Ideology and identity : the changing party systems of India

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Ideology and identity : the changing party systems of India

Pradeep K. Chhibber and Rahul Verma

Oxford University Press, c2018

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Ideology & identity

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-314) and index

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: hardcover ISBN 9780190623876

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Indian party politics, commonly viewed as chaotic, clientelistic, and corrupt, is nevertheless a model for deepening democracy and accommodating diversity. But if these perspectives are contradictory, they do have one thing in common: the perception of Indian politics as non-ideological in nature. In Ideology and Identity, Pradeep K. Chhibber and Rahul Verma argue that the Western European paradigm of what constitutes an ideology is not entirely applicable to many multiethnic countries in the twentieth century. In these more diverse states, the most important ideological debates center on statism-or the extent to which the state should dominate society, regulate social norms, redistribute private property, and accommodate the needs of various marginalized groups. Using survey data from the Indian National Election Studies (NES) and other studies along with evidence drawn from the Constituent Assembly debates, this book shows how education, the media, and religious practice transmit the competing ideas that lie at the heart of the ideological debates in India.

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Acknowledgements List of Tables and Graphs Introduction: Ideology in India's Electoral Politics Chapter 1. State Formation and Ideological Conflict in Multiethnic Countries Chapter 2. Ideology, Identity, and the 2014 National Elections Chapter 3. Intellectual Lineages of the Politics of Statism and Recognition Chapter 4. Who Opposes Reservations and Why? Chapter 5. The Myth of Vote Buying in India Chapter 6. Transformational Leaders and Ideological Shifts Chapter 7. Transmitting Ideology Chapter 8. Statism, Recognition, and the Party System Change in India Chapter 9. Ideological Challenges and the Decline of the Congress Party Chapter 10. The BJP and an Ideological Consolidation of the Right? Conclusion: Ideas, Leaders, and Party Systems Appendix Bibliography Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780190623883

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Indian party politics, commonly viewed as chaotic, clientelistic, and corrupt, is nevertheless a model for deepening democracy and accommodating diversity. Historically, though, observers have argued that Indian politics is non-ideological in nature. In contrast, Pradeep Chhibber and Rahul Verma contend that the Western European paradigm of "ideology" is not applicable to many contemporary multiethnic countries. In these more diverse states, the most important ideological debates center on statism-the extent to which the state should dominate and regulate society-and recognition-whether and how the state should accommodate various marginalized groups and protect minority rights from majorities. Using survey data from the Indian National Election Studies and evidence from the Constituent Assembly debates, they show how education, the media, and religious practice transmit the competing ideas that lie at the heart of ideological debates in India.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Tables and Graphs Introduction: Ideology in India's Electoral Politics Chapter 1. State Formation and Ideological Conflict in Multiethnic Countries Chapter 2. Ideology, Identity, and the 2014 National Elections Chapter 3. Intellectual Lineages of the Politics of Statism and Recognition Chapter 4. Who Opposes Reservations and Why? Chapter 5. The Myth of Vote Buying in India Chapter 6. Transformational Leaders and Ideological Shifts Chapter 7. Transmitting Ideology Chapter 8. Statism, Recognition, and the Party System Change in India Chapter 9. Ideological Challenges and the Decline of the Congress Party Chapter 10. The BJP and an Ideological Consolidation of the Right? Conclusion: Ideas, Leaders, and Party Systems Appendix Bibliography Index

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