For the first time in human history more people now live and towns and cities than in rural
areas. In the wealthier countries of the world, the transition from predominantly rural to urban …

Over the past three decades, governments around the world have undertaken reforms for
decentralization. These reforms are founded on the belief that more democratic participation …

This paper looks at the role of gender in the shaping and exercise of political authority. Its
empirical focus is a slum in central Trivandrum, Kerala's capital city, which is undergoing a …

This article examines business–politics ties during a shift from multi-party politics to
competitive-authoritarian rule in Turkey. We conducted a longitudinal investigation of the …

This article examines how more democratic forms of state-citizen engagement can be
engineered under less than favorable political conditions, through the case of the Village …

This article explores how gender socialisation as women and other intersecting identities
influence the perspectives of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) on power relations in …

This article explores how gender socialization as women along with other intersecting
identities influence the perspectives of Dalit Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) on …

In this article, we foreground the potential for a space for collective deliberation and political
subjectivities building among women leaders in local governance. We interrogate the …

This article explores how gender socialisation as women and other inter-secting identities
influence the perspectives of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) on power relations in …

Public participation is adored and despised in equal measure by planners and policy
makers across diverse political affiliations. Neoliberal policy makers, as well as planners …