- Political Violence and Nationalism
- Globalization and its impact on society, culture and development
- Religion and Ritual
- Rural Development
- The Politics and Rhetoric of Development
- The City, Urban Space, Urbanity and their Socio-Cultural Dynamics
- Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism
- Gender Studies
- Society’s Interactions with the Natural Environment
- The Politics of Modernity and Post-Modernity
- Politics of Trauma and Memory
- Youth Studies
- Minorities and Society
- Health System Research
- Transformation of Family and Kin Structures
- Sociology of Migration
- Sociology of Education
- Cultural Studies
- Politics of Visual Culture