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notes from the field: Delhi Assembly elections, daru and politisation of violence against women

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  1. Aam Aadmi Party, ‘Delhi Election Manifesto 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=4, last accessed 19 December 2013.

  2. Bharatiya Janata Party, ‘Manifesto for the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Elections 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=879, last accessed 19 December 2013.

  3. Indian National Congress, ‘Congress Manifesto Delhi Election 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=881, last accessed 19 December 2013.

  4. On 14 December 2012, a young female student, Jyoti Singh Pandey, was raped and fatally injured on a bus hijacked by six men in Delhi. Her male friend, who was with her at a time, survived, but she died in hospital a few days later. The incident was followed by massive protests and media attention.

  5. The fieldwork was conducted during February–April and October–December 2012, and January–March and November 2013.

  6. Bharatiya Janata Party, ‘Manifesto for the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Elections 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=879, last accessed 19 December 2013.

  7. Indian National Congress, ‘Congress Manifesto Delhi Election 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=881, last accessed 19 December 2013.

  8. Aam Aadmi Party, ‘Delhi Election Manifesto 2013’, http://delhielections2013.com/wp/?page_id=4, last accessed 19 December 2013.

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Acknowledgements

The fieldwork for this research was funded by the Asian Dynamics Initiative (ADI) at the University of Copenhagen, and DIGNITY—Danish Institute Against Torture. I am grateful for their generous support. I also thank Rune Bennike, Hannah Elliott and Ravinder Kaur for their helpful comments.

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Zabiliute, E. notes from the field: Delhi Assembly elections, daru and politisation of violence against women. Fem Rev 107, 90–97 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1057/fr.2014.11

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