डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्वविद्यालय दिल्ली 
The Ph.D. programme in sociology resonates with the larger envisioning of AUD, which seeks a dialogue between the ideal of equality, social justice and critical thinking. Through a doctoral degree in Sociology at AUD, a scholar will be able to map the social reality in its complexities, arriving at a research question with the help of the taught courses as well as guided readings to actually doing the research- engaging with the field. Recently, the understanding of multi-sited-ness of the field has evolved new methods of both choosing the field and engaging with/in the field. It has resulted in the transformation of the discipline from within. The doctoral programme at AUD intends to sensitize the scholars to these new explorations, changes and challenges. The PhD research scholars in sociology will benefit immensely from the inter-disciplinary focus of research and teaching that Ambedkar University encourages.
The PhD programme in sociology aims to produce research scholars, who are capable of creative and critical engagement with the contemporary world through their research, transforming the way one engages with and re-imagines the social. The faculty intends to create an environment for cutting edge research in social sciences, with a disciplinary focus in sociology with an inter and trans-disciplinary orientation. Our research students will be able to draw from the varied academic interests and specializations of the faculty, not only in the School of Liberal Studies but from across the university. In keeping with the inter and trans-disciplinary focus of the university, the students will be encouraged to take courses, do research/seminar papers and generally participate in the vibrant academic pursuits of the AUD campus.
Broad Tentative research Areas*
- Sociology of Law
- Sociology of Kinship, Family and Intimacies
- Feminist Sociology and Jurisprudence
- Village Studies
- Religion
- Sociology of Agriculture, Punjab Studies
- Medical Anthropology
- Anthropology of Violence, Conflict, and Social Suffering
- Social and Cultural Determinants of Health and Wellbeing
- Social Exclusion and Caste
- Science and Technology
- Social Movements
- Medical Sociology
- Plantation Studies, Transnational Labour
- Gender and Social Determinants of Health in Labour
- Work and Organisations
- Migration and Diaspora
- Hindi Cinema, Media and Cultural Studies, Urban Studies
- Anthropology of Organisations
- Corporate Ethnography and Community Interface
- Migration and Refugees; Denotified Tribes
- Technology, Gender and Society