Search for dissertations about: "Scheduled Castes"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Scheduled Castes.

2. 1. Mobilising the Lower Castes : The Rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party in India

   Author : Magdalena Inkinen; Anders Westholm; Hans Blomkvist; Anirudh Krishna; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Voting Behaviour; Party Competition; Political Cleavages; Caste Mobilisation; Scheduled Castes; Bahujan Samaj Party; Uttar Pradesh; India; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a party that represents the untouchable castes (Scheduled Castes or Dalits) in India. During the 1990s, the BSP emerged as a major political force in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India. READ MORE

4. 2. Barriers of mistrust : public and private health care providers in Madhya Pradesh, India

   Author : Ayesha De Costa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Public private health care; health systems; India; scheduled castes; scheduled tribes; health policy;

   Abstract : Background: In India, the foundations for a public role in the health sector were set at the time of her independence in 1947. Like other former colonies emerging from the war, India envisioned heavy state involvement in the provision of health services to all. READ MORE

5. 3. 'Nobody delivers at home now' : who and why women participate in a conditional cash transfer program to promote institutional delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India

   Author : Kristi Sidney Annerstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cash incentive;

   Abstract : Background: One-fifth of global maternal deaths occur in India making this a serious public health challenge. It is well known that skilled birth attendance and access to quality emergency obstetric care reduces maternal mortality. READ MORE