House of the People - Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy

This book provides insights into Indian parliament and democracy. It seeks to answer two questions: Is the Indian Parliament working to articulate the diverse demands of the electorate and translate them into legislation and policy? To what extent has the Indian democracy transformed the institution of parliament and its functioning?

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The road to parliamentary democracy: The Constituent Assembly and its prehistory; 2. Protean institution: The changing composition of parliament; 3. 'Please take your seat!': Disruptions in parliament; 4. Inside out: The parliamentary committee system; 5. Corruption, criminality and immunity; 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Ronojoy Sen is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is the the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (Oxford, 2010) and Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India (Columbia University Press, 2015).

Summary

This book provides insights into Indian parliament and democracy. It seeks to answer two questions: Is the Indian Parliament working to articulate the diverse demands of the electorate and translate them into legislation and policy? To what extent has the Indian democracy transformed the institution of parliament and its functioning?

Foreword

An institutional history of Indian parliament, democracy and politics combining archival materials, interviews and visuals.

Product details

• Authors: Ronojoy Sen, Ronojoy (National University of Singapore) Sen, Sen Ronojoy
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781009608824
• ISBN: 978-1-009-60882-4
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, India, Political structures: democracy, Central / national / federal government, Political parties and party platforms, Central government, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law