The importance of individual politicians and leadership in South Asian politics is easily visible in the functioning of political parties and movements, as well as in media coverage. Yet there is a noticeable paucity of academic work on the subject. This volume, a collection of …
In a departure from most books on the politics of the developing world that study political innovation only in terms of technocratic blueprints, administrative processes and incentive systems, this book takes into account the role politicians play in shaping the characters of th…
The second of a four-volume survey and explorations in political science conducted by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, this volume examines key issues confronting Indian democracy and provides an analytical overview of the changing perceptions of it over the past t…
More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well?
by Subramanian, Ajantha, Sundar, Nandini, Varadarajan, Siddharth, Ray, Raka, Skaria, Ajay, Rao, Anupama, Kikon, Dolly, Dasgupta, Sandipto, Purushotham, Sunil, Sinha, Subir, Frøystad, Kathinka, Desai, Manali, Krishnan, Kavita, Roy, Srila
Electoral democracy combines the ideas and practices of warfare and welfare, where both work in tandem as near synonyms. India's robust electoral democracy exemplifies this combination in diverse forms. Critically analyzing the 2014 Parliamentary elections beyond the seduction o…
Electoral democracy combines the ideas and practices of warfare and welfare, where both work in tandem as near synonyms. India's robust electoral democracy exemplifies this combination in diverse forms. Critically analyzing the 2014 Parliamentary elections beyond the seduction o…
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