Social movements have been viewed as vehicles through which the concerns of poor and marginalised groups are given greater visibility within civil society, lauded for being the means to achieve local empowerment and citizen activism, and seen as essential in holding the state to account and...

Die mexikanische Landbevölkerung leidet unter extremer Armut, Marginalisierung, Ernährungsunsicherheit und Schädigung der natürlichen Ressourcen. Diese Arbeit zielt darauf ab, zu verstehen, wie Familien ihre Vermögenswerte (Assets) verwalten, um ihre Lebensbedingungen zu verbessern. Dies...

Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India, has 170 million inhabitants who represent 16.2 percent of India's population. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is classified as one of the 'lagging states of India' for its slow growth, low human development indicators and high concentration of the poor. UP occupies...