Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh

Proshika, the second largest NGO in Bangladesh, follows the participatory development approach for the socioeconomic development and empwoerment of poor women in Bangladesh. However, proshika is heavily criticized and opposed by some quaters especially Islamic groups for its alleged controvertial ac...

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Main Author:	Md. , Moniruzzaman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	GSID, Nagoya University 2004
Subjects:	HT401 Rural groups. Rural sociology JA Political science (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4630/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4630/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4630/1/GSID_paper.pdf

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spelling	iium-46302013-06-10T01:00:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4630/ Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh Md. , Moniruzzaman HT401 Rural groups. Rural sociology JA Political science (General) Proshika, the second largest NGO in Bangladesh, follows the participatory development approach for the socioeconomic development and empwoerment of poor women in Bangladesh. However, proshika is heavily criticized and opposed by some quaters especially Islamic groups for its alleged controvertial activities. This paper examines Proshika's participatory mobilization activities with reference to a specific women's mobilization incident in 1998, the final objective being to underline the implications of NGO-led political mobilization of women in Bangladesh. The paper argues that proshika's top-down approach to decision-making and its impositional type of mobilization is heavily loaded with partisan political rhetoric. It implies that political mobilization as a means of political empowerment for women may not be as simple as women's empowerment theories suggest. GSID, Nagoya University 2004-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4630/1/GSID_paper.pdf Md. , Moniruzzaman (2004) Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh. Forum of International Development Studies, 25 (1). pp. 159-181. ISSN 1341-3732 http://ir.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jspui/bitstream/2237/6262/1/09.pdf
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description	Proshika, the second largest NGO in Bangladesh, follows the participatory development approach for the socioeconomic development and empwoerment of poor women in Bangladesh. However, proshika is heavily criticized and opposed by some quaters especially Islamic groups for its alleged controvertial activities. This paper examines Proshika's participatory mobilization activities with reference to a specific women's mobilization incident in 1998, the final objective being to underline the implications of NGO-led political mobilization of women in Bangladesh. The paper argues that proshika's top-down approach to decision-making and its impositional type of mobilization is heavily loaded with partisan political rhetoric. It implies that political mobilization as a means of political empowerment for women may not be as simple as women's empowerment theories suggest.
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title	Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
title_short	Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
title_full	Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh
title_sort	political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of proshika in bangladesh
publisher	GSID, Nagoya University
publishDate	2004
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Political mobilization of grassroots women and its implications: a case study of Proshika in Bangladesh

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