The objectives of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes are to act as an independent agency that will investigate, monitor and record any violation of the Constitutional rights of the Scheduled Tribes, suggest measures for their development and in general act on their behalf. This report…

How has citizen action resulted in national policy change in different parts of the world?
This is the full introduction to the edited volume of the book Making Change Happen, published by Zed Books. It includes case studies, such as: Turkey, where a campaign for women’s rights led to a…

Natural resource management perceived as a search for institutions that can ensure simultaneous fulfilment of three goals: productivity (or efficiency), sustainability and equity. In this article, we study the implications of pursuing the goal of equity in the management of surface water…