Paula Banerjee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3699693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paula Banerjee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paula |
| FAMILY NAME | Banerjee |
| SIGNATURE | BANERJEE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calcutta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The 1951 refugee convention through the eyes of a post‐colonial feminist
Forced Migration in South Asia
This chapter examines a wide range of mass displacement scenarios in South Asia, including the impact of the Partition of India and Pakistan, the constitution of and discrimination against stateless populations, and the consequences of development projects across the region. It first looks at the root causes of displacement and the experiences of refugees, internally displaced persons, and other forced migrants in South Asia. In particular, it co…
Bengal Border Revisited
This article deals with the notion of how borders have a penchant for becoming a marker of security. The moment borders become securitized the question of flows across them acquires particular importance. In the colonial period this was marked by concern over dacoits, thugees and hooligans who crossed the district border at will. In the post-colonial period concern remains over undocumented migrants and whether their arrival threatens the nation …
Introduction
Women in Indian Borderlands
The Acts and Facts of Women's Autonomy in India
Any discussion of women's autonomy in India has to begin with the 19th century because it was at this time, by a conjuncture of events, that questions of women's rights assumed centre stage in debates on social reforms both in England and India. Although it was recognized by social reformers that something needed to be done to improve the condition of women in India, their actions were often not driven by any notion of gender justice or equality.…
Internal displacement in South Asia
Foreword - Roberta Cohen and Francis Deng Introduction - Paula Banerjee, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury and Samir Kumar Das Afghanistan - Mossarat Qadeem The Long Way Home Pakistan - Atta ur Rehman Sheikh Development and Disaster India - Samir Kumar Das Homelessness at Home India's Northeast - Subir Bhaumik Nobody's People in No Man's Land Bangladesh - Meghna Guhathakurta and Suraiya Begum Displaced and Dispossessed Burma - Sabyasachi Basu Ray Cha…
Femmes en Inde
Borders as Unsettled Markers in South Asia
John F. Kennedy and the Goan Crisis
Borders as Unsettled Markers in South Asia
The 1951 refugee convention through the eyes of a post‐colonial feminist
Bengal Border Revisited
This article deals with the notion of how borders have a penchant for becoming a marker of security. The moment borders become securitized the question of flows across them acquires particular importance. In the colonial period this was marked by concern over dacoits, thugees and hooligans who crossed the district border at will. In the post-colonial period concern remains over undocumented migrants and whether their arrival threatens the nation …
Introduction
The Acts and Facts of Women's Autonomy in India
Any discussion of women's autonomy in India has to begin with the 19th century because it was at this time, by a conjuncture of events, that questions of women's rights assumed centre stage in debates on social reforms both in England and India. Although it was recognized by social reformers that something needed to be done to improve the condition of women in India, their actions were often not driven by any notion of gender justice or equality.…
John F. Kennedy and the Goan Crisis
Borders as Unsettled Markers in South Asia
Internal displacement in South Asia
Foreword - Roberta Cohen and Francis Deng Introduction - Paula Banerjee, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury and Samir Kumar Das Afghanistan - Mossarat Qadeem The Long Way Home Pakistan - Atta ur Rehman Sheikh Development and Disaster India - Samir Kumar Das Homelessness at Home India's Northeast - Subir Bhaumik Nobody's People in No Man's Land Bangladesh - Meghna Guhathakurta and Suraiya Begum Displaced and Dispossessed Burma - Sabyasachi Basu Ray Cha…
Femmes en Inde
The Acts and Facts of Women's Autonomy in India
Any discussion of women's autonomy in India has to begin with the 19th century because it was at this time, by a conjuncture of events, that questions of women's rights assumed centre stage in debates on social reforms both in England and India. Although it was recognized by social reformers that something needed to be done to improve the condition of women in India, their actions were often not driven by any notion of gender justice or equality.…
Women in Indian Borderlands
Bengal Border Revisited
This article deals with the notion of how borders have a penchant for becoming a marker of security. The moment borders become securitized the question of flows across them acquires particular importance. In the colonial period this was marked by concern over dacoits, thugees and hooligans who crossed the district border at will. In the post-colonial period concern remains over undocumented migrants and whether their arrival threatens the nation …
Introduction
Forced Migration in South Asia
This chapter examines a wide range of mass displacement scenarios in South Asia, including the impact of the Partition of India and Pakistan, the constitution of and discrimination against stateless populations, and the consequences of development projects across the region. It first looks at the root causes of displacement and the experiences of refugees, internally displaced persons, and other forced migrants in South Asia. In particular, it co…
The 1951 refugee convention through the eyes of a post‐colonial feminist
Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Refugee (3 works)