At Home with Democracy : A Theory of Indian Politics

This book presents numerous discussions of specific aspects of democratic politics, showing how ?democracy? can be projected as a model of deliberate imperfection ? a model that tolerates various loose ends in the system ? and how democracy recognizes a multiplicity of possible courses open to the system at any point in time. Against this backdrop, the book carefully analyzes the lifetime work of D.L. Sheth, which, seen as a whole, offers us with a theory of Indian politics. The selection of fifteen essays has been clustered into five sections that signify the major domains of democratic politics: State, Nation, Democracy; Parapolitics of Democracy; Social Power and Democracy; Representation in Liberal Democracy; and Emerging Challenges of Democracy. These essays give a sense of the transformations and struggles that are underway in India, brought about by the dynamics of democratic politics. Each of the fifteen chapters focuses on one aspect, providing a unique analysis of the deepening of democracy in India.

Author: D.L. Sheth

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: Jan 12, 2018

Number of Pages: 289 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 9811064113

ISBN-13: 9789811064111