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EXPANDING EPISTEMOLOGIES: THE FRAMING OF GENDER AMONG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS

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dc.contributor.authorBhatnagar, Isha
dc.contributor.chairWilliams, Linda Brooks
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEloundou-Enyegue, Parfait M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBasu, Alaka
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T13:23:30Z
dc.date.available2018-10-23T13:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-30
dc.description.abstractThe field of research on gender is expanding with the emergence of new sites of knowledge production. This paper identifies how researchers and practitioners situated in different institutions are informed by different systems of knowledge in their study of gender, and what implications this has on what and how they study and on how these actors work together. Key informant interviews with gender specialists from universities, research organizations, NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and the state in Delhi, India are used as an illustration. Gender-related topics are framed in line with organizational frameworks. These specialists have adopted ‘pragmatic’ ways to bridge epistemological divides between the ‘gender and development’ and ‘feminism’ perspectives. The need for ‘evidence’ plays a critical role in changing expectations of researchers and practitioners in the field. By virtue of specialization, knowledge-producing institutions work interdependently towards the common goal of gender justice.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/X4CR5RMB
dc.identifier.otherBhatnagar_cornell_0058O_10273
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:10273
dc.identifier.otherbibid: 10489566
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59481
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectGender studies
dc.subjectField of gender research
dc.subjectKnowledge-producing institutions
dc.subjectTheory and practice
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectGender
dc.titleEXPANDING EPISTEMOLOGIES: THE FRAMING OF GENDER AMONG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopment Sociology
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Development Sociology

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