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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 Heitmeyer
This 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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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Contributions to Indian Sociology

ISSN

0069-9667

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

3

Volume

46

Page range

283-310

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  • Anthropology Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-05-21

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-05-20

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