Open AccessJohn G. Sommer. Empowering the Oppressed: Grassroots Advocacy Movements in India. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2001. 207 pages. Paperback. Price not given.
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Book Review By Attiq ur Rehman
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v41i3pp.291-295
Subject(s) - grassroots , injustice , constructive , oppression , social movement , civil society , new delhi , economic justice , political science , social justice , sociology , environmental ethics , development economics , political economy , law , economics , geography , metropolitan area , process (computing) , archaeology , politics , computer science , operating system , philosophy
Advocacy movements all over the world have been quiteinstrumental in bringing about social change. The efforts of groupsinvolved in such movements are directed towards realising the core humanvalues of justice and equality by securing the human and civil rights ofthe poor, oppressed, and marginalised sections of society. Lately, manygroups have realised that merely obliterating the effects of oppression,discrimination, and injustice is not enough—these efforts must besupplemented by attempts to address their root causes as well. Only bydoing so, the constructive changes occurring in society owing to thestruggle of these movements can become sustainable.