Margaret Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3950903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2622-6783 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using an ecological model to guide transformative place-based pathways to regional business disaster recovery
The escalating frequency, severity and scale of disasters and predicted more frequent epidemics and pandemics threatens the economic and social fabric of regional communities in Australia. This article reports on findings from two case studies conducted in South Australia that explored regional business recovery pathways following the Black Summer fires (2019/2020) and the COVID-19 pandemic. We used Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory of h…
‘It’s All About Education’
Discourses of development are highly influential in Nepal, entwining with sets of social relations and local history to form a nationally shared vision known as bikas (development). This article explores how specific sets of (universalist and local) discourses of development and gender articulate in the subjectivities of young, middle-class, high-caste women in Kathmandu as they negotiate transitions to adulthood. Drawing on ethnographic research…
Constructing SSLM
This paper explores the extent to which Nepali women are able to defend, enforce and/or expand their rights through engagement with the legal system. Research with two different women’s NGOs shows that it is extremely difficult for an individual woman – particularly one who is poor and marginalised – to engage with the legal system, but it becomes possible if undertaken with a women’s NGO that can effectively act as an intermediary. Drawing on Ep…
Field Sites
Constructing SSLM
This paper explores the extent to which Nepali women are able to defend, enforce and/or expand their rights through engagement with the legal system. Research with two different women’s NGOs shows that it is extremely difficult for an individual woman – particularly one who is poor and marginalised – to engage with the legal system, but it becomes possible if undertaken with a women’s NGO that can effectively act as an intermediary. Drawing on Ep…
Field Sites
Constructing SSLM
This paper explores the extent to which Nepali women are able to defend, enforce and/or expand their rights through engagement with the legal system. Research with two different women’s NGOs shows that it is extremely difficult for an individual woman – particularly one who is poor and marginalised – to engage with the legal system, but it becomes possible if undertaken with a women’s NGO that can effectively act as an intermediary. Drawing on Ep…
‘It’s All About Education’
Discourses of development are highly influential in Nepal, entwining with sets of social relations and local history to form a nationally shared vision known as bikas (development). This article explores how specific sets of (universalist and local) discourses of development and gender articulate in the subjectivities of young, middle-class, high-caste women in Kathmandu as they negotiate transitions to adulthood. Drawing on ethnographic research…
Using an ecological model to guide transformative place-based pathways to regional business disaster recovery
The escalating frequency, severity and scale of disasters and predicted more frequent epidemics and pandemics threatens the economic and social fabric of regional communities in Australia. This article reports on findings from two case studies conducted in South Australia that explored regional business recovery pathways following the Black Summer fires (2019/2020) and the COVID-19 pandemic. We used Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory of h…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Caste (1 works) · Citation (1 works) · Commonwealth (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)