Debashis Sarker
Biographic Data
| ID | 1259311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debashis Sarker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debashis |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarker |
| SIGNATURE | SARKER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6948-2974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It's better to die
Applying qualitative methods and evidence from the field, this paper explores the situation of women with disabilities within Bangladesh’s overall sociocultural, political, and economic contexts. The research found that participating women with disabilities were living in poverty and were disenfranchised. They reported being treated with disregard, and at times with contempt, both within their families and the wider society. In Bangladesh, disabi…
Microfinance and economic and social empowerment of people with disabilities
Money does not understand disability”
Due to limited access to affordable financial products and services, many people with disabilities experience social exclusion and struggle to secure their financial well‐being. While microfinance has been widely used in Bangladesh for more than three decades as a tool to reduce poverty and empower people living in poverty, few people with disabilities have had access to microfinance services. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify th…
Critical networks
PUBLISHED
Adjustments to and innovations in the implementation of qualitative research with people with disabilities
Empowerment of people with disabilities is an important aspect of commitment to human rights and inclusive development.However, the tasks of reaching out and engaging with people with disabilities and gathering and articulating sensitively the lived experiences of people with disabilities who encounter multiple challengesphysical, social, and culturalis anything but easy.These challenges are particularly daunting in Bangladesh, where disability i…
Experiences of people with physical disabilities when accessing microfinance services in Bangladesh
This paper represents the experiences of people with physical disabilities in accessing microfinance lending. Microfinance emerged as a tool to eradicate poverty and empower poor people; however, accessing it is challenging for many people with physical disabilities. This qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with twenty people with physical disabilities in Bangladesh to explore their insights into the issues…
We'll starve to death”
There is no doubt that the sudden outbreak of COVID‐19 negatively impacted billions of people worldwide, and among them, people with disabilities became most susceptible. However, little is known about the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of people with disabilities in Nepal. Using empirical data from semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with people with disabilities, disability specialist, and community leaders, this study discusses the lived expe…
Discrimination against people with disabilities in accessing microfinance
The purpose of this paper is to explore the state of existing research on microfinance lending discrimination against people with disabilities. It argues that existing literature suggests people with disabilities face notable discrimination in accessing microfinance (Labie et al., 2015). The attitudes of employees within microfinance institutions (MFIs) are one of the principal sources of such discrimination, which has important implications for …
We'll starve to death”
There is no doubt that the sudden outbreak of COVID‐19 negatively impacted billions of people worldwide, and among them, people with disabilities became most susceptible. However, little is known about the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of people with disabilities in Nepal. Using empirical data from semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with people with disabilities, disability specialist, and community leaders, this study discusses the lived expe…
Money does not understand disability”
Due to limited access to affordable financial products and services, many people with disabilities experience social exclusion and struggle to secure their financial well‐being. While microfinance has been widely used in Bangladesh for more than three decades as a tool to reduce poverty and empower people living in poverty, few people with disabilities have had access to microfinance services. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify th…
Adjustments to and innovations in the implementation of qualitative research with people with disabilities
Empowerment of people with disabilities is an important aspect of commitment to human rights and inclusive development.However, the tasks of reaching out and engaging with people with disabilities and gathering and articulating sensitively the lived experiences of people with disabilities who encounter multiple challengesphysical, social, and culturalis anything but easy.These challenges are particularly daunting in Bangladesh, where disability i…
Discrimination against people with disabilities in accessing microfinance
The purpose of this paper is to explore the state of existing research on microfinance lending discrimination against people with disabilities. It argues that existing literature suggests people with disabilities face notable discrimination in accessing microfinance (Labie et al., 2015). The attitudes of employees within microfinance institutions (MFIs) are one of the principal sources of such discrimination, which has important implications for …
Experiences of people with physical disabilities when accessing microfinance services in Bangladesh
This paper represents the experiences of people with physical disabilities in accessing microfinance lending. Microfinance emerged as a tool to eradicate poverty and empower poor people; however, accessing it is challenging for many people with physical disabilities. This qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with twenty people with physical disabilities in Bangladesh to explore their insights into the issues…
We'll starve to death”
There is no doubt that the sudden outbreak of COVID‐19 negatively impacted billions of people worldwide, and among them, people with disabilities became most susceptible. However, little is known about the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of people with disabilities in Nepal. Using empirical data from semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with people with disabilities, disability specialist, and community leaders, this study discusses the lived expe…
Microfinance and economic and social empowerment of people with disabilities
Money does not understand disability”
Due to limited access to affordable financial products and services, many people with disabilities experience social exclusion and struggle to secure their financial well‐being. While microfinance has been widely used in Bangladesh for more than three decades as a tool to reduce poverty and empower people living in poverty, few people with disabilities have had access to microfinance services. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify th…
Critical networks
PUBLISHED
Adjustments to and innovations in the implementation of qualitative research with people with disabilities
Empowerment of people with disabilities is an important aspect of commitment to human rights and inclusive development.However, the tasks of reaching out and engaging with people with disabilities and gathering and articulating sensitively the lived experiences of people with disabilities who encounter multiple challengesphysical, social, and culturalis anything but easy.These challenges are particularly daunting in Bangladesh, where disability i…
It's better to die
Applying qualitative methods and evidence from the field, this paper explores the situation of women with disabilities within Bangladesh’s overall sociocultural, political, and economic contexts. The research found that participating women with disabilities were living in poverty and were disenfranchised. They reported being treated with disregard, and at times with contempt, both within their families and the wider society. In Bangladesh, disabi…
Economic growth (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Microfinance (4 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Business (3 works)