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Reproduction of Institutions through People’s Practices: Evidences from a Gram Panchayat in Kerala
This paper analyses the dynamics of participatory institutions in Kodayathur Gram Panchayat in Kerala. It also explores how the different fields of society in panchayat internalised and reproduced these institutions through their actual practices. The study has adopted a relational methodology, link...
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Bangalore
The Institute for Social and Economic Change,
2010
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| Online adgang: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005540.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper analyses the dynamics of participatory institutions in Kodayathur Gram Panchayat in
Kerala. It also explores how the different fields of society in panchayat internalised and
reproduced these institutions through their actual practices. The study has adopted a relational
methodology, linking the subjective stand point of individuals or groups, affiliated to institutions,
with their objective position in the society. It has applied methods like in-depth dialogues with
informants along with group discussions and document analysis. The study reached the
conclusion that institutions in GP largely failed in achieving their objectives. Apathetic approach
of the political parties, aversion of the middle and upper middle class groups towards public
institutions, and inability of the marginalised groups in involving such institutions were the major
hurdles in achieving their ideal objectives. |
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