Social Development and the Empowerment of Marginalised Groups : Perspectives and Strategies

by Debal K Singharoy

• ISBN13: 9780761995593
• ISBN10: 0761995595
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-04
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd

Summary

Empowerment, civil society, and democratisation comprise the new package of liberalisation discourse which at face value at least respond to the long-standing demands of struggling groups. In practice, the contributors argue, each has been given a restricted meaning and has been oriented to serve the present global drive of Western capitalism. This book thus provides a critique of the emergent social development discourse, and analyzes the processes and strategies of empowerment of marginalized groups in the context of globalisation, paradigm shifts in the strategy of development, initiatives taken by the state and civil society, and the dynamics of social movements and grass roots mobilizations. Twelve interrelated essays establish the crucial relationship between theory and practice of social development and empowerment with the help of illustrations and case studies. This relationship embeds state-mediated policies and voluntary sector initiatives on the one hand, and the realities of people's struggles on the other. Among the issues discussed are: ? the paradigm shift in development strategy ? role of social movements ? non-government organisations ? institutionalised indigenous bodies ? distance education

Table of Contents

Introduction

On the Concept of Empowerment - Manoranjan Mohanty

Marginalization and Social Developments - David Cox

A Focus on the Significance of Globalization, the State and Social Movement

Towards an Alternative Paradigm of Development - Jagannath Pathy

Empowerment of the Marginalized Groups - Ramashray Roy

Meaning for an Alternative Strategy

Empowerment of Marginalized Groups - Debal K Singharoy

Critical Issues of Grassroots Mobilization and Collective Action

Workers' Cooperatives and Empowerment of the Marginalized - Sharit K Bhowik

Rethinking Social Development with Women - Kumud Sharma

An Arduous Journey Ahead

Peasant Women Organize for Empowerment - Vina Mazumdar

The Bankura Experiment

Voluntary Action for Social Development and Empowerment of Marginalized Groups in Bihar - Sachchidananda

Empowerment of Tribes - Virginious Xaxa

Distance Education for Empowerment

Case of Human Rights Education in IGNOU