Bela Bhatia
Biographic Data
| ID | 1380784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bela Bhatia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bela |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhatia |
| SIGNATURE | BHATIA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Darwin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8652-0039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Well‐Being and Sustainable Development
Well‐being transcends the complex and often competing sustainability dimensions. As such, a population's well‐being serves as a bellwether for sustainable development and is an important consideration of development progress. Since the 2015 launch of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), well‐being‐focused research has expanded significantly. Sustainable Development is among the few journals consistently contributing to this field. A timel…
Decolonising tourism and development
Tourism has been viewed as a development pathway, with alternative tourisms such as volunteer tourism perceived as promising. However, critics have highlighted how white saviourism and Western ideologies of superiority may underpin both development agendas and activities like volunteer tourism. The COVID crisis has impacted both tourism and international development and calls for rethinking. This case study is situated at the intersections of tou…
Relative deprivation, inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic
There is a growing concern that inequalities are hindering health outcomes. This paper's primary objective is to investigate the role of relative deprivation and inequality in explaining the daily spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, we use secondary cross-sectional data across 119 (developed and developing) countries from January 2020 - to April 2021. For the empirical analysis, we use a recent dynamic panel data modelling approach…
Do Men Discuss Birth Control? A Social Network Analysis in Bangladesh
Family planning programs have made significant contributions to lowering fertility levels in several developing nations. These advances often focus on women as the main agents of population control, ignoring the important role of men. However, in many countries/cultures decisions about fertility are highly embedded in social relationships at all levels, which make it imperative to investigate men’s position in the social structure. This study exp…
Gendered patterning of relationships
Purpose Social capital has become a general tool for policy interventions in developing countries – often put forward as empowering and improving women’s socioeconomic position. Using the framework of gendered manifestations of networks in patriarchal setting of Bangladesh, the authors argue that while networks are crucial building blocks of social capital they are bound to manifest differently depending on the context in which they are embedded.…
Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, Rajasthan
This article presents a detailed case study of Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, a village of Jaipur district in Rajasthan. The case study highlights the fact that, while many humiliating practices of the past have ceased, caste discrimination continues in many forms. Caste-based hierarchy and power are still at the heart of the traditional social order and determine, to a large extent, the kinds of lives that people live. Furth…
Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, Rajasthan
This article presents a detailed case study of Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, a village of Jaipur district in Rajasthan. The case study highlights the fact that, while many humiliating practices of the past have ceased, caste discrimination continues in many forms. Caste-based hierarchy and power are still at the heart of the traditional social order and determine, to a large extent, the kinds of lives that people live. Furth…
Well‐Being and Sustainable Development
Well‐being transcends the complex and often competing sustainability dimensions. As such, a population's well‐being serves as a bellwether for sustainable development and is an important consideration of development progress. Since the 2015 launch of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), well‐being‐focused research has expanded significantly. Sustainable Development is among the few journals consistently contributing to this field. A timel…
Relative deprivation, inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic
There is a growing concern that inequalities are hindering health outcomes. This paper's primary objective is to investigate the role of relative deprivation and inequality in explaining the daily spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, we use secondary cross-sectional data across 119 (developed and developing) countries from January 2020 - to April 2021. For the empirical analysis, we use a recent dynamic panel data modelling approach…
Gendered patterning of relationships
Purpose Social capital has become a general tool for policy interventions in developing countries – often put forward as empowering and improving women’s socioeconomic position. Using the framework of gendered manifestations of networks in patriarchal setting of Bangladesh, the authors argue that while networks are crucial building blocks of social capital they are bound to manifest differently depending on the context in which they are embedded.…
Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, Rajasthan
This article presents a detailed case study of Dalit rebellion against untouchability in Chakwada, a village of Jaipur district in Rajasthan. The case study highlights the fact that, while many humiliating practices of the past have ceased, caste discrimination continues in many forms. Caste-based hierarchy and power are still at the heart of the traditional social order and determine, to a large extent, the kinds of lives that people live. Furth…
Gendered patterning of relationships
Purpose Social capital has become a general tool for policy interventions in developing countries – often put forward as empowering and improving women’s socioeconomic position. Using the framework of gendered manifestations of networks in patriarchal setting of Bangladesh, the authors argue that while networks are crucial building blocks of social capital they are bound to manifest differently depending on the context in which they are embedded.…
Do Men Discuss Birth Control? A Social Network Analysis in Bangladesh
Family planning programs have made significant contributions to lowering fertility levels in several developing nations. These advances often focus on women as the main agents of population control, ignoring the important role of men. However, in many countries/cultures decisions about fertility are highly embedded in social relationships at all levels, which make it imperative to investigate men’s position in the social structure. This study exp…
Decolonising tourism and development
Tourism has been viewed as a development pathway, with alternative tourisms such as volunteer tourism perceived as promising. However, critics have highlighted how white saviourism and Western ideologies of superiority may underpin both development agendas and activities like volunteer tourism. The COVID crisis has impacted both tourism and international development and calls for rethinking. This case study is situated at the intersections of tou…
Relative deprivation, inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic
There is a growing concern that inequalities are hindering health outcomes. This paper's primary objective is to investigate the role of relative deprivation and inequality in explaining the daily spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, we use secondary cross-sectional data across 119 (developed and developing) countries from January 2020 - to April 2021. For the empirical analysis, we use a recent dynamic panel data modelling approach…
Well‐Being and Sustainable Development
Well‐being transcends the complex and often competing sustainability dimensions. As such, a population's well‐being serves as a bellwether for sustainable development and is an important consideration of development progress. Since the 2015 launch of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), well‐being‐focused research has expanded significantly. Sustainable Development is among the few journals consistently contributing to this field. A timel…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)