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Guardians Under Siege: Civil Society Access and Reform of the UN Human Rights Council
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how restrictions on civil society participation at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) undermine the institution's effectiveness. Through stakeholder interviews and analysis of recent developments, we show that civil society engagement does not merely fulfil a democratic aspiration, but it is an operational ...
Inés M. Pousadela, Samuel King
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Political Emancipation of Dalits [PDF]
, 2013 The main aim of the thesis is to summarize and analyse developement of the political emancipation of Dalits, the lowest classes of Indian society, from the 19th century to the present days.
Kocábková, Eliška
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies
American 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
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‘Breaking Barriers: The Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary’
Caste, 2023 The book ‘Breaking Barriers: The Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary’ published by Emesco Books Private Limited in 2022, and edited by D. Chandrasekhar Reddy, is a powerful account of a journey from fear to fearlessness, from subjugation to assertion and ...
Sanghmitra S. Acharya
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Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families
Child &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
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Children &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
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Caste discrimination and minority rights: the case of India's Dalits
, 2010 India's Dalits (formerly known as Untouchables) number around 167 million or one-sixth of India's population. Despite constitutional and legislative prohibitions of Untouchability and discrimination on grounds of caste they continue to suffer caste-based
Waughray, Annapurna
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Between the Global and Regional: Asia in the Tamil Buddhist Imagination
Caste, 2022 At the turn of the nineteenth century, Madras became home to a movement that anticipated Ambedkar’s turn to Buddhism by nearly half a century. Founded in 1898, the Sakya Buddhist Society was led by Iyothee Thass (1845–1914) and became the first Dalit ...
Shrinidhi Narasimhan
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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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Conservation 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
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