India's founding moment: the constitution of a most surprising democracy
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England
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2020
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| Abstract: | "How did the founders of the most populous democratic nation in the world meet the problem of establishing a democracy after the departure of foreign rule? The justification for British imperial rule had stressed the impossibility of Indian self-government. At the heart of India's founding moment, in which constitution-making and democratization occurred simultaneously, lay the question of how to implement democracy in an environment regarded as unqualified for its existence. India's founders met this challenge in direct terms-the people, they acknowledged, had to be educated to create democratic citizens. But the path to education lay not in being ruled by a superior class of men but rather in the very creation of a self-sustaining politics. Universal suffrage was instituted amidst poverty, illiteracy, social heterogeneity, and centuries of tradition. Under the guidance of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian lawmakers crafted a constitutional system that could respond to the problem of democratization under the most inhospitable of conditions. On January 26, 1950, the Indian constitution-the longest in the world-came into effect. More than half of the world's constitutions have been written in the past three decades. Unlike the constitutional revolutions of the late-eighteenth century, these contemporary revolutions have occurred in countries that are characterized by low levels of economic growth and education; are divided by race, religion, and ethnicity; and have democratized at once, rather than gradually. The Indian founding is a natural reference point for such constitutional moments-when democracy, constitutionalism, and modernity occur simultaneously"-- |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (219 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9780674245709 9780674245686 9780674245693 |
| DOI: | 10.4159/9780674245709 |
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| spelling | Khosla, Madhav ca. 20./21. Jh. Verfasser (DE-588)1079185682 aut India's founding moment the constitution of a most surprising democracy Madhav Khosla Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2020 1 Online-Ressource (219 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Introduction: The Indian Problem -- The grammar of constitutionalism -- The location of power -- Identity and representation -- Conclusion: Constitutional democracy today "How did the founders of the most populous democratic nation in the world meet the problem of establishing a democracy after the departure of foreign rule? The justification for British imperial rule had stressed the impossibility of Indian self-government. At the heart of India's founding moment, in which constitution-making and democratization occurred simultaneously, lay the question of how to implement democracy in an environment regarded as unqualified for its existence. India's founders met this challenge in direct terms-the people, they acknowledged, had to be educated to create democratic citizens. But the path to education lay not in being ruled by a superior class of men but rather in the very creation of a self-sustaining politics. Universal suffrage was instituted amidst poverty, illiteracy, social heterogeneity, and centuries of tradition. Under the guidance of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian lawmakers crafted a constitutional system that could respond to the problem of democratization under the most inhospitable of conditions. On January 26, 1950, the Indian constitution-the longest in the world-came into effect. More than half of the world's constitutions have been written in the past three decades. Unlike the constitutional revolutions of the late-eighteenth century, these contemporary revolutions have occurred in countries that are characterized by low levels of economic growth and education; are divided by race, religion, and ethnicity; and have democratized at once, rather than gradually. The Indian founding is a natural reference point for such constitutional moments-when democracy, constitutionalism, and modernity occur simultaneously"-- Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 (DE-588)119165473 gnd rswk-swf Indien The Constitution of India (DE-588)4365449-6 gnd rswk-swf Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf Constitutional history / India India / Constitution Ambedkar, B. R. / (Bhimrao Ramji) / 1891-1956 Democratization / India / History / 20th century Democracy / India / History / 20th century India / Politics and government / 1947- Constitution (India) Constitutional history Democracy Democratization Politics and government India Since 1900 History Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 (DE-588)119165473 p Indien The Constitution of India (DE-588)4365449-6 u Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 978-0-674-98087-7 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674245709 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Khosla, Madhav ca. 20./21. Jh India's founding moment the constitution of a most surprising democracy Introduction: The Indian Problem -- The grammar of constitutionalism -- The location of power -- Identity and representation -- Conclusion: Constitutional democracy today Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 (DE-588)119165473 gnd Indien The Constitution of India (DE-588)4365449-6 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd |
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| title | India's founding moment the constitution of a most surprising democracy |
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| title_full | India's founding moment the constitution of a most surprising democracy Madhav Khosla |
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| title_short | India's founding moment |
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| title_sub | the constitution of a most surprising democracy |
| topic | Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 (DE-588)119165473 gnd Indien The Constitution of India (DE-588)4365449-6 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 Indien The Constitution of India Demokratie |
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