The book under review is a timely contribution to emerging discussions on the challenges, strengths, and weaknesses of social science research and publication in Indian academia. Although in recent years there has been a significant turn toward discussions of the quality of higher education in India, particularly after neo-liberal policies opened up India’s education sector to foreign players, comprehensive volumes attempting to bring together pertinent empirical evidence for an informed debate were not forthcoming. This book, in an effort to understand the nature and direction of social science research in India, successfully brings together a wide range of quantitative and qualitative information to help readers map the analytical and empirical terrain of the academic research enterprise within the Indian university system. As noted in the preface by Alberto Martnelli (president, International Social Science Council, Paris), this volume complements and enriches the World Social Science Reports published since 2010 and offers a valuable model for similar publications in other countries and regions (xix). The book is particularly interesting for its empathetic yet critical approach to the accomplishments of Indian social science scholars. It primarily draws on a diverse set of Indian sources like the Kothari Commission Report, published from time to time with the intention of working toward the creation of national frameworks and promoting research endeavours in the social sciences. Exploring various challenges that social science research in India faces, the book recognizes, inter alia, inadequate financial resources and research infrastructure as prominent

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《印度社会科学研究：现状、问题和政策》作者：Sukhadeo Thorat 和 Samar Verma Sukhadeo Thorat 和 Samar Verma。印度社会科学研究：现状、问题和政策。新德里：牛津大学出版社和印度社会科学研究理事会，2017 年。Pp。xli, 613. 论文：isbn-13 978-0-19-947441-7，90 美元，1495 卢比。

正在审查的这本书是对印度学术界关于社会科学研究和出版的挑战、优势和劣势的新兴讨论的及时贡献。尽管近年来对印度高等教育质量的讨论出现了重大转变，特别是在新自由主义政策向外国参与者开放印度教育部门之后，试图汇集相关经验证据以进行知情辩论的综合卷是不即将。为了了解印度社会科学研究的性质和方向，本书成功地汇集了广泛的定量和定性信息，以帮助读者描绘印度大学系统内学术研究事业的分析和实证领域。正如 Alberto Martnelli（巴黎国际社会科学理事会主席）在序言中指出的那样，本书补充并丰富了自 2010 年以来出版的《世界社会科学报告》，并为其他国家和地区的类似出版物提供了宝贵的模式（xix）。这本书特别有趣，因为它对印度社会科学学者的成就采取了富有同情心而又批判性的方法。它主要借鉴了各种不同的印度资源，例如不时发布的 Kothari 委员会报告，旨在努力创建国家框架并促进社会科学的研究工作。该书探讨了印度社会科学研究面临的各种挑战，认为财政资源不足和研究基础设施不足是突出的问题。