An intersectional analysis of the influences of Dalit women's activism on policy processes and women beneficiaries in Maharashtra, India

Diplôme Thèse An intersectional analysis of the influences of Dalit women's activism on policy processes and women beneficiaries in Maharashtra, India eng 2021-03-26 author Kamble Swati 814846 director Oris Michel 0000-0002-6435-9448 133544 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:151594 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1515946 SdS 165 This thesis provides an intersectional analysis of Dalit women's activism and its impact on Maharashtra's policy process. Further, it shows the effects of the movement on Dalit women from Mumbai's slums when accessing the benefits of the Maharashtra government's micro-credit scheme for women's economic development. The research looks at the historiography of Dalit activism and Dalit women's participation in the movement and their autonomous organizing. This recounting of history is essential to situate Dalit women as emancipatory subjects, contrary to the development sector narrative that portrays them as victims and passive recipients of developmental program benefits. The study shows that Dalit women employ various strategies to impact policies and seek benefits, such as building strategic partnerships, state feminism, and even client patronage. However, it is challenging to influence the androcentric bureaucratic policy. It is nevertheless essential to highlight Dalit women's engagement as activists advocating for intersectional policy and beneficiaries. Social movements Dalit movement Dalit women Intersectionality Intersectionality based policy analysis Emancipatory politics Policy process analysis Caste and gender Dewey 304.6/305.3/306 Swiss National Science Foundation Doc-Mobility CH Autre Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign scholars 195 Institut de démographie et de socioéconomie TH false dc65d801-4ec3-4567-a105-9ae82557a494 Thesis Restricted 10052021_Kamble_Swati_PhD.pdf 4204901 application/pdf Private 2022-05-10 350c885af85eaae19ca4c67a5dbe57a3225dce227fd0c104a78848970028b37f restrictedAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de démographie et de socioéconomie

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