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Researching with Dalit Women Activists: An Intersectional Feminist Social Work Approach

open access: yesCaste
Aligning with an intersectional feminist social work approach in a simultaneity of process and praxis, this article traces and attempts to create an agenda of research that foregrounds how ‘Dalit women’s lives matter’ in feminist research and ...
Shewli Kumar
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking is Healing: Dalit Women Gain a Voice through a Charismatic Healing Movement in Nepal

open access: yesCaste, 2020
The concept of voice has been central to Dalit studies as well as in other studies such as feminist, subaltern, and social movement studies. These studies have conceptualized voice as an expression of agency and empowerment. They have paid more attention
Amar Bahadur BK
doaj   +1 more source

Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an ...
Chandra Ramamurthy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Journey from Untouchable to Dalit: Pioneering Literary Landmarks and Dissident Dalit Voices of Contemporary India

open access: yesOdisea, 2018
This paper analyses the situation of Untouchable / Dalit people in India through intersecting literature and social realities. It focuses on the most relevant and pioneering literary works of colonial and postcolonial times and how these landmarks of ...
Ana García-Arroyo
doaj   +1 more source

‘But He Is Only a Human, So Why Do They Hate Them? Because of His Job?’: Children's Critical Co‐Inquiries on Caste, Privilege and Positionality

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Caste hierarchies in India place children within a complex system of oppressor‐oppressed relationships that structurally reinforce practices of othering. This paper draws on research with children from privileged caste communities, raising critical consciousness of caste oppression in a primary school classroom in New Delhi, India.
Arushi Mathur
wiley   +1 more source

Caste as a Socio-Psychological Construct: Theoretical and Empirical Expositions

open access: yesCaste
Caste in India is intricately and inevitably linked to multiple issues specifically in the context of intergroup relations and behaviours, and social inequality.
G. C. Pal
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Ambedkar, Lohia, and the Segregations of Caste and Gender: Envisioning a Global Agenda for Social Justice

open access: yesCaste, 2020
Dalit women in India suffer multilayered form of marginalization. They are discriminated not only based on their gender, but also because of their caste identity. This impacts their literacy, life expectancy, among other human indicators.
Anurag Bhaskar
doaj   +1 more source

The Dalit among the Dalits; the Issues of Dalit Women in Bama’s Sangati and Urmila Pawar’s Motherwit

open access: yesThe Creative Launcher, 2023
The present research article aims to deal with the intricate interplay between gender and caste as articulated in two seminal literary works— Bama’s Sangati and Urmila Pawar’s Motherwit. It unpacks the manifold layers of marginalization and social exclusion faced by Dalit women in the Indian society, who often find themselves in the interstices ...
openaire   +1 more source

Local perceptions of Asiatic black bear conservation in a subsistence agriculture community of Mustang, Nepal

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Household surveys in Kunjo, Mustang district examined local perceptions of Asiatic black bear conservation, crop damage, and human‐bear interactions. Crop damage was greater near forest edges, while more than half of households have negative attitude towards bear conservation. The findings highlight the importance of incorporating local perceptions and
Sangam Poudel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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