1

2

UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE

UGC UPE- University with Potential for Excellence- Focus Area-II Media and Social Development –A Case Study of Karnataka

M.PHIL DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AREA STUDIES- KARNATAKA STUDIES 2013-2014

Preamble The Focus Area-II under the University with Potential for Excellence -UPE is required to

introduce academic course in Area Studies. The core committee has agreed to introduce MPhil

programme in Area Studies – Karnataka Studies. This course is the first of its kind in the State of

Karnataka which gives an opportunity for the study of social, economic, political, historical and

cultural and governance issues of Karnataka with emphasis on the role of media intervention in

social development. The project aims to address the current tension between media and

development. It intends to examine the role of media in development and the application of

communication as potential means of solving the problems of development. The study assumes

significance for the fact that it aims to study how media can play a role in performing the role of

a catalyst in the society where poverty and unequal political power influence the lives of the

common people.

The project has few premises. First important premise is that sensitized media would

make the State to respond to the larger problems afflicting society. Second premise is that social

development across the region is not uniform. Third premise is that the same indices cannot be

universally applied given the fact that cultural specificities about the social categories require

different indices. This is the reason why social development of dalits, minorities, and women

require different indices. Fourth premise is that there is need to create a new “Karnataka Model

of Social Development”. The proposed MPhil course will generate research studies that would

enrich the study of Development in Karnataka and create scholarship in the Area Studies. This

would go a long way in influencing policies and plans for development in Karnataka.

3

M.PHIL DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AREA STUDIES- KARNATAKA

STUDIES 2013-2014

REGULATIONS M.Phil Degree in Area Studies- Karnataka Studies is a Fully Self-Financial Programme M.Phil Degree Programme in Area Studies- Karnataka Studies is designed for those who would like to gain higher level of knowledge coupled with acquiring analytical and applied skills in research in Area Studies- Karnataka Studies Eligibility for Admission: Minimum Qualification for Admission to M.Phil Degree Programme in Area Studies- Karnataka Studies included one of the following Post-graduate degree or their equivalents from the University of Mysore or any other University recognized and considered as equivalent to by the University of Mysore.

M.A/M.Sc In Area Studies/Economics/Sociology/Political Science/Communication & Journalism/Social Work and Development Studies with at least 60% aggregate marks with a relaxation of 5% of marks for SC/ST, Cat-I or as per university regulations in admission to M Phil programme. Admission Process to M.Phil in Area Studies- Karnataka Studies Admission to the Programme will be through entrance test with 50% weightage for qualifying examination and 50% for entrance test. The Admission Committee shall consist of Core Committee of the UGC UPE Project.

The selection shall follow the orders received by the University from time to time in the matter of reservation of seats.

The Committee shall select the candidates and prepare a list. The Registrar of the University of Mysore shall approve the candidates Selected by the

Admission Committee. The selection committee shall consist of the following

1. Prof. Usha Rani (Chairperson) (Coordinator of UPE Focus Area-II) 2. Prof. M.Indira (Chairperson, BoS in Area studies) 3. Prof. R.Indira (Member) 4. Prof.Y.Siddegowda (Member) 5. Prof.Muzaffar Assadi (Member) 6. Prof.Krishne Gowda (Member)

Medium of Instruction and Examination: Medium of instruction is English and the student is expected write the examination and dissertation in English only. Intake of students: 10 Duration of the programme: The duration of the M.Phil programme is Two Semesters (1 year)

4

Structure of the Programme: M.Phil Programme in Area Studies is based on Course Work (Semester-1) and

Submission of Dissertation (Semester-II) Students are eligible to submit the Dissertation only after the successful completion of

Course Work Examination at the end of first semester Classes will be held in the Vignyan Bhavan, IOE-Bio-Diversity Building,

Manasagangothri, Mysore. Dissertation Work will have to be done under the Supervision of the recognized guides in

the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Journalism, Social Work and Development Studies.

Each Faculty shall supervise the work of one student in an academic year. Topic of Dissertation shall be finalized in consultation with the supervisor.

