How can inequalities between groups be addressed, while at the same time sustaining common citizenship? Debating Difference offers a new approach to this key question for liberal democracies, demonstrating that argument and debate is crucial for reconciling the demands of group equality and civic unity. Using constitutional and legislative debates on minority rights and quotas in Indian parliament, Rochana Bajpai develops a model for interpreting group rights around secularism, democracy, social justice, national unity, and development.
How can inequalities between groups be addressed, while at the same time sustaining common citizenship? Debating Difference offers a new approach to this key question for liberal democracies, demonstrating that argument and debate is crucial for reconciling the demands of group equality and civic unity. Using constitutional and legislative debates on minority rights and quotas in Indian parliament, Rochana Bajpai develops a model for interpreting group rights around secularism, democracy, social justice, national unity, and development.
Rochana Bajpai is Lecturer, Department of Politics, SOAS, University of London.
Inhaltsangabe
* 1.Introduction: Towards a Conceptual Analysis of Political Rhetoric * Part One: The Moment of Containment * 2. Minority Rights in the Constituent Assembly: A Historical Background * 3. Nationalist Discourse and Minority Rights: A Conceptual Approach * 4. The Nationalist Resolution of the Minorities Question * Part Two: The Moment of Crisis: 1986, 1990 5. Secularism and Exemptions for Muslim Personal Law: The Shah Bano Case, 1986 * 6. Social Justice and Quotas for the OBCs: The Mandal Case, 1990 * 7. Conclusion * Bibliography * Index
* 1.Introduction: Towards a Conceptual Analysis of Political Rhetoric * Part One: The Moment of Containment * 2. Minority Rights in the Constituent Assembly: A Historical Background * 3. Nationalist Discourse and Minority Rights: A Conceptual Approach * 4. The Nationalist Resolution of the Minorities Question * Part Two: The Moment of Crisis: 1986, 1990 5. Secularism and Exemptions for Muslim Personal Law: The Shah Bano Case, 1986 * 6. Social Justice and Quotas for the OBCs: The Mandal Case, 1990 * 7. Conclusion * Bibliography * Index
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