Rai, Shirin. (2007) Deliberative democracy and the politics of redistribution: the case of the Indian Panchayats. Hypatia, Vol.22 (No.4). pp. 64-80. ISSN 0887-5367

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Abstract

By examining evidence from India, where quotas for women in local government were introduced in 1993, this article argues that institutional reform can disturb hegemonic discourses sufficiently to open a window of opportunity where deliberative democratic norms take root and where, in addition to the politics of recognition, the politics of redistribution also operates.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Panchayat -- India, Local government -- India, Deliberative democracy -- India, Political participation -- India, Women -- Political activity -- India
Journal or Publication Title:	Hypatia
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:	0887-5367
Date:	November 2007
Volume:	Vol.22
Number:	No.4
Page Range:	pp. 64-80
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1527-2001.2007.tb01320.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/1290

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