We the people : establishing rights and deepening democracy / edited by Nikhil Dey, Aruna Roy, Rakshita Swamy.
Contributor(s): Dey, Nikhil [editor.] | Roy, Aruna [editor.] | Swamy, Rakshital [editor.].
Publisher: India : Penguin Random House India , 2020Description: xxvi, 143 pages.ISBN: 9780670092970.Subject(s): Political participation -- India | Democracy -- India | Social problems -- IndiaDDC classification: 323.042 Summary: The authors are academics, activists and practitioners who have a strong relationship with social movements. Their narratives trace the use of the rights-based framework of the Indian Constitution by sociopolitical movements in order to strengthen the economic, cultural and social rights of ordinary Indians. The multiple perspectives draw upon and contextualize the complex relationship of the citizen with the state, society and market in democratic India. Their sharp critiques have a counterpoint in stories of creative, successful alternatives designed by peoples' collectives.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 323.01 LEH-D Dignity and human rights | 323.042 DAL-P Participation gap: social status and political inequality | 323.042 SMI-D Democratic innovations: designing institutions for citizen participation | 323.042 WET- We the people : | 323.042 WHE- When Citizens Talk About Politics / | 323.0420973 CIV- Civic engagement in American democracy | 323.044 GLO- Global resistance reader |
The authors are academics, activists and practitioners who have a strong relationship with social movements. Their narratives trace the use of the rights-based framework of the Indian Constitution by sociopolitical movements in order to strengthen the economic, cultural and social rights of ordinary Indians. The multiple perspectives draw upon and contextualize the complex relationship of the citizen with the state, society and market in democratic India. Their sharp critiques have a counterpoint in stories of creative, successful alternatives designed by peoples' collectives.
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