Social Development and Nation Building syllabus

Social Development and Nation Building

• 1 Introduction to Social Change and Social Development (8 LHs)

  • Concept of social change
  • Factors affecting, process and theories of social change
  • Social change as a catalyst for social development
• 2 Social Institutions and Change (8 LHs)

  • Family, marriage and social change
  • Education, identity and cultural norms
  • Religion, polity and social change
  • Consequences of social changes
• 3 Phenomena of Social Change (8 LHs)

  • Social movement and social change
  • Culture and collective behavior
  • Gender role
  • Urbanization
  • Information technology
• 4 Concept and Theories of Nation Building (12 LHs)

  • Nations, State, nation building and state-building
  • Capacity building, national identity, social harmony and social inclusion
  • Peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction
  • International politics of ethnicity and nationalism
• 5 Nation Building in Nepal (12 LHs)

  • History, social inclusion and affirmative action
  • Problems of nation building in Nepal: gender discrimination, girls trafficking, caste-based untouchability and exclusion of marginalized communities
  • Democratic governance and efforts of restructuring the state