Asian Democracy through an Indian Prism

Asian Democracy through an Indian Prism

The essays in this symposium are longing for completion. A heavy Indian shadow hangs over them. Asian democracy is the overall theme of the symposium, but India, Asia's biggest “democratic behemoth,” to use Edward Aspinall's phrase, is more or less missing. Why is a discussion of Indian de...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Asian studies 2015-11, Vol.74 (4), p.917-926
1. Verfasser: Varshney, Ashutosh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asian studies
Democracy
Democratization
Elections
Essays
High income
JAS at AAS: The State of Democracy
Liberalism
Local elections
Low income groups
Participation
Theme
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Zusammenfassung:The essays in this symposium are longing for completion. A heavy Indian shadow hangs over them. Asian democracy is the overall theme of the symposium, but India, Asia's biggest “democratic behemoth,” to use Edward Aspinall's phrase, is more or less missing. Why is a discussion of Indian democracy necessary for this symposium? What would it add to the arguments made here and the themes discussed?
ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.1017/S0021911815001643