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Religious mobilization for development and social change: a comparative study of Dalti movements in Punjab and Maharashtra, India
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S.S. Jodhka;A. Kumar
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2010
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This research focuses on the place of religion in two lower caste movements for social change in the Indian states of Punjab and Maharashtra. The paper notes that both groups faced the challenge of...
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Mapping the activities of faith-based organizations in development in Nigeria
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O. Odumosu;R. Olaniyi;S. Alonge
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This paper explores the nature, scale and activities of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in Nigeria. The paper points that the emergence, aims and activities of organisations associated with Christian...
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Religious political parties and their welfare work: relations between the RSS, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Vidya Bharati schools in India
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P. Nair
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This paper examines the relationships between various political and religious forces in India in order to obtain a better insight into their cooperated roles in furthering the “Hindutva” (...
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Domains of contestation: women’s empowerment and Islam in Bangladesh
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S. White
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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The question of whether Islam empowers women arises in the context of contemporary Bangladesh where, while conventional indicators of gender inequality are narrowing, Islam is increasingly visible in ...
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Marker of identity: religious political parties and welfare work — the case of Jama’at-i-Islami in Pakistan and Bangladesh
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M. Bano
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This paper investigates the welfare programmes of two Islamic parties in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The paper deems that religious political parties or their associated organisations are potential devel...
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Beyond the paradox: religion, family and modernity in contemporary Bangladesh
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S.C. White
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This paper reflects on how people talk about religion and the family to explore the apparent paradox of a contemporary Bangladesh that is both “more modern” and “more Islamic”....
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Engaged yet disengaged: Islamic schools and the state in Kano, Nigeria
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M. Bano
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This study examines the attempts to reform various types of Muslim and government education in Kano (a Muslim state in Nigeria) by encouraging the adoption of curricula containing both secular and rel...
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Religion, politics and governance in Pakistan
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M. Waseem;M. Mufti
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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This paper examines the relationships between Muslim organisations and government in Pakistan. The paper explores the influence of religion on development policy formulation and public administration....
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Religions, democracy and governance: spaces for the marginalized in contemporary India
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G. Mahajan;S.S. Jodhka
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2009
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Religious identity remains the bedrock of social life and individual experience in India. Nevertheless, this paper deems that Indian democratic politics brings out new alignments, which surface repeat...
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Urban families under pressure: conceptual and methodological issues in the study of poverty, HIV/AIDS and livelihood strategies
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E. Nkurunziza;C. Rakodi
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International Development Department, University of Birmingham,
2005
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What have been the impacts of short-term shocks and long duration stresses on the well-being of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa? What factors mediate the impacts of such stresses? This backg...
