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Ajay Gudavarthy - Secular Sectarianism, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Secular Sectarianism

Limits of Subaltern Politics

Av Ajay Gudavarthy

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Secularism is a tenet that is fundamental to Indian democracy and enshrined in the Constitution. However, its practice has been severely hampered in recent times largely due to the secular sectarianism pursued by secular, democratic and progressive political formations. This implies the tendency of specific secular political movements to act as if their agenda are exclusively important. Secular sectarianism has gradually polarized communities and advanced a woefully limited political imagination, leading to the proliferation of conflicts between various marginalized groups—Dalits, tribals, OBCs, Muslims, women and the Left. Secular Sectarianism: Limits of Subaltern Politics includes several accounts of such conflicts, opening up a new area of study for further conceptualization. This book emphasizes that citizenship in practice is expressed through the right to speak for others and not just for oneself. Progress can be made only by opening up dialogues within and across political communities. This is essential for India’s survival as a secular and democratic nation. Progressive politics needs to move towards affinity and an idea of shared spaces.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-01-03
  • Mått: 139 x 215 x undefined mm
  • Vikt: 520 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 336
  • Upplaga: 1
  • Förlag: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN: 9789353286774
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Ajay Gudavarthy is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Political Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Ajay Gudavarthy taught earlier as Assistant Professor at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He had been Visiting Fellow, Centre for Citizenship, Civil society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen in 2012. He was Visiting Faculty at Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad in 2011 and Visiting Fellow, Goldsmith College, University of London in 2010. In 2008, he was Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.His published works include Re-framing Democracy and Agency in India: Interrogating Political Society (edited, 2012) and Politics of Post-civil Society: Contemporary History of Political Movements in India (SAGE Publications, New Delhi, 2013).

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Challenging political correctness, Secular Sectarianism shows that subalterns are partly responsible for their conditions because of their inner divisions and their sheer ignorance of the very principles they claim to promote, including equality and secularism. This powerful and very original argument is made on the basis of a series of well-chosen case studies ranging from caste groups to tribes and religious minorities.

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