Non-Discrimination and Equality in India: Contesting Boundaries of Social Justice

ISBN-13: 9781138086470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str.

Vidhu Verma

Opis

Social justice has been the animating ideal of liberal democracies in the 20th century. It is a concept familiar to most Indians but one where the meaning is not always understood. By tracing the trajectory of social justice from the colonial period to the present, this book examines how it informs ideas, practices and debates on discrimination and disadvantage today.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Context of Social Justice in Modern India 2. The Limits of Liberal Constitutionalism 3. Equality and Non-discrimination 4. Expanding Domains: Democracy and Social Justice 5. Higher Education at Crossroads 6. Reservations in Private Sector 7. Gender Justice and Quotas 8. De-clustering Disadvantage: The Case of Religious Minorities 9. Conclusion

O autorze

Vidhu Verma is Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She is the author of Justice, Equality and Community (1999) and Malaysia: State and Civil Society in Transition (2002). Her recent areas of research include political philosophy, feminist political theory and affirmative action policies.