CIPOD Book Discussions

Please note the change in timings- it's from 10 AM to 11:30 AM tomorrow (16th April). All are welcome!

Revised Schedule: Next, we shall discuss the book, 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy' by @MearsheimerJ & @stephenWalt. The session will be chaired by @ChetanRana96 with @Nadeem_Iquebal & @JNUAbhishek as discussants. See u all on April 16, 10AM-11:30PM in Room 344, SIS 2.

Dear All, Kindly note that the book discussion on The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy to be held on 7th March, 2025 stands rescheduled. We shall let you know more details in due time. Regretting inconvenience caused. Thank you.

For our next session, we shall discuss the book, 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy' by @MearsheimerJ and @stephenWalt. The book session will be chaired by @ChetanRana96 with @Nadeem_Iquebal as the discussant. See you all on March 7 from 10:30AM to 12PM in Room 344, SIS 2.

We invite you to our next book discussion on "Power: A Radical View" by Steven Lukes. The book will be discussed by @ashypark28 and Prof. @SwaranSinghJNU; chaired by @ashmita_rana_ . See you on 31st Jan, Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM in Room 344, SIS 2.

They were followed by an enthusiastic open-floor discussion. Major ideas that came up were: human beings as a geological force, the wide adoption of modernity, the merits of 'planet' vs 'globe', history's human-ward tilt, and the appropriateness of the anthropocene as a new epoch

"The Climate of History in a Planetary Age" by Dipesh Chakrabarty was the book up for discussion at our 5th session on 29 Nov. The event was chaired by Prachi Lokhande, and featured two insightful presentations by @GAUTAMRAJ_grj and Prof. Moushumi Basu.

For our 5th book discussion, we take up Dipesh Chakrabarty's The Climate of History in a Planetary Age. The book shall be discussed by @GAUTAMRAJ_grj and Dr. Moushumi Basu; to be chaired by Prachi Lokhande. You are all invited for the session on 29 Nov, 11 AM- 1 PM in 344, SIS 2.

The participants problematized the title & the subtitle of the book which changed with editions. The chapterization of the book based on cities of significance to the third world project saw discussion. The trajectory of the politics of the third world was analysed in the session

For our 4th session, we took up @vijayprashad 's 'The Darker Nations: People's History of Third World'. Chaired by @madhurimakvs, discussants @plphanase and Prof. Jayati Srivastava critically delved into the idea of 'third world project', from conception to its purported decline.

We take up @vijayprashad's landmark study, 'The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World', for our fourth session. Prof. Jayati Srivastava and @plphanase will lead the discussion, to be chaired by @madhurimakvs. Join us at Room 344, SIS II, JNU on 12th Nov at 11AM.

Some of Scott's key contributions including the notion of everyday resistance and the centrality of taxation in the quest of the state to render societies legible have also been commented upon during the session.

The session, chaired by @George_Ohh, saw a critical engagement with the book's primary thesis that states simplify and force 'legibility' on local societies, ignoring valuable localised knowledges in the process.

We had an engaging 3rd session in the current edition of the book discussion series, with @Madhulika963 and @SantanaKhanikar leading the discussion on James Scott's 'Seeing Like a State', on 27th September.

For our 3rd book discussion, we take up 'Seeing Like a State' by James C. Scott, a seminal text on development, modernization, & State power. Join us tomorrow at 11 AM in Room 344, SIS II, for a riveting discussion led by @Madhulika963 & @SantanaKhanikar, chaired by @George_Ohh

The evolving contours of Modern strategy, Lessons from history, Non-western perspectives & the 'Tech-geopolitics-ideology' nexus shaping global power dynamics were the major themes in focus. #TheNewMarkersOfModernStrategy

In the previous session on August 30th, we discussed 'The New Makers of Modern Strategy', edited by Hal Brands. We had an enriching session led by @rawatra10, @plphanase and @RRajagopalanJNU, chaired by @oorjatapan, and followed by an engaging open floor discussion.

The degradation of mental health at a social level, the rise of the smartphone, and the lack of supervision on its use by children were prominent themes during the discussion.

For the first book discussion in our second series, we took up @JonHaidt's "The Anxious Generation" on the 5th of August. We had an animated session led by Nayana Khatri and @SwaranSinghJNU, chaired by @jagmansingh18, and followed by a lively open floor discussion.

CIPOD Book discussion committee is glad to announce the 2nd edition of our book discussion series. We begin with @JonHaidt's "Anxious Generation" to be discussed by Nayana Khatri & @SwaranSinghJNU; with @jagmansingh18 as the Chair. See u on 5th Aug, 11 AM-1 PM; Room 128, SIS II.