Most democratic theorists have taken Western political
traditions as their primary point of reference, although the
growing field of comparative political theory has shifted this
focus. In Decolonizing Democracy, comparative theorist Christine
Keating interprets the formation of Indian democracy as a
progressive example of a "postcolonial social contract." In doing
so, she highlights the significance of reconfigurations of
democracy in postcolonial polities like India and sheds new light
on the social contract, a central concept within democratic theory
from Locke to Rawls and beyond. Keating's analysis builds on the
literature developed by feminists like Carole Pateman and critical
race theorists like Charles Mills that examines the social
contract's egalitarian potential. By analyzing the ways in which
the framers of the Indian constitution sought to address injustices
of gender, race, religion, and caste, as well as present-day
struggles over women's legal and political status, Keating
demonstrates that democracy's social contract continues to be
challenged and reworked in innovative and potentially more just
ways.
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