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Title

Does Political Representation Ensure Empowerment? Scheduled Tribes in Decentralised Local Governments of India

Creator

Patnaik, Pratyusna

Date

2013

Subject

indigenous peoples

representation

participation

politics

empowerment

Identifier

doi:10.1177/0973174113476998

issn:0973-1741

Source

Original source

Is Part Of

Journal of South Asian Development

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Abstract

The article examines the process of political inclusion through representation and its promises and potentials for empowerment of Scheduled Tribes in decentralised governance in India. It perceives political representation as a process, and tries to explore the potentials of such political representation to include and empower the Scheduled Tribes in matters of decentralised governance. Based on a theoretical review of the concept of representation, the article examines the substantive and descriptive representation of Scheduled Tribes in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The article concludes that political representation, manifested through participation of representatives in PRIs may form necessary conditions to bring Scheduled Tribes into institutions of decision-making, but are not sufficient to empower them, especially in the absence of supportive and enabling institutional arrangements.

Bibliographic Citation

Patnaik, Pratyusna. (2013). 'Does Political Representation Ensure Empowerment? Scheduled Tribes in Decentralised Local Governments of India'. Journal of South Asian Development, 8(1), pp. 27-60.

Extent

Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 27-60

Has Format

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Type

journal-article

Kaanu ID

kb001537