Ranabir Samaddar is Director, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata.Suhit K. Sen Senior Researcher, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata.

• List of Figures and Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. A Second Transition? Sources of Legitimacy and ‘Scientific’ Governance 1. The Democratic Story of Twin Challenges to Governance: Identity Needs and Developmental Needs Amit Prakash 2. New Technique of Governance: E-Governance and India’s Democratic Experience Dipankar Sinha 3. Disasters: Experiences of Development during the Embankment Years in Bihar Manish K. Jha 4. Between Ecology and Economy: Environmental Governance in India Sutirtha Bedajna 5. Conflict and Development: Implications for Democracy and Governance Sujata Dutta Hazarika Part II. The Production of Appropriate Subjects 6. The Cultured Subjects Badri Narayan Tiwari 7. A Well-behaved Minority Population Ranabir Samaddar 8. The Educated Subjects Anup Dhar. Bibliography. About the Editors and Contributors. Index

Ranabir Samaddar is Director, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata.Suhit K. Sen Senior Researcher, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata.

• List of Figures and Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. A Second Transition? Sources of Legitimacy and ‘Scientific’ Governance 1. The Democratic Story of Twin Challenges to Governance: Identity Needs and Developmental Needs Amit Prakash 2. New Technique of Governance: E-Governance and India’s Democratic Experience Dipankar Sinha 3. Disasters: Experiences of Development during the Embankment Years in Bihar Manish K. Jha 4. Between Ecology and Economy: Environmental Governance in India Sutirtha Bedajna 5. Conflict and Development: Implications for Democracy and Governance Sujata Dutta Hazarika Part II. The Production of Appropriate Subjects 6. The Cultured Subjects Badri Narayan Tiwari 7. A Well-behaved Minority Population Ranabir Samaddar 8. The Educated Subjects Anup Dhar. Bibliography. About the Editors and Contributors. Index