Countering Gender Violence: Initiatives Towards Collective Action in Rajasthan

Using rural Rajasthan, India as a case study, the author, Kanchan Mathur, explores issues relating to the lives of the women in the region and concludes that understanding violence and responses to violence are strongly influenced by cultural contexts and norms.

The book is described as analysing gender violence in the changing perspectives of development, health and human rights and examining the ways in which violence against women is studied. It seeks to draw links between gender violence and power relations and analyses the state's response to countering gender violence. It further discusses institutional measures and policy initiatives as mechanisms for redress and protection and provides case studies to illustrate these initiatives. Additionally, it highlights the role of the three key non-government oganisations (NGOs) in the state of Rajasthan and their changing approaches over time to deal with the growing issues of gender violence.

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