Oral Democracy Deliberation in Indian Village Assemblies

• Main Author: Sanyal, Paromita (auth)
• Other Authors: Rao, Vijayendra (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Series: Social Sciences
• Subjects: Politics & government; Political science & theory; Comparative politics; Political ideologies; Political structure & processes; comparative politics; political theory; development studies; South Asian studies; political sociology; research methods
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A talk-centered qualitative analysis of three hundred Indian village assemblies, revealing how the deliberation between citizens in a mass democracy is influenced by state policy and literacy. Essential reading for those interested in participation, development, and deliberative democracy. This titl...