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Social Justice through Inclusion - The Consequences of Electoral Quotas in India (Hardcover)
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Social Justice through Inclusion - The Consequences of Electoral Quotas in India (Hardcover)
Series: Modern South Asia
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Across the world, governments design and implement policies with
the explicit goal of promoting social justice. But can such
institutions change entrenched social norms? And what effects
should we expect from differently designed policies? Francesca R.
Jensenius' Social Justice through Inclusion is an empirically rich
study of one of the most extensive electoral quota systems in the
world: the reserved seats for the Scheduled Castes (SCs, the former
"untouchables") in India's legislative assemblies. Combining
evidence from quantitative datasets from the period 1969-2012,
archival work, and in-depth interviews with politicians, civil
servants, and voters across India, the book explores the long-term
effects of electoral quotas for the political elite and the general
population. It shows that the quota system has played an important
role in reducing caste-based discrimination, particularly at the
elite level. Interestingly, this is not because the system has led
to more group representation - SC politicians working specifically
for SC interests - but because it has made possible the creation
and empowerment of a new SC elite who have gradually become
integrated into mainstream politics. This is a study of India, but
the findings and discussions have broader implications. Policies
such as quotas are usually supported with arguments about various
assumed positive long-term consequences. The nuanced discussions in
this book shed light on how electoral quotas for SCs have shaped
the incentives for politicians, parties, and voters, and indicate
the trade-offs inherent in how such policies of group inclusion are
designed.
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