Structure of the Course Work:

Students who intend to pursue M.Phil programme in Area Studies need to take the following courses: (Each paper will for 100 marks)

Structure of the programme:

First Semester 1. Community Development 2. Society, Economy and Development 3. Political Economy of Karnataka 4. Research Methodology and Development Communication Second Semester 1. Dissertation & Viva Voce

Details of the courses

Sl.No Paper title Theory IA/ Viva Voce Total

First Semester 1.1 Community Development 70 30 100 1.2 Society, Economy and Development 70 30 100 1.3 Political Economy of Karnataka 70 30 100 1.4 Research Methodology and Development

Communication 70 30 100

Second Semester 2.1 Dissertation 150 50 200 Grand Total - - 600 Attendance: 75% attendance as per the university regulations

5

Pattern of Question Paper 2 Marks x 10 Questions = 20 Marks 5 Marks x 6 Questions = 30 Marks (To answer 6 questions out of eight questions) 10 Marks x 2 Questions = 20 Marks (To answer 2 questions out of three questions) The duration of examination shall be 2 ½ Hours for 70 marks. Dissertation

The candidate in consultation with the supervisor shall choose the Topic for Dissertation work.

Submission and Evaluation of Dissertation follow the regulations of the university. Valuation

The question papers shall be set by the examiners approved by the University. There shall be double valuation of the papers by the internal and external examiners approved by the University or valuation will be done as per the university regulations.

Fee Structure

Fee shall be fixed in consultation with the authorities of the University of Mysore and shall be notified by the same.

Classification of Successful Candidates

Minimum for a PASS in each paper shall be 40% (Exam. Proper and Internal Assessment put together) and 50% in aggregate of the courses put together.

There shall be no separate minima either for exam proper or for Internal Assessment. Note: Internal Assessment includes Test, Assignment and Seminar.

Declaration of the class

The declare I Class/Distinction/Rank the aggregate of the total marks secured by the candidate in all the semesters shall be considered. All other candidates shall be placed in Second Class as per the following table: Above 70% Distinction

Above 60% and Below 70% First Class Above 50% and Below 60% Second Class Provisions for Repeaters

Such of those students who failed/remained absent (in the I Semester/odd semester) /opt

to improve any one or more papers (theory) hence forth called as repeaters, shall appear/improve in such paper/s during the immediate successive examination(i.e. in the Second Semester/even semester). No further appearance is permitted.

6

A repeater (including a candidate who seeks improvement) shall not be eligible for rank.

Miscellaneous

These regulations are applicable to the candidates who will be seeking admission to the said course form the academic year 2013-2014.

Entrance Examination (if any), Declarations of Rank, Gracing, Make-up Courses etc., are as per the existing regulations of the University of Mysore.

Any other issue not envisaged above, shall be resolved by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the appropriate Bodies of the University, which shall be final and binding.

7

Syllabus

I Semester 1.1 Community Development

I. Community Development in Karnataka: programmes and schemes of community

Development. Urban community Development; The Existing urban development programmes in Karnataka, A critical review of urban development with reference to town planning, slum clearance and improvement, integrated Development of small and medium towns (IDSMT).

II. Problems and prospects of urban life: with reference to population density, noise, air, solid and liquid pollution. Policies and programmes for urban development with special reference to municipalities, corporations, metropolitan developmental authorities. Constitution 72rd amendment with reference to urban community development.

III. Rural development in Karnataka – Origin and background - early experiments. Approaches to rural development; Problems and prospects of rural life with reference to agriculture and allied actives like land and its use, animal husbandry housing, health and education. Rural backwardness- causes and the need for planned change. Rural poverty -causes, consequences, measurement .Five year plans and major rural development programs- Panchayat Raj Institutions Programs(MNERGP,SGSY). The role of NGO, CSR, co-operatives and rural banks, NABARD, District Rural Development Agency in rural karnataka development.

IV. Problems of the tribal Communities — land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low literacy, poor educational facilities, unemployment, underemployment, health and nutrition. Tribal welfare Meaning, concept, characteristics, problems of tribal community, change in tribal community, tribal development and its approaches, various existing schemes and programmes for the tribal welfare, legislative and constitutional provisions for the tribal. Programme planning and development. Role of N.G.O.s and CSR in tribal development.

Books for Reference 1. Arora R. K. (Ed.) 1979 People's Participation in Development Process: Essays in

Honour of B. Mehta, Jaipur: the HCM State Institute of Public Administration.

2. Battern, T. R. 1962 The Non-Directive Approach in Group and Community

Work, London: Oxford University Press. 3. Brager, G. and Community Organisation, New York: Specht, H. 1969 Columbia University Press.

