Negotiating Terrain in Local Governance: Freedom, Functioning and Barriers of Women Councillors in India

by Riya Banerjee and Gopa Samanta

Book Overview

This book explores and analyses women's participation in local urban governance in West Bengal, India. It is developed from empirical research with in-depth understanding of ground situations of freedom, functioning and obstacles of women councilors in India. The central idea of this book revolves around two central research questions: 1. How are women's positions and spaces changing due to their political participation in the urban local governance?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030606627
• ISBN13: 9783030606626
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 9.4"