Crisis of Liberal Deliberation Facets of Indian Democracy
Editor- Manas Ray
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- EDITOR : Manas Ray
- HB ISBN : 978-93-91144-03-6
- Year : 2022
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The precarity of democratic order in contemporary times needs no underlining. Crisis of Liberal Deliberation addresses this issue from a novel perspective. Through what magic, queries this volume,the Indian democratic state is even surviving as a political formation.For how long will democratic order remain durable despite its myriad loopholes, glaring fault-lines, and thousand histories of disappointment? Curiously, as more democratic states come under the sway of violence, the demand for democracy has become more intense among people. Unveiling this apparent paradox from their respective fields of specialization, the contributors of this volume analyse a vast range of facets of contemporary Indian democracy. The result is a glasnost of ideas, views and debates relating to the urgency of this deliberation. Forging these threads in the Introduction, Manas Ray engages with the theoretical underpinnings of the crisis of democratic deliberation. A large spread of topics follows, clubbed under several rubrics including historical legacy, disturbing trends, economic development since liberalization, biopolitcal dimensions such as demography and processes of living, and finally, the contesting visions of democracy in the regions.
The Editor
Manas Ray retired as Professor of Cultural Studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC) in
2018. He works at the interface of contemporary political theory and cultural studies. He has published on a wide spectrum of areas including biopolitics, continental philosophy and cinema, critical legal theory, Foucault and governmentality, visual culture, diaspora and Bollywood, disaster migration, and memory and locality in post-partition Kolkata. He has held visiting fellowships and teaching positions in leading institutions of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Australia and South Africa. His essay, ‘Growing Up Refugee’ (History Workshop Journal) is widely regarded as a classic.
‘Nearly seventy-five years after India’s independence, this volume takes a comprehensive and critical look at India’s deeply unequal economic structure and its troubled but still hopeful democratic politics. The contributors, who span several disciplines and generations, are superbly knowledgeable, analytical and passionate. An important collection for our times.’
—PARTHA CHATTERJEE, Emeritus Professor, Columbia University
‘Crisis of Liberal Deliberation makes a much-needed contribution for twoimportant reasons. First, it enriches our understanding on the themeof liberal democracy which, in the Indian context, has receivedinadequate scholarly attention. Second, it is different from other works in as much as it succeeds in its ethical sensitivity and scholarly vigour
as it includes different critical impulses that seek to interrogate the very
idea of Liberal Democracy. The volume, in my estimation, is worthy of
scholarly attention.’
—GOPAL GURU, Editor, Economic and Political Weekly and
retired Professor of Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University
‘Anyone wondering about the depth, scope and sheer verve of political thought in contemporary India will find abundant evidence of all these qualities in the Crisis of Liberal Deliberation. A sparkling Introduction by Manas Ray admits the reader to a wealth of reflections on a rich array of issues, problems and possibilities for Indian democracy. Ranging from historical reflections on the intellectual roots of Indian political thought, through powerful considerations of political economy and demographics, to urgent discussions of current political crises, these essays provide an indispensable resource for all those concerned about the largest democracy on earth.’
—IAN HUNTER, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland