This book explores the emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party as an alternative political force in Uttar Pradesh. It focuses on the historical continuity of Dalit social justice movements and organisational politics from pre to post-colonial India and its subsequent institutionalisation as a political force since the 1980s.
This book explores the emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party as an alternative political force in Uttar Pradesh. It focuses on the historical continuity of Dalit social justice movements and organisational politics from pre to post-colonial India and its subsequent institutionalisation as a political force since the 1980s.
Jayabrata Sarkar is an associate professor teaching at the Department of Political Science in Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, India. He has researched and worked on the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh extensively and on the Bodos, a plain tribe in Assam, India, and their struggles for rights, entitlements and ethno-cultural autonomy. His areas of interest include issues related to social exclusion, marginality, identity politics and the relational context of studying these themes within the process of globalization and international politics.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. 1. Landscaping Dalit Consciousness 2. The Political Architecture of Social Justice 3. The Enterprise of Social Justice 4. In the Forecourt of Political Power 5. Remaking the Caste Calculus. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
Introduction. 1. Landscaping Dalit Consciousness 2. The Political Architecture of Social Justice 3. The Enterprise of Social Justice 4. In the Forecourt of Political Power 5. Remaking the Caste Calculus. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
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