Essays about: "Dalits"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Dalits.

  1. 1. Of Legal Mobilisation and Active Citizenship: Examining NGO Litigation in India to Eradicate Manual Scavenging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Alena Kahle; [2022]
    Keywords : active citizenship; Dalit rights; legal mobilisation; litigation; manual scavenging; neoliberal governance; public interest litigation; sanitation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. READ MORE

  3. 2. Caste-Based Discrimination In Contemporary Nepal - A problematisation of Nepal’s national policies that address discrimination based on caste

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Aastha KC; [2020]
    Keywords : Caste based discrimination; Nepal; Policy analysis; Dalits; social justice;

    Abstract : This paper critically interrogates Nepal’s national policies on caste based discrimination, thatwere implemented post the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006. It usesCarol Bacchi’s ‘What’s the Problem Represented to be?’ (WPR) method for policy analysis tounderstand the problem representations within existing policies that address discrimination based on caste in Nepal today. READ MORE

  4. 3. Synergies and trade-offs between REDD+ pilot project and communities’ livelihoods : case study in Nepal

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Priscilla Cubo; [2018]
    Keywords : carbon trading; community forestry; Nepal; NTFPs; REDD ; rural livelihood;

    Abstract : Carbon trading through Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+) payment scheme has been initiated to reduce greenhouse gas emission from deforestation and forest degradation. However, there are several critics about the implementation of REDD+ in developing countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can the Subaltern Tweet? A Netnography of India’s Subaltern Voices Entering the Public via Social Media

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Christopher Norman Kujat; [2016]
    Keywords : India; Subaltern; Twitter; Netnography; Dalits; Feminism; Gender; Intersectionality; Voice; Tweet; Oppressed; ICT4D; Communication; Development; ComDev; C4D; Media; Internet; Web 2.0; Activism;

    Abstract : This netnography depicts the notions of India’s subaltern voices entering the public via social media. The study puts an emphasis on feminists and caste critics, divided into two case studies. READ MORE

  6. 5. A case study of post-earthquake consequences for women within marginalized groups in Nepal : A qualitative case study with the aim to explore the consequences for women within marginalized groups in a post-earthquake society

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Elin Bengts; [2016]
    Keywords : Caste; Dalit; gender equality; intersectionality; post-earthquake consequences;

    Abstract : This report is the outcome of a case study conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2016. The purpose of the study is to investigate in the consequences of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, from the perspective of women within socioeconomically vulnerable groups. READ MORE