How India Became Democratic: Citizenship and the Making of the Universal Franchise

ISBN-13: 9781107068032 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 294 str.

Ornit Shani

Opis

Uncovers the greatest experiment in democratic history: the creation of the electoral roll and universal adult franchise in India.

Recenzje

'… a clear glimpse into the integrity, passion and commitment with which the republic's first generation went about creating its institutions.' Mihir Sharma, Business Standard

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Designing for democracy: rewriting the bureaucratic colonial imagination; 2. The pursuit of citizenship in the making of the electoral roll: registering partition refugees; 3. The roll as 'serialised epic' and the personalisation of the universal franchise; 4. Disciplining the federal structure; 5. Shaping the constitution from below and the role of the Secretariat; 6. The limits of inclusion; Conclusion: a 17 crore and 220 yard democracy.