Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity. The process of democratisation has accentuated ethnic competition, assertion of identity and demand for ethnic homelands to protect, safeguard and promote political and development interests of various groups. The book argues that the play of ethnicity, the creation of political parties and interest groups, the emergence of social movements, the voice of protest and opposition do not indicate a crisis in democracy, but comprise the instruments by which the state is pushed towards reform,…mehr
Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity. The process of democratisation has accentuated ethnic competition, assertion of identity and demand for ethnic homelands to protect, safeguard and promote political and development interests of various groups. The book argues that the play of ethnicity, the creation of political parties and interest groups, the emergence of social movements, the voice of protest and opposition do not indicate a crisis in democracy, but comprise the instruments by which the state is pushed towards reform, welfare, inclusive politics, and is obliged to listen to the people.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Vibha Arora is Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. N. Jayaram is Visiting Professor at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India.
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List of illustrations Notes on contributors Preface Introduction: steering democratisation and negotiating identity in the Himalayas Vibha Arora and N. Jayaram PART I Shifting selves and competing identities 1 Seeking identities on the margins of democracy: Jad Bhotiyas of Uttarkashi Subhadra Mitra Channa 2 The politics of census: fear of numbers and competing claims for representation in Naga society Debojyoti Das 3 The making of the subaltern Lepcha and the Kalimpong stimulus Vibha Arora PART II Negotiating democracy 4 Monks, elections, and foreign travels: democracy and the monastic order in western Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India Swargajyoti Gohain 5 'Pure democracy' in 'new Nepal': conceptions, practices, and anxieties Amanda Snellinger PART III Territorial conflict and after 6 Demand for Kukiland and Kuki ethnic nationalism Vibha Arora and Ngamjahao Kipgen 7 Displacement from Kashmir: gendered responses Charu Sawhney and Nilika Mehrotra Index
List of illustrations Notes on contributors Preface Introduction: steering democratisation and negotiating identity in the Himalayas Vibha Arora and N. Jayaram PART I Shifting selves and competing identities 1 Seeking identities on the margins of democracy: Jad Bhotiyas of Uttarkashi Subhadra Mitra Channa 2 The politics of census: fear of numbers and competing claims for representation in Naga society Debojyoti Das 3 The making of the subaltern Lepcha and the Kalimpong stimulus Vibha Arora PART II Negotiating democracy 4 Monks, elections, and foreign travels: democracy and the monastic order in western Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India Swargajyoti Gohain 5 'Pure democracy' in 'new Nepal': conceptions, practices, and anxieties Amanda Snellinger PART III Territorial conflict and after 6 Demand for Kukiland and Kuki ethnic nationalism Vibha Arora and Ngamjahao Kipgen 7 Displacement from Kashmir: gendered responses Charu Sawhney and Nilika Mehrotra Index
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