Accommodating Diversity

Ideas and Institutional Practices
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-807503-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 150 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

How does the presence of diversity impact our understanding of society and formulation of adequate policies? This collection examines the Indian experience of diversity by delineating the policies and institutional arrangements that have been designed to accommodate different kinds of diversities, and highlighting the problems that the chosen path has yielded. The issues being examined include the Uniform Civil Code, the State's patronage of languages, affirmative
action in educational institutions, and minority participation in electoral politics. So far, the notion of multiculturalism has been addressed by theories that have emerged from Western societies. This volume marks a step in the direction of rethinking such questions in the Indian
context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahajan, Gurpreet

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Über Autor(innen)

Gurpreet Mahajan is Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.