Deliberative democracy and the politics of redistribution: the case of the Indian Panchayats [PDF]
, 2007 By examining evidence from India, where quotas for women in local government were introduced in 1993, this article argues that institutional reform can disturb hegemonic discourses sufficiently to open a window of opportunity where deliberative ...
Buch +24 more
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Cadernos Pagu, 2012 Este artigo tem como base um trabalho etnográfico de longa duração realizado na Índia rural (Gujarate) com um grupo de mulheres Dalit (termo pelo qual são designados os "antigos" intocáveis da Índia) e, por extensão, mulheres de outros grupos sociais ...
Rosa Maria Perez
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Smoking and smokeless tobacco use among urban women and men In Nepal
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Tobacco consumption causes diseases and can lead to death. Every year 16,000 deaths are attributable to tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco in Nepal.
Bikesh Bajracharya
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Book Review: Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation: Problems, Paradigms and Possibilities by Peniel Rajkumar [PDF]
, 2012 A book review of Peniel Rajkumar\u27s Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation: Problems, Paradigms and Possibilities by Sathianathan ...
Clarke, Sathianathan
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The Dalit among the Dalits; the Issues of Dalit Women in Bama’s Sangati and Urmila Pawar’s Motherwit
The 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 ...
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Gender Equality Results Case Study - Nepal: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project [PDF]
, 2015 Development Aims and Impacts. The Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project aimed at expanding the coverage of improved water supply and sanitation facilities to poor and remote areas, and improving health and hygiene practices related ...
Asian Development Bank
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New alignments in South Indian politics: the 2001 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu [PDF]
, 2002 This article argues that important changes have taken place in the relationship between state and national politics in Tamil Nadu. The article provides an account of key developments in the party alignments in the state; assess how these changes shaped ...
Wyatt, AKJ
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Decasticization, Dignity, and ‘Dirty Work’ at the Intersections of Caste, Memory, and Disaster
, 2019 In this qualitative study we examine the role of caste, class, and Dalit janitorial labor in the aftermath of floods in Chennai, India, in 2015. Drawing from a variety of sources including interviews, social media, and news coverage, we studied how Dalit
Jagannathan, Srinath +2 more
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Reinterpreting Buddhism: Ambedkar on the Politics of Social Action. [PDF]
, 2010 B R Ambedkar’s reinterpretation of Buddhism gives us an account of action that is based on democratic politics of contest and resistance.
Verma, Vidhu
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Cultures of caste and rural development in the social network of a south Indian village [PDF]
, 2015 Cultures of caste in much of rural India have become entangled with institutions of rural development. In community-driven development, emphasis on “local resource persons” and “community spokespersons” has created new opportunities for brokerage and ...
Baviskar A. +18 more
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