Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192662

Understanding the Participation of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) In Panchayati Raj Institutions

Authors(1) :-Snigdha Shuchi

The paper is an attempt to understand the impact of political quotas on the participation of elected women representatives at grass root level. I have tried to understand the participation of elected women representatives (EWRs) through the vantage point of public- private dichotomy. The power relations in the private sphere has an inevitable impact on their participation in political and public sphere. Throughout the paper, I have focused on two main issues. First, How the use of participatory tool for elected women representatives failed in ensuring the real participation of women in grass root politics. Second, whether women were co-opted in the existing power structure or the existing power relations were challenged.

Authors and Affiliations

Snigdha Shuchi
M.Phil, CSSEIP, JNU, India

Political participation, Quotas, Public- Private dichotomy, Gender, Institutional Constraints, Structural constraints.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 6 | November-December 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-11-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 117-126
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192662
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Snigdha Shuchi, "Understanding the Participation of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) In Panchayati Raj Institutions", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 2, Issue 6, pp.117-126, November-December.2019
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ192662

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