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The No Nonsense Guide to Minority Rights in South Asia is a practical primer on issues related to minority rights in South Asian countries. It delves into all major concepts and cutting edge theories that constitute the evolving minority rights discourse. The 'minority' in South Asia is typically characterized by 'non-domination' and powerlessness, two major markers apart from language, culture, religion and ethnicity. This book explores the process of this kind of 'minoritization' in the region, evaluating the weaknesses of constitutional and legal frameworks that contribute to it. In doing so, it examines in detail the State's role in the socio-political recognition, protection and exclusion of minorities. By taking a rights-based approach, the book argues that nation-building in South Asia has been devoid of the commitment to expand the democracy and equality agenda and has instead been dominated by majoritarian and authoritarian policies. While elaborating on such politics of recognition and inequality, the author goes on to explore and analyze the ethnic composition of each South Asian country--India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. She also highlights the role of minority agencies in resisting injustice and exclusion, thus providing a comparative and holistic understanding of the minority discourse in the region. This book is an important reference resource for students and academics working in the areas of politics and international relations, especially on human rights, minority rights and state-building. It will also be a useful guide for activists.

About the Author :
Rita Manchanda is an established writer, scholar-researcher, and human rights activist specializing in conflicts and peace-building in South Asia with particular attention to vulnerable and marginalized groups, that is, women, minorities, indigenous peoples, and forcibly displaced persons. Professor Manchanda has over 15 years of experience as a Senior Executive and Research Director with the regional NGO "South Asia Forum for Human Rights" (SAFHR), directing and coordinating a diverse portfolio of programs, including "Human Rights Audits of Peace Processes," "Women, Conflict, and Peace," "Media in Conflict," and "Rights-based Approaches to Poverty Reduction." Also, during the last decade and a half, she had been the gender advisor, Commonwealth Technical Fund (2004-05), and consultant in projects with UN Women (2010-11, 2012- 13, 2014), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP 2014-15), Centre for Humanitarian Dialogues (2011, 2012), and SAFERWORLD (2015, 2016). She has lectured on conflict resolution at Rotary Centre for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution, Chulalongkorn University (2014), Welthungerhilfe (WHH; 2014), Lady Shri Ram College (2008-16), and SAFHR: Human Rights and Peace Orientation Course (2000-08). Her more recent publication SAGE Series in Human Rights Audits of Peace Processes undertaken by SAFHR and published by SAGE (2015), is a field-based audit study of peace-making in Northeast (India), Balochistan (Pakistan), Madhesh (Nepal), and Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh). Among her many books and articles are Women War and Peace in South Asia: Beyond Victimhood to Agency, a pioneering study on feminist theorizing and praxis on conflict and peace-building (SAGE 2001), and Naga Women in the Peace Process (SAGE 2004).


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  • ISBN-13: 9789352802081
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 935280208X
  • Publisher Date: 10 Sep 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 328


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