Democratisation in the Himalayas

Interests, Conflicts, and Negotiations

Vibha Arora, N. Jayaram (National Law School of India University)

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Routledge India
15 July 2019

Regional studies; Development studies; Society & culture: general; Anthropology; Politics & government

Series: Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity. The process of democratisation has accentuated ethnic competition, assertion of identity, and demand for ethnic homelands to protect, safeguard, and promote political and development interests of various groups.

This volume discusses competing interests; identity politics that permeates political formations, the transformations in the traditional forms of governance and their adaption to democratic institutions; the genesis and periodic eruptions of ethnic assertions, and attempts to resolve ethnic conflict. It shows how recent efforts at deepening democratic values and implementing social justice have been resisted and contested. The book argues that the play of ethnicity, the creation of political parties and interest groups, the emergence of social movements, and the voice of protest and opposition do not indicate a crisis in democracy but comprise the instruments by which the state is pushed towards reform, welfare, and inclusive politics, and is obliged to listen to the people.

Rich in ethnographic research, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of social and political anthropology, political studies, South Asian studies, Nepal and Himalayan studies, sociology, and development studies.

Edited by: Vibha Arora, N. Jayaram (National Law School of India University)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 412g
ISBN: 9780367279578
ISBN 10: 0367279576
Series: Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 15 July 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations Notes on contributors Preface Introduction: steering democratisation and negotiating identity in the Himalayas Vibha Arora and N. Jayaram PART I Shifting selves and competing identities 1 Seeking identities on the margins of democracy: Jad Bhotiyas of Uttarkashi Subhadra Mitra Channa 2 The politics of census: fear of numbers and competing claims for representation in Naga society Debojyoti Das 3 The making of the subaltern Lepcha and the Kalimpong stimulus Vibha Arora PART II Negotiating democracy 4 Monks, elections, and foreign travels: democracy and the monastic order in western Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India Swargajyoti Gohain 5 ‘Pure democracy’ in ‘new Nepal’: conceptions, practices, and anxieties Amanda Snellinger PART III Territorial conflict and after 6 Demand for Kukiland and Kuki ethnic nationalism Vibha Arora and Ngamjahao Kipgen 7 Displacement from Kashmir: gendered responses Charu Sawhney and Nilika Mehrotra Index

Vibha Arora is Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. N. Jayaram is Visiting Professor at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India.