What do you study in M.A. in Development and Labour Studies at JNU?

<p>In the M.A. in Development and Labour Studies at JNU, you study various aspects of labour and the informal sector, including:</p> <ul> <li>Women and work</li> <li>Nature, capital, and labour</li> <li>Development, displacement, and labour</li> <li>Contemporary Indian society</li> <li>Sociology of the informal sector</li> <li>Classical modern social theory and labour</li> <li>Occupational safety and health</li> <li>Workers' movements in India</li> <li>Urban politics and informality</li> <li>Advanced qualitative research</li> <li>Political economy of institutions</li> <li>Economics of labour</li> <li>Advanced quantitative techniques</li> <li>Child labour in India</li> <li>Labour laws in India</li> <li>Economic and social rights of labour</li> <li>Research methods in labour studies</li> <li>Technology, innovations, and skill development</li> <li>The political economy of care</li> <li>Dalit and Adivasi workers in contemporary India</li> <li>Women workers in the trade union movements</li> <li>Manual scavenging in contemporary India</li> <li>Movements of the marginalized sections in India.</li> </ul> <p>These courses are spread over four semesters, with eight core courses and optional courses that can be taken outside the Centre. The programme aims to provide interdisciplinary training to do doctoral research on contemporary issues about labour and the informal sector, and to prepare students to work as professionals in these sectors.</p>

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