Browsing by Subject "Social mobilisation"
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A microhistory of a mass mobilisation: Peasant agency and solidarity in the 1990 anti-shrimp movement of polder 22, Khulna
(Brac University, 2020-09)Karunamoyee Sarder was killed in November, 1990 while leading a protest against shrimp aquaculture in Polder 22 of Paikgacha, Khulna, Bangladesh. Karunamoyee and other landless protestors were attacked with guns and ... -
Quiet revolution? Women’s collective empowerment and BRAC
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-03-15)BRAC’s focus on women and community organisations in the 1970s was lauded as bringing forth “a quiet revolution.” We explore the evolution of BRAC’s selected programs that built community forums and argue that while BRAC ...
