Including the excluded in South Asia : power, politics and policy perspectives from the region /: power, politics and policy perspectives from the region. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Madhushree Sekher, Radu Carciumaru, editors.
• Editors: Sekher, Madhushree; Cârciumaru, Radu
• Contents: IntroductionChapter 1. Why is Social Exclusion? A Cross-Country Perspective (approx. 6500 words)Professor Madhushree Sekher & Radu Carciumaru Part 1. Contextualizing Social Exclusion/InclusionOver the years, the understanding of social exclusion has gone far beyond per capita income to address various kinds of distributional concerns. Disaggregating the social exclusion concept, an expansive approach includes a broad range of social, economic and political conditions that affect human wellbeing. Chapter 2. – (earlier numbered Chapter 3) Inclusion and Marginalization: Concepts and Measures (appox.5000 words)Professor M.H Suryanarayana, IGIDR Mumbai Chapter 3. - Persisting Ethnic Tensions in Sri Lanka: Towards a Structural Analysis (approx. 5000 words)Professor Siripala Tellambura Hettige, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Chapter 4. Social Inclusion/ Exclusion Policy Discourse in Nepal (approx. 7, 000 words)Professor Om Gurung, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Part 2 Inequality and Politics of InclusionSocial exclusion lies at the heart of the processes that generate inequality among social categories. Exist from the effects of social exclusion, and therefore, inclusion, depends on the programs and policy initiatives that create opportunities to bypass exclusionary conditions and processes. Chapter 5. State and Muslims in India : Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion (approx. 7000 words)Dr. Anwar Alam, Senior Fellow, Policy Perspectives Foundation, New Delhi Chapter 6. Constitutional Reforms in Sri Lanka: From Majoritarian Control System to Integration andAccommodation? (approx. 6500 words)Radu Carciumaru, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University Chapter 7 (earlier numbered chapter 14). Politics of Public Policy in India: Institutional Internalization ofInequality and Exclusion in Policy Legislation (approx. 6500 words)Professor Madhushree Sekher, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Suchandrima Chakraborty, International Institute for Population Policies, Mumbai Part 3. State, Institutions and RepresentationSocial exclusion is reflected in and perpetuated by the dominant social structure and the consequent opportunity structures that the excluded face. This draws focus on the role of various agency and processes in causing exclusion. Chapter 8. Democratic Participation in Bangladesh: Does it Vary Across Ethnicity, Religion and Gender (7, 000words)Professor Sk. Tawfique M. Haque and Md. Akram Hossain, North-South University, Bangladesh Chapter 9. Democratic institutions in Sri Lanka's local level politics: Challenges to Social Inclusion (approx.5000 words)Shashik Dhanushka Silva, Social Scientists' Association, Sri Lanka; Applied Research Unit of UNOPS Chapter 10. earlier Chapter 9 Intricacies of Nation-States and Incidences of Exclusion (approx. 7000 words)Allen Thomas, Research Scholar, CSSEIP, TISS Mumbai Part 4. Governance Systems and Opportunities for InclusionTackling social exclusion requires concerted and long-term effort, not only through government initiatives thataddress issues of legal rights and access to resources, but also aim at changing attitudes and perceptions Chapter 11. Right to Information: A Viable Institution? Emerging Politics of Accountability (approx. 7000words)Dr. Himanshu Jha, Research Fellow, University of Heidelberg, Germany Chapter 12. Land Alienation and Threats to Livelihoods of Indigenous Populations (approx. 7, 000 words)Dr. Seema Mallik, Utkal University, Odisha Chapter 13. Manual Scavengers: A Blind Spot in Urban Development Discourse (approx.5000 words)Dr. Shaileshkumar Darokar, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Chapter 14. Diversity in Higher Education in India (approx. 7, 000 words)Dr. Geetha Rani, Associate Professor, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur Chapter 15. Institutional Responses to Exclusion and Poverty in Highlands (approx. 6000 words)Dr. Mansi Awasthi, Post-Doc research fellow, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 254 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 302.5/45; Marginality, Social -- South Asia; Social integration -- South Asia; South Asia -- Social policy; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789813297593
• Related ISBNs: 981329759X; 9789813297586
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 23, 2019).
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