Empowering people
Role for political social work in South Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bala Nikku (0000-0003-0843-480X, Thompson Rivers University, corresponding author), Zain Rafique (0000-0003-0949-9154, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 877-891 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872818755861 |
| OpenAlex | W2789837718 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 40 |
South Asian governments have initiated political reforms engaging in rhetoric that resonates with the paradigms of good governance and empowerment of people. This article, applying a political social work framework, analyses reform policy in Pakistan and India in South Asia. By doing so, the article investigates the politics of local governance reforms in Pakistan and India within the context of domestic politics, institutional power and dynamics, and bureaucratic traditions and civil society activism. The article argues for renewed South Asian political social work that catalyzes robust local governance through citizen participation, resulting in the empowerment of people
Bureaucracy · Civil society · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Work (physics · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |