ISBN:
9781107019744
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 215 Seiten
,
Diagramme
Series Statement:
Theories of institutional design
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sanyal, Paromita Oral democracy
DDC:
320.8/40954
Keywords:
Gram sabha
;
Direct democracy
;
Discourse analysis Political aspects
;
India Politics and government 21st century
Abstract:
"This book is a scholarly investigation into the gram sabhas' potential for enhancing the capacity of ordinary citizens to engage with democracy under the enormously wide-ranging conditions and constraints that shape life in rural India. Our data are transcripts from 298 village assemblies from four neighboring South Indian states that were sampled and recorded within the framework of a natural experiment. And we use discourse analysis on this corpus of transcript data to gain insights into how India's rural citizens engage with this form of direct democracy"--
Abstract:
Discursive political culture -- Political construction, state enactments, and citizen performances -- The role of literacy in deliberative democracy -- Conclusion : oral democracy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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