Educating the (neo-liberal) citizen: reflections from India

Author(s)
Kumar, Arun
Publication date
2012-05-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Rights
Keywords
Development methods
Citizens' rights
Civil society
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
India

Metadata
Show full item record
Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/270074
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2012.664628
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Citizenship has gained considerable popular currency in development and is increasingly being used to represent its objectives and outcomes. The popular conceptualisations of citizenship have not remained unaffected by neo-liberalism, which has established itself firmly as the dominant development framework. In mapping the neo-liberal influences in conceptualisations and expressions of citizenship – evidenced in the work of 11 NGOs in India – the present article interrogates its limitations and effects on development outcomes. The article calls for the need to leverage the inherent plurality of citizenship more substantively by infusing the discourse of rights.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
Collections