Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PHD PhD PhD Thesis Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Relation A related resource 61000263 Title A name given to the resource Thinking Beyond Empowerment : Understanding Autonomy in the Context of Kudumbashree Subject The topic of the resource Sociology Description An account of the resource The concepts empowerment, agency and autonomy have gained a wider range of attention in newlinethe developmental research regimes. Amidst the conceptual drift these concepts are used newlineinterchangeably leading to uncertainty and proliferated meanings. The process of newlineempowerment may not always lead to autonomy. Through an ethnography of Kudumbashree, newlinean SHG in the South Indian state of Kerala, the current research focuses on how these women exercise agency to trouble the conventional boundaries between empowerment and autonomy. The transition of agency from the economic to the political domain is a subtle enterprise and is mediated by a number of factors including economic independence, decision making capability, mobility and political participation. Social - economic - political and cultural implications of women empowerment could be the first step in challenging and overcoming the relations of oppression in any society. The stereotypical assumptions can be negotiated by solely apportioning responsibilities and re-engaging with the system through everyday practices. The nuances of empowered women s re-engagement with local power regimes lead newlineto changes at the conceptual level that cuts beyond the individual and group level material transformations. The study figures how autonomy is a mediated process that is both agentic and subversive to the local patriarchal structures. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Babu, Gloria M Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Author's Submission Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Christ(Deemed to be University) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource K, Rajeev. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource PhD Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10603/524363" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://hdl.handle.net/10603/524363</a>