Ronojoy Sen (National University of Singapore)

House of the People

Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides insights into Indian parliament and democracy. It seeks to answer two questions: Is the Indian Parliament working to articulate the diverse demands of the electorate and translate them into legislation and policy? To what extent has the Indian democracy transformed the institution of parliament and its functioning?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 238mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9781009180252
• ISBN-10: 1009180258
• Artikelnr.: 63509794

Autorenporträt

Ronojoy Sen is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is the the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (Oxford, 2010) and Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India (Columbia University Press, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The road to parliamentary democracy: The Constituent Assembly and its prehistory
2. Protean institution: The changing composition of parliament
3. 'Please take your seat!': Disruptions in parliament
4. Inside out: The parliamentary committee system
5. Corruption, criminality and immunity
6. Conclusion.