The politics and policies of inclusion
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Can state policies make politics more accessible and responsive to historically marginalized groups? India, like many developing democracies, faces a fundamental contradiction between its promise of political equality and entrenched social inequality, across caste, class, and gender. In response, the Indian state has undertaken a number of institutional reforms explicitly aimed at making politics more inclusive. This dissertation comprises three studies that evaluate how these policies have affected both the political engagement and welfare of women and caste minorities in rural south India. It examines: (1) caste and gender quotas for elected office, (2) deliberative forums to engage citizens in governance, and (3) grassroots efforts to politically empower women through self-help groups.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Parthasarathy, Ramya |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Political Science. |
| Primary advisor | Laitin, David D |
| Thesis advisor | Laitin, David D |
| Thesis advisor | Acharya, Avidit |
| Thesis advisor | Blaydes, Lisa, 1975- |
| Thesis advisor | Weinstein, Jeremy M |
| Advisor | Acharya, Avidit |
| Advisor | Blaydes, Lisa, 1975- |
| Advisor | Weinstein, Jeremy M |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Ramya Parthasarathy. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Political Science. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2017. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2017 by Ramya Parthasarathy
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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