Suchergebnisse

Social capital, panchayats and grassroots democracy / Sudha Pai -- Democracy and social capital in the central Himalayas / Niraja Gopal Jayal -- Social connectedness and the fragility of social capital / Bishnu N. Mohapatra -- Society and the realm of freedom / Susanne Hoeber Rudolph -- Community and its margins / Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya -- Classes for the masses? / Manabi Majumdar -- Devolution, joint forest management, and the transformation of social capital / Nandini Sundar -- Making democracy perform / Peter Mayer -- Is social capital a meaningful and measurable concept at the Indian state level? / Renata Serra -- Social capital and protest movements / Ashok Swain.

"This book tells the gendered story of a changing India through the lives of its young middle-class men. Through time spent ethnographically 'hanging out' with young men in gyms, bars, clubs, trains and gay cruising grounds in India, the author critically reveals Indian men's violence towards women in various city spaces and also shows the many classed and masculine entitlements and challenges that they experience. The book lays bare the often secretive and hidden social worlds of young Indian men and critically analyses the impact young men's actions and identities have not just on themselves but also on the many women they encounter. In this way the book puts forward a critical queer-feminist perspective of men and masculinities in postcolonial India where the politics of class, gender, sexuality, violence and urban spaces come together"--

The U.S.-Pakistan troubled relationship : a historical overview -- Genesis, rise, struggle, rule and organizational structure of the Taliban -- U.S. and the Taliban : tracing the U.S. policy -- Pakistan's tilt towards the Taliban : ins and outs -- The U.S. Taliban peace agreement and Pakistan -- U.S.-Pakistan and the Taliban : from a delicate balance to a new entente.

"This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of South Asian foreign policy, examining the complex history and present state of South Asian foreign policy, the foreign policy of the countries of the region as well as their relationships with their neighbors and key external players, such as China and the U.S., in an effort to understand South Asia's place in the world order. It illustrates the future trajectory of foreign policy in the region and analyses future of regional arrangements like SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and BIMSTEC. The handbook is structured in five parts, each representing a focused area of enquiry: Foreign Policy Relations within South Asia Relations within Indo-Pacific Relations with China, Europe and U.S. Security A carefully selected collection of 27 chapters written by experts on South Asian foreign, economic and security policy, this handbook provides an objective yet accessible overview of the history and current state of foreign policy of each country and the region. It is an authoritative reference work for academics and students as well as international think tanks, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations working on South Asian Politics, Asian Politics, Foreign Politics, International Affairs, World History, and International Relations"--