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Re-Interrogating Civil Society in South Asia: Critical Perspectives from India, Pakistan and Banglad

Dissemination of civil society in South Asia: Introductory considerations The concept of civil society in South Asia Recent changes in civil society The South Asian setting New threads in the role of civil society in South Asia Contents Notes References I: Multifaceted and local civil societies in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh Building civil society in colonial India during the long nineteenth century Civil society in India: What is it and where is it going?Civil society: definitional conundrums Evolution of civil society in India Social movements Civil society organizations/non-governmental organizations (NGOs)Civil society in India: recent trends in the NGO sector Shrinking spaces? Challenges before Indian civil society Conclusion Notes References Clearing misconceptions about civil society in Pakistan Civil society in Pakistan Introduction of civil society in perspective Historical background Existing laws for registration of NGOs The state of NGOs/civil society organizations 1956–2013 The state of NGOs/INGOs/civil society during the PML-N (2013–2018) and PTI (2018–) governments Civil society on social media Conclusion Notes References Interviews Civil society, human rights and political antagonism in Bangladesh The state and NGOs: a perspective The wider political terrain The landscape of NGOs: the horizons of delivery Human rights organizations: the ‘radical ‘reformers Laws and politics The consequences of dissent Conclusion Notes References II: Civil society’s multiple hues and roles Thieves and khoji s in a non-state, collectivist system of justice under transformation : An example from a village of Southern Punjab, Pakistan Systems of justice: relational collectivism and individualism Relational collectivism Individualism Interaction between individual and relational-collective systems of justice, parallel use of plural systems Background: thieves and their image Learning the trade Housebreakers, grain thieves and cattle rustlers Cattle rustling, individualism and relational collectivism Khojis: trackers of thieves Difference between experienced and inexperienced thieves How the khoji art is learnt Changing scenario of the villages Introduction to overall changes Changes in panchayats Concluding comments Notes References Dilemmas facing civil society institutions in Pakistan: A case for organized labour The paradigm of the labour movement Historical ideological context Labour policies under different regimes Future trajectories of labour policies and implementing laws Concluding remarks and challenges Notes References Bureaucratic empowerment as a tool for reproduction of inequalities Bureaucratized empowerment in practice How did we get there? Consequences of economic liberalization Class matters Notes References The history Published materials Backdrop Situating the ‘us’Why WF?Ideology Action Student wing Factory work Children’s literacy school Flood relief Newsletter Cultural events Co-operation with other groups Quirks Where did it go?Impact Notes References The Women’s Action Forum, Pakistan: Ideology and functioning I – Ideological choices Democracy versus dictatorship Secular and inclusive state versus a state defined by religion II – Principles of functioning Non-hierarchical functioning and democratic inclusion Non-partisan/non-political affiliation Rejection of external funding The future of the Women’s Action Forum: critical questions Postscript Notes Bibliography Background Literature Political aspects of madrasas Ahl e-Hadith, Markaz al-Taiba in Muridke and Markaz Qadsia at Chowburji in Lahore Deoband Ja’afri Shi’a Islam Barelvi Jama’at Islami Other cases of collaboration and formalized networks between the maslak s Summary Perspectives for the future Notes References Striving for space in Pakistan under COVID-19 I: religious factions II: tension between the state and civil society groups Regulation of NGOs Laws and policies introduced in last two decades Civil society under COVID-19 Conclusion Notes References Archival sources Newspapers and weekly magazines III: Civil mobilization among ethnic and linguistic minorities The chapters Note References The organization of the writers’ community as a linguistic minority : The Santal tribe Approaches to civil society The Santali writers Examples of Santali writers as addressing a public sphere Associational life Examples of government regulation interference with the public sphere Notes References Imagining Santal rationality as empowerment The development of Santal ideas about surplus and wealth From social critic to the idea of rationality of action Fieldwork evaluation 9 Indigenous knowledge Contexts of experience and the emergence of a rational actor How do men experience innovation?Why social knowledge proves a failure Value-oriented rationality and women’s agency Women as ritual actors Consumption, redistribution and the ambiguous gift Women’s rights and women’s agency Women’s agency and literacy Conclusion Notes References Santals : Language, lyricism, emotions and identity Santali language and a history of the creation of its script A brief ethnographic note on the Santals The spoken word and sung tunes: resonances in the heart Orality against the trajectory of modernity in Santal society Notes References

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