Power of Women's Informal Networks

Lessons in Social Change from South Asia and West Africa

AvBandana Purkayastha,Mangala Subramaniam

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

In contemporary discussions of gender relations around the world, a gap often exists between theory—which overemphasizes generalized units such as "international" or "developing"—and the complex ways that global and local forces interact to structure women’s lives in specific countries and regions. Analyses of movement dynamics on the global level contribute to our understanding of women's activism across borders but do not highlight localized politics spearheaded by poor women. Too often, editors Bandana Purkayastha and Mangala Subramaniam have found, marginalized groups in rural or impoverished areas are overlooked by the international economy of knowledge. The Power of Women's Informal Networks describes and evaluates social organization among poor women in South Asia and West Africa. The contributors to this important new collection of essays draw our attention to these small-scale but politically and socially significant networks as they focus on both agency and the situated contexts within which women work together to improve their lives.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-03-27
Mått:164 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739106174

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Bandana Purkayastha is assistant professor of sociology and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut. Mangala Subramaniam is assistant professor of sociology and women's studies at Purdue University.

Recensioner i media

This exciting book goes beyond furthering our understanding of the complex inter-linkages between poor women’s localized politics and transnational global processes. It is a major contribution toward connecting paradigm and praxis, thus challenging and expanding the boundaries of mainstream scholarship.

Innehållsförteckning

1 IntroductionChapter 2 Networking within Santal Society: Focus on WomenChapter 3 Women's Social Support Networks and Contraceptive Use in MaliChapter 4 Women's Networks and Social Change in BangladeshChapter 5 Impacts of Changing Patterns of Women's Association Membership in SenegalChapter 6 Using Informal Networks to Seek Formal Political Participation in GhanaChapter 7 Women Weavers in Nepal: Between Global Market and Local ProductionChapter 8 The Informal Collective as a Space for Participatory Planning: The Peri-Urban Interface in Hubli-Dharwad Twin City AreaChapter 9 Informal Networks, Gender, Change