Poulami Roychowdhury

Capable Women, Incapable States

Negotiating Violence and Rights in India

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique theory of gender inequality and governance, Capable Women, Incapable States forces us to rethink the effects of rights activism across large parts of the world where political mobilization for rights confront negligent criminal justice systems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9780190881900
• ISBN-10: 0190881909
• Artikelnr.: 59510660

Autorenporträt

Poulami Roychowdhury is Assistant Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Her research examines the relationship between politics, law, and social inequality, with a focus on the global south. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, the American Institute for Indian Studies, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Terms
Acknowledgments
Section I Opening
Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Stalled
Sections II Negotiations
Chapter III Running a Family
Chapter IV The Business of Mediation
Chapter V Incentivizing the Law
Chapter VI States of Disempowerment
Chapter VII Incorporating Women
Section III Citizens
Chapter VIII Running a Case
Chapter IX Aspirational-Strategic Subjects
Chapter X Illicit Justice
Chapter XI The Allure and Costs of Capability
Chapter XII Conclusion
Section IV Appendices
Appendix A Methodological Discussion
Appendix B Key Legal Reforms
Appendix C First Information Report
Appendix D Domestic Incident Report
Bibliography
Notes
Index