Passionate Politics
Democracy, Development and India's 2019 General Elections
By: Indrajit Roy (Editor)
Hardcover | 1 February 2023
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This book illustrates the economic, social and cultural processes that shaped political passions in India during the summer of 2019. The contributors compel us to take seriously the âstructures of feelingâ in politics. Such an approach requires interdisciplinarity. Which is why the book brings together a stellar team of economists, political scientists, sociologists, historians and geographers to explain Modiâs resounding win.
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'Departing from the conventional scholarship on elections, dominated by psephology and discussions of the real, imagined or mistaken interests of sociological groups, this innovative collection of essays focuses instead on the role of feeling, play and aspiration in political life. The result is a stimulating analysis of citizenship and nationalism in contemporary India.'
Faisal Devji, Professor of Indian History, University of Oxford
'At a time when politics in many national contexts is marked by heightened emotions of anger, outrage, paranoia, hatred and adoration, it has become imperative to give emotion due analytic value. This volume is an excellent example of what such a study could look like. Contributors from a variety of disciplines show how the outcome of the 2019 national elections in India cannot be explained by conventional metrics alone and require a recognition of the role that emotions play in determining political outcomes. This volume will be of huge interest for anyone interested in passionate politics!'
Mukulika Banerjee, Associate Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science
'India's 2019 national elections have challenged the core assumptions of its post-1947 polity. We need a proper understanding of what exactly happened, how and why. A volume like this is hugely necessary. It is remarkable in its breadth of coverage and notable in its range of insights. It will advance our understanding in very significant ways.'
Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, Brown University
'An engaging exploration of the passions and emotions - fear, awe, love, hate, anger, aspiration, anxiety, protection, care, trust - that suffuse politics. The unusual lens of the 2019 general election in India provokes an interrogation of standard assumptions about the rational voter, as well as reflections on the mutual imbrication of emotion and reason in shaping how political choices are made.'
Niraja Gopal Jayal, Avantha Chair in King's India Institute, King's College London
'The emphatic, expanded support of India's electorate for the incumbent Modi government in the general elections of 2019 has puzzled observers. Indrajit Roy gathers a diverse range of scholars to view these elections through the prism of emotions. The result is an engaging, vibrant, sometimes provocative, sometimes perplexing portrait of an electorate driven by an overwhelming but contradictory panorama of emotions, ranging from fear, hate and anger at one end to adoration and hope at the other. This is a valuable addition to our understanding of a time of tumultuous upheaval and change in India's political landscape.'
Harsh Mander, author and human rights activist
ISBN: 9781526157720
ISBN-10: 1526157721
Published: 1st February 2023
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 238
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.2 x 14.6 x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.43
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