J Everett
Biographic Data
| ID | 8754425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Everett |
| GIVEN NAMES | J |
| FAMILY NAME | Everett |
| SIGNATURE | EVERETT J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Governance Reforms and Rural Women in India
In 1993, the Government of India reserved one-third of the seats in rural councils (panchayats) for women, and along with NGOs, set up programs to empower rural women. We examine the usefulness of a Foucauldian governmentality framework in analyzing how women participants in panchayati raj institutions in Pune District, India, have been produced and the ways in which they respond. We conclude that the emphasis of a strong Foucauldian perspective …
Indian Feminists Debate the Efficacy of Policy Reform
This paper examines the Indian feminist debate over the efficacy of legislation to end the practice of female feticide, the use of genetic testing to make possible the selective abortion of female fetuses. After a spirited campaign by Bombay feminists, Maharashtra State enacted legislation to ban the use of genetic tests for sex determination purposes in 1988. From the vantage point of 1994–95, it is clear that the law has been ineffective in sto…
Governance Reforms and Rural Women in India
In 1993, the Government of India reserved one-third of the seats in rural councils (panchayats) for women, and along with NGOs, set up programs to empower rural women. We examine the usefulness of a Foucauldian governmentality framework in analyzing how women participants in panchayati raj institutions in Pune District, India, have been produced and the ways in which they respond. We conclude that the emphasis of a strong Foucauldian perspective …
Indian Feminists Debate the Efficacy of Policy Reform
This paper examines the Indian feminist debate over the efficacy of legislation to end the practice of female feticide, the use of genetic testing to make possible the selective abortion of female fetuses. After a spirited campaign by Bombay feminists, Maharashtra State enacted legislation to ban the use of genetic tests for sex determination purposes in 1988. From the vantage point of 1994–95, it is clear that the law has been ineffective in sto…
Indian Feminists Debate the Efficacy of Policy Reform
This paper examines the Indian feminist debate over the efficacy of legislation to end the practice of female feticide, the use of genetic testing to make possible the selective abortion of female fetuses. After a spirited campaign by Bombay feminists, Maharashtra State enacted legislation to ban the use of genetic tests for sex determination purposes in 1988. From the vantage point of 1994–95, it is clear that the law has been ineffective in sto…
Governance Reforms and Rural Women in India
In 1993, the Government of India reserved one-third of the seats in rural councils (panchayats) for women, and along with NGOs, set up programs to empower rural women. We examine the usefulness of a Foucauldian governmentality framework in analyzing how women participants in panchayati raj institutions in Pune District, India, have been produced and the ways in which they respond. We conclude that the emphasis of a strong Foucauldian perspective …
Political science (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Abortion (1 works) · Acquiescence (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Assertiveness (1 works) · Corporate governance (1 works) · Criminology (1 works)