Communities as Vote Banks

Elections in India
Herausgeber: Ali, Zaheer

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes the electoral behavior of communities constituted on the basis of religion, caste and region. It also presents a critique of media, emphasizes the use of latest technological devices, and proposes practical reforms to ensure better representation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781032885643
• ISBN-10: 1032885645
• Artikelnr.: 71235728

Autorenporträt

Zaheer Ali is Mumbai-based academician, freelance journalist and social activist. Presently, he heads the Centre for the Promotion of Democracy and Secularism (CPDS) that is essentially committed to disseminating values such as secularism, democracy, justice, and equality. Besides contributing several research papers to leading publications, he has also written and edited several books on socio-political and literary themes both in English and Urdu.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by S.Y. Quraishi
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Theme
1. Democracy, Electoral Behaviour and Communities as Vote Banks: A
Perspective on the Indian Electoral Process
Religion
2. Muslim Voting Behaviour: Myth and Reality
3. Muslim Voting Behaviour: Facts and Fallacies
4. Communities and Voting Behaviour: A Case Study of Jains in India
Caste
5. The Dictatorship of the Past: Caste and the Problem of the Traumatic
Excess
6. Caste, Dalits and the BJP's Social Engineering
Region
7. North-South Divide: A Study in Two Political Cultures
Media
8. The Political Economy of Elections and Media in Contemporary Times
Reforms
9. Partial List Based Proportional Representation: A Workable Option in
Indian Elections
10. Electronic Voting: A Leap Forward in Election Reforms