Modi's India: Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy
A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls...
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Zusammenfassung: | A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space.Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court.Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities |
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spelling | Jaffrelot, Christophe 1964- Verfasser (DE-588)12465262X aut lnde de Modi Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy Christophe Jaffrelot ; translated by Cynthia Schoch Princeton Princeton University Press [2021] © 2021 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 639 Seiten) Karte txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space.Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court.Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities Modi, Narendra 1950- (DE-588)138922926 gnd rswk-swf Bharatiya Janata Party (DE-588)5026822-3 gnd rswk-swf HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia bisacsh Democracy India History 21st century Hindutva Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf Ethnische Identität (DE-588)4153096-2 gnd rswk-swf Nationalismus (DE-588)4041300-7 gnd rswk-swf Indien (DE-588)4026722-2 gnd rswk-swf Modi, Narendra 1950- (DE-588)138922926 p Indien (DE-588)4026722-2 g Bharatiya Janata Party (DE-588)5026822-3 b Nationalismus (DE-588)4041300-7 s Ethnische Identität (DE-588)4153096-2 s Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s DE-604 Schoch, Cynthia (DE-588)1159794308 trl Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 978-0-691-20680-6 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691223094 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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title | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy |
title_alt | lnde de Modi |
title_auth | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy |
title_exact_search | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy |
title_full | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy Christophe Jaffrelot ; translated by Cynthia Schoch |
title_fullStr | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy Christophe Jaffrelot ; translated by Cynthia Schoch |
title_full_unstemmed | Modi's India Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy Christophe Jaffrelot ; translated by Cynthia Schoch |
title_short | Modi's India |
title_sort | modi s india hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy |
title_sub | Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy |
topic | Modi, Narendra 1950- (DE-588)138922926 gnd Bharatiya Janata Party (DE-588)5026822-3 gnd HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia bisacsh Democracy India History 21st century Hindutva Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Ethnische Identität (DE-588)4153096-2 gnd Nationalismus (DE-588)4041300-7 gnd |
topic_facet | Modi, Narendra 1950- Bharatiya Janata Party HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia Democracy India History 21st century Hindutva Demokratie Ethnische Identität Nationalismus Indien |
url | https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691223094 |
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