#NEP2020 "It is worrisome that the NEP may, at its worst, be a nod to a deeply problematic ideological world view, wherein respect for sociocultural diversity and the quest for inclusiveness may get marginalised"@PoojaParvati@epw_in@DalitRights@RTEForum_India@YouthKiAwaaz
Do join us the coming Wednesday, August 26, at 6:30 PM (IST) as @wsschambati speaks on 'Revisiting the Land & Agrarian Questions in Africa': https://t.co/uVDRe86smE.
The session will also see the release of the book, 'Rethinking the Social Sciences with Sam Moyo'!
Tomorrow at 5 PM, join us as we launch the report of Round 1 of our study on informal workers, 'Workers in the Time of COVID-19': https://t.co/64AQNEe9Nl
We conducted this study w/ 11,500 workers across 20 states to understand how the ongoing crisis is manifesting in their lives.
As part of our ongoing Dialogue Series, 'Spectres of Crisis, Rays of Hope', a session on China’s New Development Challenges will be held on August 12 at 6:30 PM (IST). Sit Tsui & Kin Chi Lau would be the key speakers.
For more details & to register, visit: https://t.co/4qEh5RzRZC
Session #2 of our Dialogue Series, 'Spectres of Crisis, Rays of Hope', slated for July 29 at 6:30 PM (IST) will see eminent Marxist scholar & Pan-Africanist, @IssaShivji, speak about the problems & trajectories of nationalism & related issues.
Do join in: https://t.co/QS0OWyKfC9
BOOK LAUNCH
Development as Rebellion: A Biography of Julius Nyerere
by Issa Shivji, Saida Yahya-Othman & Ng'wanza Kamata
29/07, register at https://t.co/cYriNJx6Pk
Followed by dialogue with I.Shivji on "The Pitfalls of Nationalism"@IssaShivji @sndeep@DzodziTsikata@AIAS_trust
“I think that 60% of rural and 46% of urban households must be covered under this [minimum income guarantee scheme],” @SMehrotra1, economist & prof @LabourJNU and an author of the paper, told us in May: https://t.co/Sb3No6Y5Q3
The #COVID pandemic has struck at a world economy in deep crisis. Join us TOMORROW at 6:30 PM (IST) as we reflect on the evolving challenges & prospects of socialist alternatives.Register now: https://t.co/qfkUe9q6nG
It'll also be livestreamed on Facebook: https://t.co/kQGWMaZphJ
Thread: @RohanV interviewed economist Santosh Mehrotra, editor of 'Reviving Jobs: An Agenda for Growth' on, well, jobs. It turned into a blunt-truth diagnosis of the economy. Here are some takeaways. https://t.co/srEsodA0Oi
In response to the world crisis now unfolding, we are co-organizing a Dialogue Series. The inaugural session on July 15 will focus on the emerging crisis & prospects of socialist alternatives. Register now: https://t.co/qfkUe9q6nG.
For more details, visit: https://t.co/FPP7ivRyf7
Webinar Jointly organised by Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, JNU, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, CIRIC and Action Aid.
Date:25 June 2020
Time:5 to 6.30pm
@EconomyInformal@thirdworldecon@ChittibabuKali