Gendered subjects, the state and participatory spaces: the politics of domesticating participation in rural India.
Abstract
This chapter examines the presence and absence of women in three institutionalized spaces created by the state to promote development and democracy: sectoral institutions of health and watershed development, and the constitutionally mandated institutions of local government called panchayats. It traces the practices and dynamics, representation, inclusion and voice within these spaces in three villages in the state of Rajasthan.
Citation
Mohanty, R. Gendered subjects, the state and participatory spaces: the politics of domesticating participation in rural India. In: Spaces for Change? The Politics of Citizen Participation in New Democratic Arenas. Andrea Cornwall and Vera Schattan P. Coalho (eds). Zed Books, London and New York, (2007) ISBN 9781842775530 (paperback)
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