Urban Activism in India: Transparency, Accountability and Ethical Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138058187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2030 / 240 str.

Martin Webb

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Framing the scene

2. Strange Bedfellows and Ground Realities: Encountering the Scene.

3. Framing corruption and ethical politics in Delhi

4. Disciplining the Everyday State and Society? Information, its Applications and the Difference between Soochna and Jaankaari.

5. Spaces of Activism: the city, its boundaries and distinctions

6. Embodying accountability: From the Performance of Authenticity to the Politics of Transparency

7. The Meaning of Fellowship: Informality, Commitment and Activism

8. Conclusion

O autorze

Martin Webb is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.