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Reasoning Indian Politics

Philosopher Politicians to Politicians Seeking Philosophy

Herausgeber: Pani, Narendar; Behera, Anshuman

Beschreibung

This volume examines the forms of reasoning in Indian politics, tracing the transition from philosopher-politicians to politicians seeking philosophy in Indian polity during the post-independence era. It then analyses the implications of such reasoning on current practices from the standpoints of political theorists, philosophers and practitioners.

Autor

Narendar Pani is Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India. He has been writing on politics in both academia and the media since the 1980s. His research interests lie in his interpretation of the Gandhian method to understand current Indian and global realities. This method, as explored in his book, Inclusive Economics: Gandhian Method and Contemporary Policy (2001), seeks an alternative to ideology-centric approaches to the social sciences. Anshuman Behera is Assistant Professor in the Conflict Resolution Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India. A co-author of the book Militant Groups in South Asia (2014), his research interests deal with the socio-political conflicts in India and Nepal. In addition to extensive work on Maoism, he has also written on political processes in South Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9781138201835
• ISBN-10: 1138201839
• Artikelnr.: 50154497