Overview
Examines issues of Indian politics at the right level of abstraction, offering an analytical framework that provides the basis for a theory of Indian Politics
Studies the impacts of democracy on different aspects of the political process as well as the implications of the Indian political experience for global democratic theorizing
Analyzes the three crucial processes of secularization, politicization and classization, which have long-term consequences for changes in the social structure and institutions of democracy in India
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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State, Nation, Democracy
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Parapolitics of Democracy
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Social Power and Democracy
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Representation in Liberal Democracy
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Emerging Challenges of Democracy
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About this book
This book presents numerous discussions of specific aspects of democratic politics, showing how ‘democracy’ can be projected as a model of deliberate imperfection – a model that tolerates various loose ends in the system – and how democracy recognizes a multiplicity of possible courses open to the system at any point in time. Against this backdrop, the book carefully analyzes the lifetime work of D.L. Sheth, which, seen as a whole, offers us with a theory of Indian politics.
The selection of fifteen essays has been clustered into five sections that signify the major domains of democratic politics: State, Nation, Democracy; Parapolitics of Democracy; Social Power and Democracy; Representation in Liberal Democracy; and Emerging Challenges of Democracy. These essays give a sense of the transformations and struggles that are underway in India, brought about by the dynamics of democratic politics. Each of the fifteen chapters focuses on one aspect, providing a unique analysis of the deepening of democracy in India.
Authors, Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Compiled and Edited by
Professor Peter Ronald deSouza, Former Director Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Former Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Chair of the Rajya Sabha.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: At Home with Democracy
Book Subtitle: A Theory of Indian Politics
Authors: D.L. Sheth
Editors: Peter Ronald deSouza
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6412-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6411-1Published: 12 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3067-8Published: 22 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6412-8Published: 12 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 289
Topics: Political Theory, Democracy, Comparative Politics