| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 381 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Ajay K. Mehra -- 2. Coping with the delimitation : new electoral strategies / Ashutosh Kumar -- 3. Economic issues in the electoral arena : party programmes and the politics of development / O.P. Sharma -- 4. The emerging politics of cohabitation : new challenges / Kailash K.K. -- 5. Emerging patterns in Dalit politics / Ajay K. Mehra -- 6. Muslim politics in India and the 15Th general elections / Mujibur Rehman -- 7. The politics of tribes in the 15th general elections / Govinda Chandra Rath -- 8. Regionalism, the politics of autonomy and smaller states / Amit Prakash -- 9. The 'missing women' : gender representation in Indian politics / Rajeshwari Deshpande -- 10. Internal security and the 15th general elections / Prakash Nanda -- 11. The role of the media in contemporary Indian politics / Seema Mustafa -- 12. Contemporary Indian politics and the corporate sector / Jayati Srivastava -- 13. Foreign policy and Indian politics : issues before the 15th general election / Partha S. Ghosh -- 14. Diaspora in Indian politics and the 15th general election / Girijesh Pant |
| Summary |
This book is a collection of 13 articles that interrogate themes significant in contemporary Indian politics. Based primarily on original data and analysis, the study began in late 2007. Given the magnitude of the project, it could not be completed before the elections of 2009 without compromising the rigour of the analysis |
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What makes this book both interesting and significant, therefore, is that the election results themselves surprised all concerned -- psepologists and political parties alike. The contributions in this volume did not set out to make predictions. Under these circumstances, the analysis presented here can be contextualised with a long-term perspective, and the issues and trends identified as crucial to Indian politics will be of lasting relevance, not just within India, but across the democratic world. This is an important reference tool for those engaged in election studies, political science and political sociology |
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This volume examines issues of significance in contemporary politics. Using primarily original data and analysis, the contributions study the themes and trends located as crucial to Indian politics, especially in the context of the 2009 elections, and which will be of long-lasting relevance within India as well as across the democratic world. A novel experiment, this study is expressed in jargon-free yet rigorous language with equally taut methodology. --Book Jacket |
| Notes |
Contributed articles |
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"Centre for Public Affaris; Heinrich Boll Stiftung, India." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-365) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
India. Parliament. Lok Sabha -- Elections, 2009
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| SUBJECT |
India. Parliament. Lok Sabha fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Elections
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mehra, Ajay K., editor
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Centre for Public Affairs (New Delhi, India), sponsoring body.
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Heinrich Böll Foundation-India, sponsoring body.
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| LC no. |
2010308962 |
| ISBN |
9781136198557 |
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1136198555 |
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