Untouchable Citizens

Dalit Movements and Democratization in Tamil Nadu
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3323-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 569 g

Reihe: Cultural Subordination and the Dalit Challenge

This book studies Dalit movements in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, their mode of organization, engagement in politics and contribution to processes of democratization and egalitarianism.

Questions discussed include: How can democracy be preserved under conditions of extra-institutional mobilization? What is the current situation of Dalits in Tamil Nadu and why and in what manner do they resort to protest? How are egalitarian and democratic ideas initiated at the local level? How are the action concepts of social movements manifested in the everyday lives of their members? and What will be the impact of the entry of the Dalit Liberation Panthers into electoral politics on democracy in Tamil Nadu as well as India?

Hugo Gorringe is Lecturer in Identity, Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gorringe, Hugo

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Untouchability Undone?
Mapping the Movement
Introducing the Liberation Panthers
Democracy, Demonstrations and Disorder
Social Mobilization and Socio-Political Change
Victimization, Violence and Valour
The Context of Dalit Activism in Tamil Nadu
Costs, Coercion and Caste
The Material Context of Dalit Protext
Identity, Space and Power
The Spatial Bases and Practice of DPI
Dalit Women and Dalit Movements
Agency, Autonomy and Activism
Leaders and Leadership
Movement Organization and Membership Debates
The Move to Politics
The Institutional Self-Transformation of the Liberation Panthers
`Voting for Ourselves'
Dalit Politics and the 1999 Elections in Tamil Nadu
Conclusion
Critical Citizens - The Liberation Panthers and Democratization in India

Über Autor(innen)

Gorringe, Hugo
Hugo Gorringe is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Edinburgh. His research in India focuses on the sociopolitical mobilisation of Dalits and their struggle to achieve equality and deepen Indian democracy. He is the author of Untouchable Citizens (SAGE 2005) and multiple articles on caste, Dalit politics and violence.