8

4. Battern, T. R. 1965 The Human Factor in Community Work, London: Oxford University Press.

5. Dandavate, M. 1977 Marx and Gandhi, Bombay: Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. 6. Dayal, R. 1960 Community Development Programme in India, Allahabad:

KitabMahal Publishers. 7. Dunham, Arthur E. 1970 The Community Welfare Organisation, New York, Thomas

Y. Crowell. 8. Gandhi, M. K. Sarvodaya (I'he Welfare of All), Ahmedabad: Navjivan

Publishing House. 9. Gangrade, K. D. 1971 Community Organisation in India, Bombay, Popular

Prakashan. 10. Henderson, Paul; Jones, The Boundaries of Change in Community Work, Boston David N. 1980 12. Marulasiddaiah, H. M. 1987 Community: Area and Regional Development in India,

Bangalore, Bangalore University. 13. Mayo H., Jones D. 1974 Community Work, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. 14. McMiller, W. 1945 Community Organisation for Social Welfare, Chicago:

University of Chicago Press. 15. Murphy, C. G. 1954 Community Organisation Practice, Boston: Houghton

Mifflin Co. 16. Patnaik, U. and Chains of Servitude, Bondage and Dingwaney, M. 1985 Slavery in India. Madras: Sangam Books Pvt. Ltd 17. Polson and Sanderson. 1979 Rural Community Organisation, New York: John Wiley

and Sons. 18. Ramchandra Raj, G. 1974 Functions and Dysfucntions of Social Conflict, Bombay:

Popular Prakashan. 19. Ross Murray G. 1967 Community Organisation: Theory, Principles and Practice,

New York: Harper and Row. 20. Siddiqui, H. Y. 1997 Working with Communities: An Introduction to

Community Work, New Delhi: Hira Publications. 21. Shivappa R. 2009 STREAMS IN THE RIVER- A Journey Into Inclusive

Concerns, DhatriPustaka, Bangalore 22. Sussman, M. B. 1959 Community Structure and Analysis, New York: Thomas Y.

Crowell Co. 23. Volken, H. et. al. 1982 Learning from the Rural Poor: Shared Experiences of the

Mobile Orientation and Training Team, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.

24. Warren, R. L. 1965 Studying Your Community, New York: Free Press. 25. Zaltman, G. and Duncan, Strategies for Planned Change, New York: R. 1977

Association Press. Journal Community Development Journal: An International Forum, UK, Oxford University Press

9

1.2 Society, Economy and Development

I. Sociological Inquiry into Spatial inequality – Regional Disparities (This also includes the rural urban divide and also the intra Urban disparities like the study of slums) namely, Poverty, Place and Inequality; Health Inequality , Urban and Regional Analysis, The Sociology of Health and Illness; Educational Inequality; Gender.

II. A Sociological analysis of Social Policy and Governance- Local self Governance in Karnataka: A Pioneering State ; A Sociological understanding of Movements in Karnataka viz., Backward Class movement, Farmers Movement, Dalit Movement; A Sociological Enquiry into the Changing Technological Scenario in Karnataka: Implications on Family and Marriage.

III. Karnataka Economy; Demographic features of Karnataka – Social Structure - Development Planning in Karnataka – State Policy – Successive Plans – Allocations under successive plans – Trends in revenue – trends in tax revenue and non-tax revenue – sharing of Central taxes and grants-in-aid-trends in expenditure – trends in State’s indebtedness -Development of Karnataka Vis-a-Vis Southern states.

IV. Trends in Economic Development of Karnataka – Sectoral Contributions - Agricultural Development Composition and trends – land reforms- Industrial policy- trends in major, medium and small industries – rural industrialization- Infrastructure Development - Regional Disparities in Karnataka Position and extent – causes and consequences – The concept of backward areas – criteria and identification- strategies to reduce imbalances- Nanjundappa Committee Report

Books for Reference 1. Gopal Kadekodi, Ravi Kanbur, Vijayendra Rao. Governance and the ‘Karnataka Model

of Development’ Economic and Political Weekly February 24, 2007 2. Karnataka Human Development Report 2005 of Planning Commission 3. Seminar papers of Development In Karnataka: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective

organized by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.

4. Nagaraj H and Karlwad S L Agricultural Development in Karnataka- A Geographical analysis Can be accessed at http:hdl.handle.net/123456789/446.

