Unintended Revolution – Middle Class, Development, and Non–Governmental Organizations (Jagiellonian Studies in Cultural Anthropolgy) - Hardcover

Romanowicz, Anna

 
9788323342380: Unintended Revolution – Middle Class, Development, and Non–Governmental Organizations (Jagiellonian Studies in Cultural Anthropolgy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8323342385 ISBN 13: 9788323342380
Publisher: Jagiellonian University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Unintended Revolution describes the ways in which development performed in and by nongovernmental organizations in an Indian metropolis serves as a tool for reinforcing and improving social standing. Anna Romanowicz argues that the NGO environment gives a particular opportunity to middle class members whose cultural and economic capital are (re)produced in such an environment. She concludes that the ineffectiveness of development lies in the interest of this group and as such reflects neoliberal policies more broadly. She also argues that class status is the most important factor in acquiring a job position in a contemporary NGO, and that this cuts across gender, caste, and nationality, as well as other identities.

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About the Author

Anna Romanowicz is assistant professor in the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the Jagiellonian University. Her research interests include class analysis, nongovernmental organizations, women’s rights, and anthropology of development and globalization.

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Publisher
Jagiellonian University Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8323342385
ISBN 13 
9788323342380
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
188