To break down doors or to unlock them? : intermediation as a strategy for political action

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dc.contributor.authorGurumurthy, Anita
dc.contributor.authorNandini, C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-27T17:42:51Z
dc.date.available2015-03-27T17:42:51Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.description.abstractFrom experiences in the field, we think that more often than not in the context of empowerment projects, individual women are more interested in locating the keys to unlock doors rather than violently breaking barriers down. Women derive associational power from sangha membership to cope with and challenge the dispersed 'state' at the local level. What are the strategies that sangha women use in their everyday life context to access resources and open up appropriate channels in key areas of their lives – finance, health, allotments and/or subsidies under government schemes? Which strategies do they find more effective?en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (8 p.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53862
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S ADVANCEMENTen
dc.subjectGOVERNANCEen
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSANGHAen
dc.subjectSELF HELP GROUPSen
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENTen
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATIONen
dc.subjectLEADERSHIPen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL BEHAVIOURen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S RIGHTSen
dc.subjectGRASS ROOTS GROUPSen
dc.titleTo break down doors or to unlock them? : intermediation as a strategy for political actionen
dc.typeSynthesis Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber106856001
idrc.project.number106856
idrc.project.titleMaking Local Governance Work for Women: Exploring New Institutional Possibilitiesen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-1988-23
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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