Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?

• Main Authors: Kerry Scott (Author), Asha S. George (Author), Steven A. Harvey (Author), Shinjini Mondal (Author), Gupteswar Patel (Author), Kabir Sheikh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Participatory health initiatives ideally support progressive social change and stronger collective agency for marginalized groups. However, this empowering potential is often limited by inequalities within communities and between communities and outside actors (i.e. government of...