Guy Poitevin (1934-2004)
Guy Poitevin's bibliography / Bibliographie
de Guy Poitevin
Guy Poitevin's lifelong involvement in cooperative action-research among
down-trodden communities will remain exemplary. Born in Mayenne (France) in
1934, he graduated in philosophy from the Sorbonne (University of Paris) and
taught philosophy for twelve years in a seminary in Western France. During his
early years in Pune (1967-1972), he came into close contact with Indian students
through the Students' Welfare Association. He obtained his PhD in social
sciences from Paris University, with a research on attitudes and aspirations of
Indian students from lower social sections. He settled in Pune in 1972 and
later became an Indian citizen by naturalization. Together with his wife Hema
Rairkar and the team of social animators of Garib Dongari Sanghatna
(Organization of the Poor of the Mountain) he conducted research projects on a
wide variety of topics: grass-root development processes, social action,
migration, women coolies, health programmes, gender studies, participatory
research, dalit autobiographies, etc.
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In 1982, he established the Center for Cooperative
Research in Social Sciences, Pune, devoted to research on those social
agents and communities whose socio-historical plight, struggle for survival,
internal representations and cultural potentialities happen to be overlooked by
academic research methodologies.
Detailed biodata
Obituaries
A radio programme dedicated to Guy Poitevin
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Centre for Cooperative
Research in Social Sciences (CCRSS, Pune)