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Global rights and state activism: reflections on civil society-state partnerships in health in NW India
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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:59 authored by Maya UnnithanMaya Unnithan, Carolyn HeitmeyerThis article examines the changing dynamics of development in India, focusing on partnerships between civil society organisations (CSOs) and the state in the area of rural health. Drawing on ethnographic perspectives of CSO work, we examine the shifting meaning of these partnerships for the institutions involved and how they function given their differing institutional cultures and values. We argue that the adoption by the state of a global language of rights and its efforts to integrate civil society language, practices and representatives in the policy and implementation of health programmes point to collaborationist models which support the creation of an ‘activist’ state, as they simultaneously strengthen as well as weaken the role of CSOs as mediators in development.
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Contributions to Indian SociologyISSN
0069-9667Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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3Volume
46Page range
283-310Department affiliated with
- Anthropology Publications
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2013-05-21First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2013-05-20Usage metrics
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