Social Exclusion, Integration and Inclusive Policies

Contents: Introduction. 1. Contextual social exclusion and inclusion of weaker sections in a multi-caste village of Andhra Pradesh/V. Subramanyam. 2. Social exclusion and inclusive policy: an overview/V. Subramanyam. 3. Social exclusion and the Dalits in India/Y. Chinna Rao. 4. Socio-cultural anthropology and social exclusion: from simple description to complex process/Rajesh Patnaik. 5. From culture of reservations to culture of representations: Phule-Ambedkarite agenda for social inclusion in India/P.D. Satya Pal. 6. The so-called development and dispossession: an analysis of land and forest rights of the socially excluded project affected tribal people/Deepak Kumar Behera and Nibedita Nath. 7. Scheduled tribes and rights discourse/V. Subramanyam, J. Srivirajarani and N. Babavali. 8. Tribal population and development policies: a critical analysis/J. Srivirajarani and V. Subramanyam. 9. Interactive model for inclusive education: benefits for tribal and non-tribal students/K.R. Rama Mohan. 10. Role of SHG in the empowerment of weaker sections: strategies for the upliftment through inclusive policies/R. Ramakrishna, Jayasheela Prakash and D. Tata Rao. 11. Are the current educational policies inclusive of tribals?/N. Indira Rani, S. Haranath and B. Devi Prasad. 12. Assertion of rights and ensuing reprisals: atrocities on Dalits in Andhra Pradesh/V. Sreemannarayana Murthy. 13. A study of child labour in the hotel industry in Kakinada/P. Subba Rao and T.V. Ramana. 14. The concomitant effects of geographical and cultural isolation on Chenchu leading to social exclusion/Jesurathnam Devarpalli. 15. Population, literacy and educational status of scheduled tribes in India/D. Pulla Rao. 16. Exclusion of Dalits in India: a violation of human rights/N.A.D.. Pal and D. Raja Kumar. 17. Social exclusion and the disabled/S. Haranath, N. Indira Rani and P. Arjun. 18. Hindu code bill: a coup de grace to systemic gender exclusion in India/C. Pradgna. 19. Ambedkar and women's rights/B. Ratna Kumari. 20. Women employment in media: a case study of Andhra Pradesh/D.V.R. Murthy and G. Anita. 21. Social exclusion of women in India under colonialism: implications to the modern society/U.V. Shakkeela. 22. Rammanohar Lohia's social philosophy and inclusive politics: an assessment/K. Sekhar and N. Babavali. 23. Removal of untouchability: Gandhi's vision of inclusiveness/P. Kishore Kumar and A.B.S.V. Ranga Rao. Index.

"The concept of social exclusion since its exposition by Rene Lenoir in 1974 drew the attention of both policy makers and academia. Though exclusion has been embedded in the socio-historical processes of most societies, its scientific study began recently. It is a ubiquitous phenomenon affecting individuals, groups and communities adversely and negating the spirit of democracy, equality and agency. Given the complex character of Indian society, the process of social exclusion is more systemic and intense with its far-reaching ramifications. Numerous voluntary and governmental initiatives sought to facilitate the integration of excluded groups into the larger social matrix. The process gained momentum since independence and the governance for the past six decades has been according primacy to formulating inclusive policies with social justice as their fulcrum.

Of late, exhaustive scientific and incisive research has been carried out to conceptualize and contextualize social exclusion and embark on cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research on disadvantaged groups like Dalits, backward classes, religious and ethnic minorities, women, disabled and displaced.

This volume contains research papers presented at a workshop on Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy with Special Reference to Weaker Sections of India, organized by the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Andhra University. These contributions by researchers/academics are analytical and informative and relate to a range of themes concerning social exclusions, inclusive policies and integration. This book would not only serve in adding vital inputs to the existing corpus of knowledge in the area but also help formulate a policy characterized by equity and affirmative action. It, hopefully, would throw light on areas hitherto untouched and cater to the requirements of researchers and policy makers." (jacket)