Sarbeswar Sahoo

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	Singapore
Title	Ph. D. Student
Affiliation	National University of Singapore
Email	sarbeswar@nus.edu.sg
Mailing Address	Department of Sociology AS 1, 11 Arts Link Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore SINGAPORE 117570
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	Area of Study Interest: Civil Society, NGOs, Democratization, Development, Social Movements, Citizenship, Religious Politics of Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad, Tribal Identity, Globalization PhD Thesis: The Dynamics of Mobilization and the Politics of Democratization: Exploring the 'Political' Role of Civil Society in Rajasthan (India) which is a historical comparative analysis of three different kinds of civil society organizations working among the tribals in Southern Rajasthan (Udaipur). (1) a constructive development organization (Seva Mandir), (2) an organization focusing on tribal identity, religion and culture and affiliated to the RSS (Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad), and (3) an advocacy and mobilization organization (ASTHA)
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	civil society ; NGOs ; democractization ; development ; social movements ; citizenship ; religion...