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The Internationalisation of Dalit and Adivasi Activism
25-26 June 2012
Senate House, University of London
 
Jointly organisedby the
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at
SOAS. 
 
This
inter-disciplinary conference aims to advance social scientific understandings
of key dimensions of the internationalisation of Dalit and Adivasi activism
that has gained momentum in the past two decades. These dimensions include the dilemmas
of activism in a changing global context, conflicting or competing activist frames,
divergent interventions by international actors, and the influence of emerging
international norms on state policy. This conference seeks to discuss aspects
of the internationalisation of both types of activism, with three major foci: 
 
The
relationship between international and national/local activism: How do constraints
in the international system differ from those faced by Dalit and Adivasi
activists domestically? How have different constraints shaped activism and
mobilisation at different levels? 
 
The
role of international organisations: How do
international organisations navigate caste-based discrimination and the
specificity of indigenous rights?  Do international organisations take different approaches? 
 
Connections
between Dalit, Adivasi, and other networks in international fora: How have
activists cooperated or competed with each other on the international stage?
What lessons have they learned from each other? Does the existence of diaspora
groups make a difference for the strategies followed by the activists?
 
Further
information and conference registration and programme details can be found
here:
http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/events/event-details.html?id=11630
 
Pre-registration
is required for access to the conference. Deadline: 18 June 2012.

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