Negotiating privately for an effective role in public space : a case study of women in Panchayats of Orissa, India /: a case study of women in Panchayats of Orissa, India. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Hiranmayee Mishra.
• Authors: Miśra, Hiraṇmaẏī
• Contents: LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; FOREWORD; CHAPTER ONE; The personal is political; The 73rd amendment; Focus of the study; Summary of the chapters; CHAPTER TWO; From national independence to reservations; Women in politics, over the years; 'Towards equality' and its effects; Political parties as catalysts; The post 1991 developments and Panchayats in Orissa; Panchayats in Orissa: basic statistics; Operational structure of the decentralised system; Vertical line of control; The gendered structure of the Gram Sabha; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE; The concept of 'critical mass' Questions of citizenshipPolitical participation; Empowerment; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR; My research and my position as a researcher; My experience with access/gatekeepers; My fieldwork and the participants; Methods and methodology; Participant observation; Focus groups; Interviews; Dealing with the data; Challenges of doing research in rural India; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE; Women's representation; Political participation of women; Invisibility of women's work and the reforms; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX; Continuous participation leads to effectiveness; Barriers in public space. Rotation of reservationNegotiating the barriers; Barriers in private space; Dealing with the double burden; Mobility of women; Strategies/compromises; Support systems helping women's negotiations; A new perspective on empowerment; Conclusion; CHAPTER SEVEN; The participants and their choices; Orissa Rural Employment Generation Scheme; Roads and communication; Expansion of education facilities (for girls); Sanitation and cleanliness (Nirmal Panchayats); Water supply (Swajal dhara) projects; Facilitating healthcare for women as health workers. Bargaining with the affiliations to caste, clan or tribeConclusion; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages)
• Subjects: 305.4 23; Interdisciplinary studies; Women -- Political activity -- India -- Odisha; Panchayat -- India -- Odisha; Women politicians -- India -- Odisha -- Social conditions; Role conflict; Support (Domestic relations) -- India -- Odisha; Mass media and ethnic relations; Mass media and globalization; Mass media and minorities; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Development studies; Gender studies: women; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443855853; 1443855855
• Related ISBNs: 1443852287; 9781443852289
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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