Narendran, Roshni, Ng, Eddy, and Almeida, Shamika (2025) Organizing Transgender People: Toward aProcess-Based Theory of Representative Bureaucracy. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. (In Press)

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Abstract

Despite advancements in LGBTQ+ rights, transgender people remain as one of the most socially stigmatized and marginalized members of society. Many continue to face state-sanctioned discrimination. Kerala stands out in supporting and advancing transgender people. We interviewed 15 government officials and 28 transgender women to explore how the Kerala government uplifted and improved the lives of its transgender people. Using a grounded theory approach, we analyze Kerala’s (one of the most progressive states in India) efforts to support transgender people. We found that access to common good—linked with citizenship, active participation, and collective action in society—is key to connect policies with outcomes for socially marginalized groups. Our study emphasizes how representative bureaucracy can empower society’s most vulnerable individuals and help them establish nonprofit organizations for their own support. This discovery allowed us to enhance and develop a process-based theory of representative bureaucracy. Our study extends the theory by establishing the mechanisms by which representative bureaucracy delivers the common good to society’s marginalized members.

Item ID:	84928
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1552-7395
Copyright Information:	CC BY-NC
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2025 22:14
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