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  1. Research

    Engendering Grassroots Democracy: Research, Training, and Networking for Women in Local Self-Governance in India

    Sekhon, Joti. 2006. “Engendering Grassroots Democracy: Research, Training, and Networking for Women in Local Self-Governance in India.” NWSA Journal 18 (2): 101–22. doi:10.1353/nwsa.2006.0041.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Democracy / Democratization, Education, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Governance, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: feminist politics, grassroots democracy, participatory democracy, women in politics, women's community-based activism, women and political participation in India, women in panchayati raj or local self-governance in India, feminist networks, gender and grassroots politics

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    Rural Women and Irrigation: Patriarchy, Class, and the Modernizing State in South India

    Ramamurthy, Priti. 1991. “Rural Women and Irrigation: Patriarchy, Class, and the Modernizing State in South India.” Society and Natural Resources 4 (1): 5-22.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Agriculture, Economies, Economic Inequality, Poverty, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Livelihoods Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: agricultural labor, class, patriarchy, rural women

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    Roles and Status of Women in Extractive Industries in India: Making a Place for a Gender-Sensitive Mining Development

    Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala. 2007. “Roles and Status of Women in Extractive Industries in India: Making a Place for a Gender-Sensitive Mining Development.” Social Change 37 (4): 37–64.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Economies, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gender Roles, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Indigenous, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India

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    Women, Armed Conflict, and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: Toward a Political Economy Perspective

    Bandarage, Asoka. 2010. “Women, Armed Conflict, and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: Toward a Political Economy Perspective.” Asian Politics & Policy 2 (4): 653–67.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Caste, Class, Combatants, Female Combatants, Displacement & Migration, IDPs, Ethnicity, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Households, Peace Processes, Political Economies, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: Sri Lanka

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    Violence and Dalit Women’s Resistance in Rural Bihar

    Srivastava, Sumit S. 2007. “Violence and Dalit Women’s Resistance in Rural Bihar.” Indian Anthropologist 37 (2): 31–44.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Gender, Women, Girls, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Violence Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: Bihar, violence, Dalit women, Naxalite movement

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    Women in Peace Politics

    Banerjee, Paula. 2008. Women in Peace Politics. New Delhi: SAGE Publications.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Conflict Prevention, Gender, Women, Gender Balance, Gendered Power Relations, Peacebuilding, Peace Processes, Political Participation, Race, Security, Human Security Regions: Asia, South Asia

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    Women and Decentralized Water Governance: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward

    Kulkarni, Seema. 2011. “Women and Decentralised Water Governance: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward.” Economic & Political Weekly 46 (18): 64–72.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Corruption, Democracy / Democratization, Environment, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Governance, Quotas Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India

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    Spatial Agendas for Decision-Making in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh: The Influence of Place, Class and Caste on Women’s Role in Environmental Management

    Jewitt, Sarah, and Kathleen Baker. 2011. “Spatial Agendas for Decision-Making in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh: The Influence of Place, Class and Caste on Women’s Role in Environmental Management.” In Gendered Geographies: Space and Place in South Asia. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Topics: Caste, Class, Environment, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Political Participation Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India

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    The Role of Microcredit in Reducing Women’s Vulnerabilities to Multiple Disasters

    Ray-Bennett, Nibedita S. 2010. “The Role of Microcredit in Reducing Women’s Vulnerabilities to Multiple Disasters.” Disasters 34 (1): 240-60.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Environment, Environmental Disasters, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Households, Livelihoods, NGOs Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: microcredit, multiple disasters, Orissa, vulnerability, women-headed households

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    Inventing Saffron History: A Celibate Hero Rescues an Emasculated Nation

    Chakravarti, Uma. 2000. “Inventing Saffron History: A Celibate Hero Rescues an Emasculated Nation.” In A Question of Silence? The Sexual Economies of Modern India, edited by Janaki Nair and Mary E. John, 243–68. London and New York: Zed Books.

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    Topics: Caste, Class, Gender, Governance Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India

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