<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Friends,</div><div><br></div><div>Please take a look at two new articles on RED on decentralized governance.</div><div><br></div><div>Neema Pathak Broome, Srishti Bajpai and Mukesh Shinde analyze the weaknesses of the government introduced decentralized governance initiatives in India, and contrast them with the success of a grass-roots program in the state of Maharashtra - a worthy template for replication elsewhere in the country.<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/on-the-cusp-reframing-democracy-and-well-being-in-korchi/">https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/on-the-cusp-reframing-democracy-and-well-being-in-korchi/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>In the second article Neema Pathak Broome joins Akshay Chettri to discuss how enduring traditions and modern socio-political strategies are coming together to help the Van Gujjars, a community of migratory herders, negotiate contemporary challenges of governance.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/traditional-governance-systems-of-the-van-gujjars-in-uttarakhand/">https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/traditional-governance-systems-of-the-van-gujjars-in-uttarakhand/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hope you find them of interest, and if so then please share them with your networks.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Pallav</div></div>