Hi,

Here are several papers on the subject:

Reinstating modernity in social science research - or - the status of Bullwinkle in a post-postmodern era

By: Kahn, PH; Lourenco, O

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Volume: 42 Issue: 2 Pages: 92-108 Published: MAR-APR 1999

 Abstract

In recent years, postmodern critiques have enlarged in scope, and increasingly confronted traditional social scientists with challenges: epistemic, methodological, and moral. In this article, we offer a two-pronged response. First, we speak to problems within postmodern theory itself. We argue that, when taken seriously, the theory leads to contradictions in epistemology, to fragmentation in knowledge, to opportunism in interpersonal relationships, and to nihilism in moral action and commitment. Second, we demonstrate how many of the legitimate concerns of postmodernists can and are addressed in current 'modern' research programs. It is our hope that postmodernity - for those who believe that that is where we are - will give way to the post-postmodern era: modernity itself, reinvigorated.

Old and new challenges for the autonomy of social sciences

By: Halas, Elzbieta

POLISH SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW Issue: 156 Pages: 395-407 Published: 2006

 Abstract

The comparison of the picture of social sciences at the beginning of the 20th century and their state at the start of the 21(st). leads to the discovery of unexpected changes, contradictions and paradoxes typical of post-modernism. A question is addressed: do all these changes, which bring about the discussion of the post-modern era, cover also sciences, and social sciences in particular. Paradoxically, the post-modern era of informationalism and a society of knowledge is not conducive to the autonomy of science and consequently disturbs the frail and delicate autonomy of social sciences. The post-modern phenomenon of departing from the modernist division of sciences and scientific disciplines manifests itself in theoretically and methodologically dubious cultural, social, political, and other studies. One can look at that phenomenon as a reaction to excessive fragmentation and autonomization in social sciences and an attempt of integrating reconstruction aiming also at eliminating the autonomy of theory in relation to practice.

Changing Social Relations between Science and Society: Contemporary Challenges

By: Krishna, Venni V.

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Pages: 133-159 Published: NOV 2014

Abstract

Social history of modern science, particularly the way it acquired social legitimacy, clearly depicts the science and society relationships emerging from the time of Galileo. The social institution of science has evolved as one of the most powerful, highly influential and sought out institutions. Knowledge as public good; peer review of science; prominence attached to open publications; and premium placed on professional recognition and scientific autonomy remained the hall mark of science for the last three centuries. Based on this ethos of science, the social institution of science evolved a unique social contract between science and society in the last six decades. As we enter the second decade of twenty-first century, the social institution of science is undergoing a major change. Three societal forces are responsible for the change: (i) globalisation; (ii) industrial and post-industrial society; and (iii) climate change. What is at stake? Is there a significant change? Is it transforming the very social institution of science? And what implications this has for our contemporary and future society? These are some of the important issues, which will be addressed in this article.

I would like to suggest you some readings from T.S. Eliot and Aijaz Ahmad related to tradition and modernity.

You can also read Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation where the concept of "Hypperreality "is developed. For Baudrillard, people in the postmodern world build their identity more through the hyperreal that the real itself.

Wish you success in your research work.

Take a look at sociology journals in the U.K. There are many articles tracing the origins and development of postmodernism.

Hi Rustamani,

Firstly, 

You can read the Condition of Postmodernity - An Enquiry into the origins of Cultural Change (David Harvey).

Second;

Die Einbeziehung desAnderen- Studien zur politischen Theorie (Jürgen Habermas),

Third;

Multiculturalism - Examining the Politics of Recognition (Charles Taylor).

I am sure that these books will be to you goog guide...

Good luck...

Thank you everyone for your guiding responsives and for your time. I have downloaded some of them to read, and If I feel to ask anything further I will get back to you people.

There is no degree in the social sciences as such and the social sciences and humanities are grouped together in the universities underthe arts stream. Teaching and research  carried  out  by  the  universities in  the  social  sciences are  delivered within  traditional disciplinary  domains  such  as sociology,  economics,  history, anthropology,   geography, psychology, public   administration   and   political science. In  the  past  two  decades,  social  science  research  has  grown  beyond  the traditional  disciplinary  boundaries  into  areas  that  are  pertinent  to  the  current socioeconomic   and   political   context   in   the   country. Caste has always been a central category in social science discourse in India In social science ,there is a significant and growing body  of work on its economic, political and  social  implications.  The  issue  of  reservation  for  disadvantaged  caste groups  in  higher  educational  institutions  and  government  jobs  at  the  central and state levels has led to major upheavals and unrest between the pro and anti-reservation  movements  over  the  last  decade.  With  the  emergence  of cultural studies, a specifically Indian school, known as subaltern studies has developed.  Represented  by  postcolonial  and  social  historians,  subaltern studies have contested the strong elitist bias that characterized the writing of modern Indian history, and has provided an alternative framework.

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