Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis

In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent...

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Main Authors:	Sanyal, Paromita, Rao, Vijayendra, Prabhakar, Umang
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS PUBLIC OFFICIALS EMPOWERMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES VILLAGES BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS OPENING SPEECH PEOPLE PARTICIPANTS TEACHERS POLITICS VILLAGE INTEREST PUBLIC SECTOR LATRINE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROUPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL THEORY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE INEQUALITIES EXCLUSION POLITICAL REFORMS WELFARE CAPACITY BUILDING LOAN POLITICAL PROCESSES ENDOWMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AUTHORITIES CORRUPTION GENDER DISPARITY OVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL BANK SOCIAL GROUPS CIVIC EDUCATION STATE SUPPORT LITERACY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC POLICY STATES BENEFICIARY SELECTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EQUAL RIGHT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS TRAINING AUTHORITY INTERJECTION PUBLIC ACTION FINANCES CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL POWER ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY MP LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GOVERNMENT ACTION REPRESENTATIVES PARLIAMENTS LOANS ENTERPRISES REASONING DAYCARE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FINANCE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY BANKS UNIONS VOCATIONAL TRAINING ELECTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL SCIENCE TRANSPARENCY VALUES STATE GOVERNMENT WOMAN FAMILY PARTICIPATION POLITICAL SYSTEMS GENDER BANK CREDIT POLITICAL THEORISTS ACCESSIBILITY INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT ENTERPRISE EXCLUSIONS DECISION-MAKING PARTICIPATORY PROCESS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS INTERJECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES NUTRITION REPRESENTATION CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CONSTITUTIONS CITIZENS DEMOCRACIES MICROCREDIT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNANCE WELFARE STATE MICROFINANCE PARITY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INTERESTS CONSENSUS STATE WRITING CHILDREN EXCLUSION OF WOMEN CITIZENSHIP SECURITY REGIONS EDUCATION STATE SUBSIDIES NATIONAL BANK HOUSEHOLDS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EQUALITY PUBLIC FINANCES COOPERATION DECENTRALIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES LEADERSHIP PANCHAYATS LEGITIMACY WOMEN PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DIRECT DEMOCRACY DISTRICTS SMALL BUSINESSES INEQUALITY
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spelling	okr-10986-226522021-04-23T14:04:10Z Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis Sanyal, Paromita Rao, Vijayendra Prabhakar, Umang SKILLS PUBLIC OFFICIALS EMPOWERMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES VILLAGES BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS OPENING SPEECH PEOPLE PARTICIPANTS TEACHERS POLITICS VILLAGE INTEREST PUBLIC SECTOR LATRINE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROUPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL THEORY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE INEQUALITIES EXCLUSION POLITICAL REFORMS WELFARE CAPACITY BUILDING LOAN POLITICAL PROCESSES ENDOWMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AUTHORITIES CORRUPTION GENDER DISPARITY OVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL BANK SOCIAL GROUPS CIVIC EDUCATION STATE SUPPORT LITERACY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC POLICY STATES BENEFICIARY SELECTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EQUAL RIGHT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS TRAINING AUTHORITY INTERJECTION PUBLIC ACTION FINANCES CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL POWER ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY MP LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GOVERNMENT ACTION REPRESENTATIVES PARLIAMENTS LOANS ENTERPRISES REASONING DAYCARE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FINANCE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY BANKS UNIONS VOCATIONAL TRAINING ELECTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL SCIENCE TRANSPARENCY VALUES STATE GOVERNMENT WOMAN FAMILY PARTICIPATION POLITICAL SYSTEMS GENDER BANK CREDIT POLITICAL THEORISTS ACCESSIBILITY INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT ENTERPRISE EXCLUSIONS DECISION-MAKING PARTICIPATORY PROCESS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS INTERJECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES NUTRITION REPRESENTATION CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CONSTITUTIONS CITIZENS DEMOCRACIES MICROCREDIT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNANCE WELFARE STATE MICROFINANCE PARITY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INTERESTS CONSENSUS STATE WRITING CHILDREN EXCLUSION OF WOMEN CITIZENSHIP SECURITY REGIONS EDUCATION STATE SUBSIDIES NATIONAL BANK HOUSEHOLDS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EQUALITY PUBLIC FINANCES COOPERATION DECENTRALIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES LEADERSHIP PANCHAYATS LEGITIMACY WOMEN PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DIRECT DEMOCRACY DISTRICTS SMALL BUSINESSES INEQUALITY In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent example is the Indian gram sabha, or village assembly, which occurs in a highly stratified context. This paper undertakes a talk-centered analysis of the gram sabha with a focus on examining the oral participation of women in general and women affiliated with microcredit self-help groups who have access to an associational life. The qualitative analysis of 255 gram sabha transcripts from four South Indian states finds that women associated with microcredit self-help groups employ a wider variety of narrative styles and utilize a more multilayered structure to convey their messages compared with all women taken together. Thus, the difference is not so much in the numerical instances of talking or in the types of issues raised, but rather in the quality of participation. The paper makes an important theoretical contribution by proposing the concept of oral democracy as an alternative to deliberative democracy, and urges an analytical focus on the oral or oratory competency of subordinated groups as they participate in these important institutions. 2015-09-23T13:42:47Z 2015-09-23T13:42:47Z 2015-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25071172/oral-democracy-women’s-oratory-competency-indian-village-assemblies-qualitative-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22652 English en_US Policy Research working paper,no. WPS 7416; Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7416 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia India
