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Title
Grassroots democracy and governance in India : understanding power, sociality and trust / Amiya Kumar Das.
ISBN
9789811951107 (electronic bk.)
9811951101 (electronic bk.)
9811951098
9789811951091
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (some colour).
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-19-5110-7 doi
Call Number
JA76
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.20954
Summary
This book approaches grassroots governance and democracy from a sociological perspective, focusing on the interaction between the community and the State. It explores the interrelationship between state, governance and community and demonstrates the performativity aspects of both political actors and citizens in various elections in India. It also highlights the need to understand the dynamics of governance in a multi-ethnic society and democracy like India both at the micro and macro levels. Offering detailed explanations of formal and informal governance in peoples everyday lives, it reviews some of the key debates on governance with respect to the engagement of the community. This book is intended for academics, researchers, activists, planners and policymakers from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, public policy, social anthropology, development studies, politics and regional development, interested in governance and development in India.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Sociology of Governance and the Grassroots of Democracy
Locating the State, Power and Governance in the Social Sphere
Seeing Like a Citizen: Peoples Everyday Engagement with the State and Governance
Documenting the Body: Paper Citizenship and Entitlements
Enchanting Elections: Performing Magic and Enacting Citizenships
Corporatization of the State in the Neoliberal Era
Conclusion: The Beginning of A New Governance.