5. Rajasekhar D. Growing Rural Urban Disparity In Karnataka, Serial Publications 6. Madappa Madaiah, Ramanathapura Ramapriya. Karnataka Economy: Growth, Issues,

and Lines of Development, Himalaya Publishing House, 1989. 7. T. K. Meti. The economy of Karnataka: An analysis of development and planning, 8. Oxford & IBH Pub. Co., 1976. 9. K. Puttaswamaiah. Economic development of Karnataka: a treatise in continuity and

change, Volume 1 and 2, Oxford & IBH, 1980. 10. Karnataka Development Report, Academic Foundation 11. R.S. Deshpade and Saroj Arora, Land Reforms in India (Vol.12): Agrarian Crisis and

Farmer Suicides, Sage Publications, 2010. 12. D Rajasekhar, Gagan Bihari Sahu, K H Anantha, Growing Rural-Urban Disparity in

Karnataka. Serial Publications, New Delhi, 2010.

10

13. Gopal K Kadekodi, Ravi Kanbur and Vijayendra Rao(Editors), Development in Karnataka: Challenges of Governance, Equity and Empowerment. Academic Foundation, 2008.

14. Dr. Nanjundappa Committee Report 15. REDUCING DISPARITIES: BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND

RURAL AREAS AND REGIONS WITHIN THE COUNTRIES OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. United Nations. New York ACCESS USING URL:

http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/Disparities/disparities.pdf 16. Poverty and Place across the United States: Do County Governments Matter to the

Distribution of Economic Disparities? International Regional Science Review (2012) 35(2): 158-187

17. The Sociology of Spatial Inequality, 2007. Gregory Hooks, Linda M. Lobao, Ann R. Tickamyer State University of New York Press http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780791479971

1.3. Political Economy of Karnataka

I. Reorganization of state and transformative politics: Karnataka at the time of reorganization, regional imbalances, congress regimes to non-congress regimes, coalitionPolitics, political parties and transformative politics.

II. Reforms and public policy: Land reforms, reservation policy, industrial policy, New agricultural policy, Trends in Economic Development of Karnataka – Regional differences – Infrastructure development – Economic Infrastructure – transportation – communication – Energy - social Infrastructure - health – Education – Rural Development; Sectoral Growth – Agriculture sector – state policy - Performance of Agriculture – Industrial sector – state policy – Performance – Impact of WTO

III. Social groups, movements and Identity politics: Dalit, OBC,Farmers; tribals,/environmental groups and their effect on politics

IV. Major developmental debates in Karnataka: SEZs, Regional development ( Nanjundappa committee report), Veerappa committee report on administration, debate on decentralization, debate on e-governance.

Books for Reference

1. Muzaffar Assadi, Politics of Peasant Movement Shirpa, New Delhi, 1997 2. Muzaffar Assadi, Karnatakadalli Identity Rajakiya, Muddushree, Bangalore, 2010 3. R.R.Diwakar, Karnataka through the Ages, Bangalore 1968 4. Ramnathan, Landmarks in Karnataka administration, 1998 5. Midatala Rani, Language Policy in Karnataka, Hemakoota, Hampi 2001 6. Harish Ramswamy et.al, Karnataka Government and Politics,2007 7. Narendra Pani, Reforms to pre-empt change, 1983 8. White Paper on Karnataka’s Industrial Policy,2006

11

1.4 Research Methodology & Development Communication I. Development communication – definition, origin – role of media in development

communication – strategies in development communication – case studies and experience.Writing development stories in areas like health and family welfare agriculture and rural environment communication. Writing development messages for rural audience; specific requirements for writing development stories for media like newspapers, magazines radio and television.

II. Social Exclusion: Concept, Approaches and Forms in India ;Concept of caste and class Gender and Politics of Exclusion; Conflict, Violence and Exclusion; Dalits/ OBC/Minorities in India; Health and Education and Social Exclusion; Inclusion, Law, Social Justice and Legislation; Inclusive Policies in India.

III. Defining Research Problem – Research Objectives – Hypothesis, Meaning, Characteristics and Importance – Research Design – Sampling: Meaning & Types of Sampling, Probability & Non-Probability – Types of Probability Sampling. Review of Related Literature.

IV. Survey Research, Content Analysis, historical Research, Experimental Research, Ratings Research, Non-Ratings Research, Field Study. Data Collection – Questionnaire, Interview Guide, Observation Methods, Rating Scales. Data Analysis.

