Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics - Growing Polarization and the Decline of the Congress Party (2009-19)

This book examines the immense changes in Indian politics over the past decade, and its impact on the Indian National Congress.

List of contents

• Preface and Acknowledgements


• Introduction


• 1: Democratic Reorganisation eludes Congress


• 2: Collapse of the United Progressive Alliance


• 3: Gujarat Model and a Sharp Right Turn


• 4: Secular Politics on the Back Foot


• 5: Hindu Nationalism to the Fore


• 6: Congress Interrupted


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

About the author

Zoya Hasan is Professor Emerita, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Dean of the School of Social Sciences, JNU. She is currently Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi.

Summary

This book examines the immense changes in Indian politics over the past decade, and its impact on the Indian National Congress.

Additional text

Given that there is almost a complete void in the study of the Congress party in Indian politics, this work fills a major void. I find it a very valuable piece of work.

Product details

• Authors: Zoya Hasan, Zoya (Distinguished Professor Hasan, Hasan Zoya
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780192863416
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286341-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Political Parties, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Politics & government, Politics and government, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms