Title: Representing India : ethnic diversity and the governance of public institutions /
Authors: Jayal, Niraja Gopal
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Representative government and representation India; Multiculturalism India.; Ethnicity India; Gouvernement représentatif Inde.; Multiculturalisme Inde.; Ethnicité Inde.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Civil Rights.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights.; Social discrimination India.; Regional studies India.; Development studies India.; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies India.; Society.; Ethnicity; Multiculturalism; Politics and government; Representative government and representation; India Politics and government
Abstract: "This book on India is part of a multi-country study examining how ethnic diversity is represented in public institutions. It provides a broad-brush account of cultural diversity in India; the contentions over identity; the institutions devised to manage and negotiate diversity; and the patterns of representation in public institutions. Presenting new data on India's Parliament and Cabinet since 1991, this book provides a comprehensive account of representation along several axes simultaneously - caste, tribe and religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction -- Representing India: democracy and diversity -- Mapping diversity in India -- Managing diversity: institutions, policies and politics -- Promoting diversity and protecting the vulnerable -- Negotiating diversity: parties and the electoral system -- Representing diversity in institutions of governance -- Conclusion