Ideology and Identity - The Changing Party Systems of India (Paperback)

Indian party politics, commonly viewed as chaotic, clientelistic, and corrupt, is nevertheless a model for deepening democracy and accommodating diversity. Historically, though, observers have argued that Indian politics is non-ideological in nature. In contrast, Pradeep Chhibber and Rahul Verma contend that the Western European paradigm of "ideology" is not applicable to many contemporary multiethnic countries. In these more diverse states, the most important ideological debates center on statism-the extent to which the state should dominate and regulate society-and recognition-whether and how the state should accommodate various marginalized groups and protect minority rights from majorities. Using survey data from the Indian National Election Studies and evidence from the Constituent Assembly debates, they show how education, the media, and religious practice transmit the competing ideas that lie at the heart of ideological debates in India.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2018
Authors:	Pradeep K. Chhibber (Professor of Political Science) • Rahul Verma (PhD candidate in Political Science)
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-062388-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political parties > General
LSN:	0-19-062388-8
Barcode:	9780190623883

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