Books for Reference

1. Communication for development in third world – Srinivas R. Melkata 2. India’s information revolution – M. Rogers and Ana Aravind Singhlal. 3. Design and development message – Bella Modi. 4. Development commercial – Uma Navula. 5. Definition of innovations – Everest M Roger. 6. Folk media for development – N. Usha Rani. 7. Community Radio – M. Abdul Rehaman Pasha 8. C s̈ÀÄåzÀAiÀÄ ¥ÀwæPÉÆÃzÀåªÀÄ – F±ÀégÀ zÉÊvÉÆÃl 9. The enghtenth elephant – Ishwar Daitota 10. Everybody loves a good drought – P. Sainath. 11. Sociological Research Methods – William J Good, Paul K Gat 12. ¸ÁªÀiÁfPÀ ¸ÀA±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á «zsÁ£ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ - © J¸ï ZÀAzÀæ±ÉÃRgÀ (ºÀA¦ «. «.) 13. ¸ÁªÀiÁfPÀ ¸ÀA±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á «zsÁ£À - JA £ÁgÁAiÀÄt 14. ¸ÁªÀiÁfPÀ ¸ÀA±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á «zsÁ£À - ZÀ £Á ±ÀAPÀgï gÁªï 15. ¸ÁªÀiÁfPÀ ¸ÀA±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á «zsÁ£ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ - JA. ²ªÀªÀÄÆwð 16. Social Exclusion and Inclusion – S.Gurusamy, 17. Ambedkar on Social Exclusion and Inclusion – Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar. 18. Amrita Basu and Patricia Jeffery1998 Appropriating Gender: Women's Activism and

Politicized Religion in South Asia. New York Routledge, 19. Brass, Paul, Forms of Collective Violence: Riots, Progroms and Genocide in Modern

India (Gurgaon: Three Essays Collective, 2006) 20. Benjamin, Joseph, 2006, Minorities in Indian Social System, (Vol.-2) New Delhi: Gyan

Publishing House

12

21. Bayly, S., Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

22. Chatterjee, S. K., 1996, The Schedule Caste in India, vol.1-2, New Delhi: Gyan Publishers

23. Deshpande, Ashwani, Affirmative action in India and the United States’ World Development Report 2006 Background paers, January 2005

24. Kumar, Krishna., (2005) The Political Agenda of Education, Sage, New Delhi. 25. Varma, H.S., eds.,The OBCs and the Dynamics of Social Exclusion in India, New Delhi:

Serials, 2005

II Semester

2.1 Dissertation A student has to take up a small research study and submit the research report. The

project work has to be submitted at the end of the semester. The Dissertation work is mandatory

for all the students. The viva-voce will be held at the end of the semester.

13

M.PHIL DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AREA STUDIES- KARNATAKA STUDIES 2013-2014 SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Community Development in Karnataka: programmes and schemes of community Development. Urban community Development; The Existing urban development programmes in Karnataka, A critical review of urban development with reference to town planning, slum clearance and improvement, integrated Development of small and medium towns (IDSMT).

Karnataka Economy; Demographic features of Karnataka – Social Structure - Development Planning in Karnataka – State Policy – Successive Plans – Allocations under successive plans – Trends in revenue – trends in tax revenue and non-tax revenue – sharing of Central taxes and grants-in-aid-trends in expenditure – trends in State’s indebtedness -Development of Karnataka Vis-a-Vis Southern states.

Reforms and public policy: Land reforms, reservation policy, industrial policy, New agricultural policy, Trends in Economic Development of Karnataka – Regional differences – Infrastructure development – Economic Infrastructure – transportation – communication – Energy - social Infrastructure - health – Education – Rural Development; Sectoral Growth – Agriculture sector – state policy - Performance of Agriculture – Industrial sector – state policy – Performance – Impact of WTO

Development communication – definition, origin – role of media in development communication – strategies in development communication – case studies and experience.Writing development stories in areas like health and family welfare agriculture and rural environment communication. Writing development messages for rural audience; specific requirements for writing development stories for media like newspapers, magazines radio and television.

Defining Research Problem – Research Objectives – Hypothesis, Meaning, Characteristics and Importance – Research Design – Sampling: Meaning & Types of Sampling, Probability & Non-Probability – Types of Probability Sampling. Review of Related Literature.

References 1. Communication for development in third world – Srinivas R. Melkata 2. Sociological Research Methods – William J Good, Paul Hatt 3. Harish Ramswamy et.al, Karnataka Government and Politics,2007 4. Karnataka Human Development Report 2005 of Planning Commission 5. Rajasekhar D. Growing Rural Urban Disparity In Karnataka, Serial Publications 6. Siddiqui, H. Y. 1997 Working with Communities: An Introduction to Community Work, New

Delhi: Hira Publications.

Prof.M.Indira Chairperson

Board of Studies in Area Studies- Karnataka University of Mysore

Mysore

14