempts to provide policy inputs to the government and other relevant bodies. |
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| Knowledge Support to Civil Society Organizations |
- IIDS has a mandate to provide knowledge support to civil society organizations engaged at local, regional, national and international levels in ‘advocacy works’ and empowerment of the marginalized communities.
- IIDS undertakes research in collaboration with civil society organizations and disseminates written materials, organizes lectures, workshops, seminars, and discussions for their empowerment. IIDS, in this regard provides knowledge support to them by both, formal and informal channels.
- IIDS also assists Funding Agencies by providing them with an academic feedback on issues related to exclusion, deprivation and discrimination, so as to orient their grantmaking policies towards the marginalized sections of the Indian society.
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