Author: Sharma, Jaya

Source: Development, Volume 52, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 52-55(4)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract:

Jaya Sharma shares her concerns about assuming that norms govern us entirely and of constructing a binary between the `normative' and the `non-normative'. She argues that such a binary can be arrogant and privilege as `ideal' those seen as `non-normative'. It is perhaps closer to reality and more empowering to see the play of norms as a process of negotiation rather than placing them in a hegemonic and binary framework.Development (2009) 52, 52-55. doi:10.1057/dev.2008.72

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/dev.2008.72

Publication date: 2009-03-01

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