LEADER 03125nam 2200505 a 450 001 9910825814203321 005 20230725032010.0 010 $a1-56549-368-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000160224 035 $a(OCoLC)780531441 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10545764 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3328932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC911933 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3328932 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10545764 035 $a(OCoLC)929119801 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL911933 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000160224 100 $a20100819d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe politics of collective advocacy in India$b[electronic resource] $etools and traps /$fNandini Deo and Duncan McDuie-Ra 210 $aSterling, Va. $cKumarian Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 311 $a1-56549-328-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-167) and index. 327 $aRhetoric and reality : the many dimensions of civil society -- Transnational women's advocacy and Indian agendas -- Transnational human rights advocacy and the might of local action -- Transnational environmental advocacy and ethnic identity in India -- Transnational feminist and religious advocacy in India -- Negotiating networks. 330 $aIndia's vibrant civil society sector has become a powerful symbol of political participation in the country. It comprises a wealth of media organizations, caste and religion based associations, farmers groups, labor unions, social service organizations, and an almost limitless number of development organizations. Given this vibrancy, it is difficult to grasp the characteristics of civil society at the transnational or even the national level. Delving beneath the progressive surface to the local level, one finds a murky and multifaceted world of competing interests, compromises, uneasy alliances and erratic victories. The Politics of Collective Advocacy in India critically examines the enormous gap between the ways collective action in India is studied and the ways it operates "on the ground". It identifies what influences the relative success or failure of different movements; the tools activists use to overcome obstacles; the traps that derail efforts to frame, politicize, and act on certain issues and assumptions about particular forms of action. The authors synthesize the experiences of a number of organizations and movements to identify the most effective tools that civil society actors at all levels can use to achieve positive social change. 606 $aPressure groups$zIndia 606 $aPolitical activists$zIndia 615 0$aPressure groups 615 0$aPolitical activists 676 $a322.40954 700 $aDeo$b Nandini$f1979-$01712646 701 $aMcDuie-Ra$b Duncan$0801784 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825814203321 996 $aThe politics of collective advocacy in India$94104966 997 $aUNINA