Hailing the State: Indian Democracy between Elections

In Hailing the State, Lisa Mitchell explores the methods of collective assembly that people in India use...
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Author: Lisa Mitchell
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Hailing the State: Indian Democracy between Elections by Mitchell, Lisa

Hailing the State: Indian Democracy between Elections

¥9,986

Hailing the State: Indian Democracy between Elections

¥9,986
Author: Lisa Mitchell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In Hailing the State, Lisa Mitchell explores the methods of collective assembly that people in India use to hold elected officials and government administrators accountable, demand inclusion in decision making, and stage informal referendums. Mitchell traces the colonial and postcolonial lineages of collective forms of assembly, in which-rather than rejecting state authority-participants mobilize with expectations that officials will uphold the law and fulfill electoral promises. She shows how assembly, which ranges from sit-ins, hunger strikes, and demands for meetings with officials to massive general strikes and road and rail blockades, is fundamental to the functioning of democracy in India. These techniques are particularly useful for historically marginalized groups and others whose voices may not be easily heard. Moving beyond an exclusive focus on electoral processes, Mitchell argues that to understand democracy-both in India and beyond-we must also pay attention to what occurs between elections, thereby revising understanding of what is possible for democratic action around the world.

Author: Lisa Mitchell
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 04/05/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781478018766

About the Author
Lisa Mitchell is Professor of History and Anthropology in the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Language, Emotion, and Politics in South India: The Making of a Mother Tongue.

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