Niloshree Bhattacharya
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697329 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niloshree Bhattacharya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niloshree |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhattacharya |
| SIGNATURE | BHATTACHARYA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Assistant Professor, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2149-4268 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Art, Resistance and Social Media
From Protests to Policies
This paper addresses a rather understudied aspect of the ways through which protests get translated into policies by focussing on the actors, spaces and processes. It further identifies key actors in the policy making formulation process, which we call ‘policy intermediaries’. It discusses the emergence of ‘policy intermediaries’ in relation to the history of social movements in post-colonial India. It situates the policy making processes in the …
Food sovereignty and agro-ecology in Karnataka
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), a farmers’ movement, and a member of La Via Campesina, has been encouraging zero-budget natural farming in Karnataka, India, within the framework of food sovereignty and agro-ecology. Using the experiences of KRRS, this article addresses the question of the extent of pluralism within the discourse of food sovereignty. Focusing on the interplay of local and global practices, discourses and identities, the arti…
Social Movements, ‘Popular’ Spaces, and Participation
People's movements have been viewed as possible ways in which people's participation or empowerment of the marginalised may be achieved. This paper, through a review of literature and using the metaphor of space, explores the role of mediating factors between people's movements and participation. The presence and the relationship of people's movements with the state, political parties, support groups, and transnational networks create the enablin…
India
Food sovereignty and agro-ecology in Karnataka
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), a farmers’ movement, and a member of La Via Campesina, has been encouraging zero-budget natural farming in Karnataka, India, within the framework of food sovereignty and agro-ecology. Using the experiences of KRRS, this article addresses the question of the extent of pluralism within the discourse of food sovereignty. Focusing on the interplay of local and global practices, discourses and identities, the arti…
India
Social Movements, ‘Popular’ Spaces, and Participation
People's movements have been viewed as possible ways in which people's participation or empowerment of the marginalised may be achieved. This paper, through a review of literature and using the metaphor of space, explores the role of mediating factors between people's movements and participation. The presence and the relationship of people's movements with the state, political parties, support groups, and transnational networks create the enablin…
Food sovereignty and agro-ecology in Karnataka
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), a farmers’ movement, and a member of La Via Campesina, has been encouraging zero-budget natural farming in Karnataka, India, within the framework of food sovereignty and agro-ecology. Using the experiences of KRRS, this article addresses the question of the extent of pluralism within the discourse of food sovereignty. Focusing on the interplay of local and global practices, discourses and identities, the arti…
From Protests to Policies
This paper addresses a rather understudied aspect of the ways through which protests get translated into policies by focussing on the actors, spaces and processes. It further identifies key actors in the policy making formulation process, which we call ‘policy intermediaries’. It discusses the emergence of ‘policy intermediaries’ in relation to the history of social movements in post-colonial India. It situates the policy making processes in the …
Art, Resistance and Social Media
Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Social movement (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works)