The Politics of Collective Advocacy in India: Tools and Traps

摘要: India s vibrant civil society sector has become a powerful symbol of political participation in the country. It comprises wealth media organizations, caste and religion based associations, farmers groups, labor unions, social service an almost limitless number development organizations. Given this vibrancy, it is difficult to grasp characteristics at transnational or even national level. Delving beneath progressive surface local level, one finds murky multifaceted world competing interests, compromises, uneasy alliances erratic victories."The Politics Collective Advocacy India" critically examines enormous gap between ways collective action studied operates on ground . identifies what influences relative success failure different movements; tools activists use overcome obstacles; traps that derail efforts frame, politicize, act certain issues assumptions about particular forms action. The authors synthesize experiences organizations movements identify most effective actors all levels can achieve positive change.