Mawdsley, Emma (2002) Redrawing the body politic: federalism, regionalism and the creation of new states in India. Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 40 (3), pp. 34-54. ISSN 1466-2043.
|
Text
Mawdsley9.pdf Download (169kB) | Preview |
Abstract
In 2000 the federal map of India was redrawn to create three new states, signifying a significant shift in the attitude of many of India's major political parties towards territorial reorganisation. This paper suggests that a new era in the political economy of India - associated with economic liberalisation; the rise of the Hindu right; the regionalisation of politics; and the emergence of a coalitional system of government in New Delhi - provides a new 'field of opportunities' for regions demanding state recognition. The paper concludes that, in this matter, the major political parties are driven primarily by expediency and opportunism rather than, as is claimed, by an evaluation of the democratic and developmental potential of smaller states.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | The author was at the University of Durham when this article was published. She is now Lecturer in Geography at Birkbeck College. |
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Federalism, Regionalism, Territorial Reorganisation, Economic Liberalisation, New States, India |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:46 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/216 |
Statistics
Additional statistics are available via IRStats2.
Archive Staff Only (login required)
