Research Project

Nation UK/India Year 2017

Bina Agarwal

2017 Balzan Prize for Gender Studies

For challenging established premises in economics and the social sciences by using an innovative gender perspective; for enhancing the visibility and empowerment of rural women in the Global South; for opening new intellectual and political pathways in key areas of gender and development.


Bina Agarwal
>> Gender, Presence and Representation: Can Presence Alone Make for Effective Representation?
SOCIAL CHANGE – Volume 53, 2023

Bina Agarwal & Malvika Mahesh
>> Does the Landowner’s Gender Affect Self-Cultivation and Farm Productivity? An Analysis for India
THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES – Volume 59, 2023

Bina Agarwal, Pervesh Anthwal & Malvika Mahesh
>> How Many and Which Women Own Land in India? Inter-gender and Intra-gender Gaps
THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES – Volume 57, 2021

Bina Agarwal, Shamindra Nath Roy & Shiva Chakravarti Sharma 
>>Can Indigenous Political Representation Improve Forest Conservation? India’s Experience
WORLD DEVELOPMENT, Vol 201, 2026


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