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    Dazzling the World: A Study of India's Constitutional Amendment Mandating Reservations for Women on Rural Panchayats

    Harmon, Louise, and Eileen Kaufman. 2004. "Dazzling the World: A Study of India's Constitutional Amendment Mandating Reservations for Women on Rural Panchayats." Berkeley Women's Law Journal 19 (1): 32-105.

    Topics: Gender, Women, Governance, Quotas, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: democracy, local government, constitutional design, political institutions

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    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

  3. Research

    Mothers of Buddhas, Mothers of Nations: Kumaranatunga and Her Meteoric Rise to Power in Sri Lanka

    Bartholomeusz, Tessa. 1999. “Mothers of Buddhas, Mothers of Nations: Kumaranatunga and Her Meteoric Rise to Power in Sri Lanka.” Feminist Studies 25 (1): 211-25.

    Topics: Gender, Women, Governance, Elections, Political Participation, Religion Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: Sri Lanka

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    Proportional Representation, Political Violence and the Participation of Women in the Political Process in Sri Lanka

    Pinto-Jayawardena, Kishali. 2003. “Proportional Representation, Political Violence and the Participation of Women in the Political Process in Sri Lanka.” In Can Democracy Be Designed?: The Politics of Institutional Choice in Conflict Torn Societies, edited by Sunil Bastain and Robin Luckham, 170–95. New York: Zed Books.

    Topics: Gender, Women, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: Sri Lanka

  5. Research

    Engineering Elections: The Experiences of Women in 'Panchayati Raj' in Karnataka, India

    Kudva, Neema. 2003. “Engineering Elections: The Experiences of Women in ‘Panchayati Raj’ in Karnataka, India.” International Journal of Politics, Culture & Society

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    Topics: Civil Society, Corruption, Gender, Women, Governance, Quotas, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Asia, South Asia Countries: India Keywords: women, politics, Panchayati Raj, Karnataka, quotas, NGOs

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    Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Islam and Women's Rights

    Kandiyoti, Deniz. 2007. "Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Islam and Women's Rights." Third World Quarterly 28 (3): 503-17.

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    Topics: Democracy / Democratization, Gender, Women, Governance, Constitutions, Elections, Post-Conflict Governance, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Religion, Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, MENA, Asia, South Asia Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq Keywords: post-conflict reconstruction, women's political participation, governance, Islam, women's rights

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