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Politics of the poor — Indrajit Roy
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Even though the world is richer today than ever before, a large number of people do not share in those riches, even in democracies. So, what does living in a democracy mean for people who simultaneously confront persistent deprivations and increasing inequalities? Do people living in poverty absorb the universalistic ideas associated with democracy? Or do their precarious lives overwhelm them so much so that they cannot act beyond particularistic concerns? These are the questions that Indrajit Roy tackles in Politics of the Poor: Negotiating Democracy in Contemporary India.
Indrajit Roy is Senior Lecturer in Global Development Politics at the University of York.
- "Why the subaltern chose, not Hindutva, but Trinamool in Bengal"
- "India: a year after Narendra Modi’s re-election the country’s democracy is developing fascistic undertones"
- "Contesting Consensus. Disputing Inequality: Agonistic Subjectivities in Rural Bihar"
Twitter:
https://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/
Host
Professor Dan Banik (@danbanik @GlobalDevPod)
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138 episodes
Manage episode 295104776 series 2738914
Even though the world is richer today than ever before, a large number of people do not share in those riches, even in democracies. So, what does living in a democracy mean for people who simultaneously confront persistent deprivations and increasing inequalities? Do people living in poverty absorb the universalistic ideas associated with democracy? Or do their precarious lives overwhelm them so much so that they cannot act beyond particularistic concerns? These are the questions that Indrajit Roy tackles in Politics of the Poor: Negotiating Democracy in Contemporary India.
Indrajit Roy is Senior Lecturer in Global Development Politics at the University of York.
- "Why the subaltern chose, not Hindutva, but Trinamool in Bengal"
- "India: a year after Narendra Modi’s re-election the country’s democracy is developing fascistic undertones"
- "Contesting Consensus. Disputing Inequality: Agonistic Subjectivities in Rural Bihar"
Twitter:
https://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/
Host
Professor Dan Banik (@danbanik @GlobalDevPod)
Subscribe:
138 episodes
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