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topic	SKILLS PUBLIC OFFICIALS EMPOWERMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES VILLAGES BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS OPENING SPEECH PEOPLE PARTICIPANTS TEACHERS POLITICS VILLAGE INTEREST PUBLIC SECTOR LATRINE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROUPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL THEORY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE INEQUALITIES EXCLUSION POLITICAL REFORMS WELFARE CAPACITY BUILDING LOAN POLITICAL PROCESSES ENDOWMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AUTHORITIES CORRUPTION GENDER DISPARITY OVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL BANK SOCIAL GROUPS CIVIC EDUCATION STATE SUPPORT LITERACY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC POLICY STATES BENEFICIARY SELECTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EQUAL RIGHT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS TRAINING AUTHORITY INTERJECTION PUBLIC ACTION FINANCES CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL POWER ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY MP LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GOVERNMENT ACTION REPRESENTATIVES PARLIAMENTS LOANS ENTERPRISES REASONING DAYCARE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FINANCE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY BANKS UNIONS VOCATIONAL TRAINING ELECTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL SCIENCE TRANSPARENCY VALUES STATE GOVERNMENT WOMAN FAMILY PARTICIPATION POLITICAL SYSTEMS GENDER BANK CREDIT POLITICAL THEORISTS ACCESSIBILITY INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT ENTERPRISE EXCLUSIONS DECISION-MAKING PARTICIPATORY PROCESS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS INTERJECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES NUTRITION REPRESENTATION CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CONSTITUTIONS CITIZENS DEMOCRACIES MICROCREDIT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNANCE WELFARE STATE MICROFINANCE PARITY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INTERESTS CONSENSUS STATE WRITING CHILDREN EXCLUSION OF WOMEN CITIZENSHIP SECURITY REGIONS EDUCATION STATE SUBSIDIES NATIONAL BANK HOUSEHOLDS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EQUALITY PUBLIC FINANCES COOPERATION DECENTRALIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES LEADERSHIP PANCHAYATS LEGITIMACY WOMEN PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DIRECT DEMOCRACY DISTRICTS SMALL BUSINESSES INEQUALITY
spellingShingle	SKILLS PUBLIC OFFICIALS EMPOWERMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES VILLAGES BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS OPENING SPEECH PEOPLE PARTICIPANTS TEACHERS POLITICS VILLAGE INTEREST PUBLIC SECTOR LATRINE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROUPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL THEORY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE INEQUALITIES EXCLUSION POLITICAL REFORMS WELFARE CAPACITY BUILDING LOAN POLITICAL PROCESSES ENDOWMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AUTHORITIES CORRUPTION GENDER DISPARITY OVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL BANK SOCIAL GROUPS CIVIC EDUCATION STATE SUPPORT LITERACY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC POLICY STATES BENEFICIARY SELECTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EQUAL RIGHT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS TRAINING AUTHORITY INTERJECTION PUBLIC ACTION FINANCES CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL POWER ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY MP LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GOVERNMENT ACTION REPRESENTATIVES PARLIAMENTS LOANS ENTERPRISES REASONING DAYCARE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FINANCE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY BANKS UNIONS VOCATIONAL TRAINING ELECTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL SCIENCE TRANSPARENCY VALUES STATE GOVERNMENT WOMAN FAMILY PARTICIPATION POLITICAL SYSTEMS GENDER BANK CREDIT POLITICAL THEORISTS ACCESSIBILITY INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT ENTERPRISE EXCLUSIONS DECISION-MAKING PARTICIPATORY PROCESS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS INTERJECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES NUTRITION REPRESENTATION CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CONSTITUTIONS CITIZENS DEMOCRACIES MICROCREDIT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNANCE WELFARE STATE MICROFINANCE PARITY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INTERESTS CONSENSUS STATE WRITING CHILDREN EXCLUSION OF WOMEN CITIZENSHIP SECURITY REGIONS EDUCATION STATE SUBSIDIES NATIONAL BANK HOUSEHOLDS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EQUALITY PUBLIC FINANCES COOPERATION DECENTRALIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES LEADERSHIP PANCHAYATS LEGITIMACY WOMEN PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENTS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DIRECT DEMOCRACY DISTRICTS SMALL BUSINESSES INEQUALITY Sanyal, Paromita Rao, Vijayendra Prabhakar, Umang Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
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description	In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent example is the Indian gram sabha, or village assembly, which occurs in a highly stratified context. This paper undertakes a talk-centered analysis of the gram sabha with a focus on examining the oral participation of women in general and women affiliated with microcredit self-help groups who have access to an associational life. The qualitative analysis of 255 gram sabha transcripts from four South Indian states finds that women associated with microcredit self-help groups employ a wider variety of narrative styles and utilize a more multilayered structure to convey their messages compared with all women taken together. Thus, the difference is not so much in the numerical instances of talking or in the types of issues raised, but rather in the quality of participation. The paper makes an important theoretical contribution by proposing the concept of oral democracy as an alternative to deliberative democracy, and urges an analytical focus on the oral or oratory competency of subordinated groups as they participate in these important institutions.
format	Working Paper
author	Sanyal, Paromita Rao, Vijayendra Prabhakar, Umang
author_facet	Sanyal, Paromita Rao, Vijayendra Prabhakar, Umang
author_sort	Sanyal, Paromita
title	Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
title_short	Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
title_full	Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
title_fullStr	Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
title_sort	oral democracy and women’s oratory competency in indian village assemblies : a qualitative analysis
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25071172/oral-democracy-women’s-oratory-competency-indian-village-assemblies-qualitative-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22652
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Oral Democracy and Women’s Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis

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