Some Theoretical Considerations on Caste

Subedi, Madhusudan

doi:10.3126/dsaj.v7i0.10437

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“…Hence, the reservation policy should be aimed at the really marginalized and poor people and a caste/ethnic marker is not sufficient to identify them. Affirmative action should be class-based rather than caste/ethnicity based (Subedi, 2013). Thus, Madhesis is a widely heterogeneous category in which Tarai Brahmans/Chhetris have the highest level of inclusion and Tarai Dalits have the lowest level of inclusion and the inclusive policy should be focused to poor and marginalized Tarai Dalits and Muslims.…”

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How Homogenous are the Madhesis? Implications for Inclusive and Affirmative Agendas

Subedi

Gautam²

2018

J. Devpt & Admin. Stud.

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How Homogenous are the Madhesis? Implications for Inclusive and Affirmative Agendas

Subedi

Gautam²

2018

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“…Prior to the implementation of the affirmative action policy, Dalit representation in the civil service was below 1% and has now increased to about 2%. Despite these outcomes, the affirmative action policy has faced strong criticism (Subedi, 2014a;Sunam & Shrestha, 2019). One of the key criticisms is that the affirmative action policy undermines meritocracy, by preventing deserving candidates from joining the civil service, and leading to poor public services.…”

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“…From the outset, the policy has generated fierce academic and political debates, and there is a growing literature on affirmative action in Nepal (e.g. Drucza, 2017a;Middleton & Shneiderman, 2008;Pyakurel, 2011;Subedi, 2014a).…”

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Does affirmative action undermine meritocracy? “Meritocratic inclusion” of the marginalized in Nepal’s bureaucracy

Sunam

Pariyar

Shrestha

2021

Development Policy Review

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Motivation: Affirmative action policies have attracted significant academic and policy interest worldwide. One of the key criticisms of such policies is that they undermine meritocratic principles, but there is little evidence and analysis on how such policies are being implemented and shape meritocracy, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Purpose: Drawing on a case study of an affirmative action policy designed for the inclusion of members from marginalized groups in Nepal's civil service, the article critically examines whether this erodes meritocracy and productivity. Methods and approach: The article draws on empirical insights and data collected through a critical policy analysis, complemented by surveys and interviews with civil servants benefitted from affirmative action and other civil servants, including policy analysts and public intellectuals. Findings: Our findings challenge a narrative that affirmative action in the form of reservations or quotas erodes meritocracy and reduces the quality of public services. Rather, we argue that an affirmative action policy can enrich meritocracy by addressing its inherent deficits, including its blindness to horizontal inequalities and forms of social exclusion, which tend to sustain the monopolization of bureaucracy by a dominant group in an already unequal society. Policy implications: Reconceptualizing an affirmative action policy applied in Nepal's civil service as a tool of "meritocratic inclusion," we argue that it rewards competence and promotes workforce diversity and social justice. Our evidence suggests that affirmative action, when it is carefully designed, can be an effective policy tool both to enhance representative bureaucracy and enrich meritocracy.

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“…They perceived nursing as a career choice that provides them with ample job opportunities both in India and abroad. Female nurses from Kerala found nursing to be of an advantage as this is one of the few industries where women do not have any direct competition in their professional sphere from Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaisyas (farmers, merchants, and artisans), and Sudras (laborers) are the remaining three castes (Subedi, 2013).…”

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The Voices of Male Nurses in Kerala: Career Choice and Satisfaction

George

Bhatti

2019

SACI

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There are more male nurses than ever before in India. While there is a large number of studies that focus on the differences in working conditions between male and female nurses and perceptions towards male nurses in western contexts, these studies are almost non-existent in highly patriarchal contexts like India. Utilising twenty semi-structured interviews with male nurses in three cities of Kerala, geospatially located in South India, this research aims at exploring the reasons why male nurses select the profession and their gendered experiences during their career paths. The research argues that male nurses select the profession for increasing their chances to migrate to industrialised countries like Australia and the United Kingdom. However, they face various social and work-related impediments in their career, which include negative perceptions of families and others towards the profession, the discrimination faced in terms of occupational segregation at the workplace, negative perceptions towards their manhood and the difficulties in finding a bride. Male nurses, if unsuccessful in migrating abroad, are not committed to remaining in the profession, particularly after their “shelf-lives” are over. In this case, they are highly likely to move to other professions or migrate to second-option countries in the Middle East. This emerges as a concern for India which is in dire need of nurses and highlights that Indian and State governments need to take prompt actions that would eliminate the stereotypes concerning male nurses, improve the working conditions and reduce discrimination towards male nurses, and in general to include more men in mainstream nursing.

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Some Theoretical Considerations on Caste

Abstract: Caste as a system of social stratification was an encompassing system in the past.

Cited by 22 publications

References 18 publications

How Homogenous are the Madhesis? Implications for Inclusive and Affirmative Agendas

How Homogenous are the Madhesis? Implications for Inclusive and Affirmative Agendas

Does affirmative action undermine meritocracy? “Meritocratic inclusion” of the marginalized in Nepal’s bureaucracy

The Voices of Male Nurses in Kerala: Career Choice and Satisfaction

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