This second edition of this textbook brings together general political theory and the comparative method to interpret socio-political phenomena and issues that have occupied the Indian state and society since 1947. It considers the progress that India has made in some of the most challenging aspects of post-colonial politics such as governance, democracy, economic growth, welfare, and citizenship. Looking at the changed global role of India, its standing in the G-20 and BRICS, as well as the implications of the 2014 Indian general elections for state and society, this updated edition also...
This second edition of this textbook brings together general political theory and the comparative method to interpret socio-political phenomena and...
Political parties are recognized as a highly important instrument for the functioning of democratic politics. They are essential for state formation and the intermediation between the state and society. This book is a pioneering attempt to discuss and analyze the complex variations of the party landscape in South Asia. It pays special attention to the evaluation of the role of political parties in the creation of multicultural, pluralist, and democratic societies.
The contributions to this volume come from indigenous authors who bear the necessary contextual knowledge needed...
Political parties are recognized as a highly important instrument for the functioning of democratic politics. They are essential for state formatio...
Subrata K. Mitra Siegfried O. Wolf Jivanta Schottli
Thanks to its emerging markets, nuclearization and the internet revolution, South Asia is increasingly at the forefront of current affairs. This invaluable reference source seeks to make the region accessible to business travellers as well as to the general reader. The range of subjects to be covered includes major political processes and events of South Asia (elections and electoral politics, political slang, political parties, diplomacy and territorial divisions), domestic and foreign policy, key personalities, political and economic institutions, sub-national groupings and units...
Thanks to its emerging markets, nuclearization and the internet revolution, South Asia is increasingly at the forefront of current affairs. This in...
This book offers a unique analysis of when and why citizenship has taken root in India. Each chapter highlights the constant innovation and re-innovation of citizenship that has occurred in India's legal, political, social, economic and aesthetic arrangements.
This book offers a unique analysis of when and why citizenship has taken root in India. Each chapter highlights the constant innovation and re-innovat...
This second edition of this textbook brings together general political theory and the comparative method to interpret socio-political phenomena and issues that have occupied the Indian state and society since 1947. It considers the progress that India has made in some of the most challenging aspects of post-colonial politics such as governance, democracy, economic growth, welfare, and citizenship. Looking at the changed global role of India, its standing in the G-20 and BRICS, as well as the implications of the 2014 Indian general elections for state and society, this updated edition also...
This second edition of this textbook brings together general political theory and the comparative method to interpret socio-political phenomena and...
Understanding India's politics and governance requires an examination of how politics and governance occur in the regional States, which constitute the federal units of India.This book addresses the issues of federalism, power-sharing and constitution
Understanding India's politics and governance requires an examination of how politics and governance occur in the regional States, which constitute th...