Essays about: "social caste"

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1. 1. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Barriers to education among Dalit girls: accessibility of educational opportunities in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Neeti Pradhan; [2021]
   Keywords : Dalit; Inequality; Poverty; Education; Barrier; Socio-cultural norms; Discrimination; caste system; awareness; household; self-internalization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Unequal access to education still remains a major problem especially in developing countries such as Nepal. The caste system in Nepal creates a hierarchy of social groups which has resulted in unequal power distribution and unequal access to resources. READ MORE

5. 4. “They only talk about the trees” - An analysis of relations of power and justice in the (de)construction of Nepal’s Second International Airport

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Hanna Geschewski; [2021]
   Keywords : Land rights; Political Ecology; Justice; Nepal; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. READ MORE

6. 5. Authority Patterns Over Time : a comparison of asymmetric relationships on a local level in India between the 1960s, 1980s and 2010s

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matilda Arvids; [2021]
   Keywords : authority patterns; asymmetric relations; India;

   Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how authority patterns have changed over time in the Indian districts Guntur and Krishna, by focusing on authority patterns as social relationships. Previous research on authority patterns often focuses on authority patterns as regime types, describing whether a regime is democratic or autocratic. READ MORE