Governance Reforms and Rural Women in India

What Types of Women Citizens are Produced by the Will to Empower

Bibliographic Data

ID7213944
AuthorsJames E Everett (corresponding author), J Everett
Year2009
Volume16
Issue2
Pages279-302
Publication date2009-05-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/sp/jxp009
OpenAlexW1964820941
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

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 on structure at the expense of agency obscures the complexity of women's responses. In contrast, a weak Foucauldian perspective is able to recognize that in some cases these incorporation processes create assertive, reformist, and resourceful citizens

Acquiescence · Agency (philosophy · Assertiveness · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Government (linguistics · Governmentality · Management · Panchayati raj · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology

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