Varieties of activist experience : civil society in South Asia /

This book examines in rich detail the lives, struggles, and strategies of South Asian activists seeking to advance various political, social, and environmental causes. Through a series of case studies from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka on activists' efforts, it elucidates how they med...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gellner, David N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2010.
Colección:Governance, conflict and civic action series ; v. 3.
Temas:
Political participation > South Asia.
Civil society > South Asia.
Political activists > South Asia.
Participation politique > Asie méridionale.
Société civile > Asie méridionale.
Activistes > Asie méridionale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Civil society.
Political activists.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
South Asia > Politics and government.
South Asia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1
  • Introduction: Making Civil Society in South Asia; 2
  • The Biography of a Magar Communist; 3
  • Creating 'Civilized' Communists; 4
  • Youth and Political Engagement in Sri Lanka; 5
  • Can Women be Mobilized to Participate in Indian Local Politics?; 6
  • Surveying Activists in Nepal; 7
  • Disciplined Activists, Unruly Brokers? Exploring the Boundaries between Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), Donors, and the State in Bangladesh; 8
  • Activists and Development in Nepal; 9
  • From Big Game to Biodiversity; 10
  • Civil Society and its Fragments.

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