Caring as Research, Researching with Care

Abstract

Abstract In Gendered Citizenship, Natasha Behl proposes a theory of situated citizenship that makes visible the practices of exclusionary inclusion that explain the gap between women’s formal equality in the Indian Constitution and their actual lived experiences of inequality and violence. By focusing on the lived experiences of women, Behl’s approach foregrounds reflexivity and meaning-making. In doing so, Behl provides a blueprint for research in political science that centers care and community.