Maoist Insurgency, State and People - Overlooked Issues and Unaddressed Grievances

This book critically studies normative and ethical aspects of violence to understand the Maoist conflict in India. It studies important but often overlooked issues such as reasons for youth participation in insurgency, the reality and the rhetoric of the urban Maoism debate, rights of the local communities, and issues of governance.

List of contents

Part I: Maoist Insurgency in India: An Introduction 1. Ideas and Ideology of Maoist Insurgency in India: An Introduction Anshuman Behera 2. Insurgency versus Democracy: Violent Clash of Ideas between the Maoists and the Indian State- Hrudaya C. Kamasani 3. Manufacturing Threat: Reality and Rhetoric of Urban Maoism in India- Anshuman Behera Part II: Social Implications of Maoist Insurgency 4. Maoist Insurgency in India: A Social Movement Analysis- Subhasis Sahoo 5. Women and the invisible gender terrain of armed resistance in India- Aleena Sebastian 6. Ethical Evaluation of Violent Movements: A Case of the Maoist Insurgency in India- Nibedita Priyadarshini Jena 7. Violence and Threat Perception: Maoist Conflict and the Indian State-Ambikesh Kumar Tripathi 8. State, Education, and Violence: Reclaiming the Social Contract- Bharat Chandra Rout Part III: Political and Economic Implications of Maoist Insurgency 9. Governance in Maoist-Affected Areas- S S Meenakshisundaram 10. Grievances on Rights and Entitlements of Local Communities: The Making and Unmaking of the Maoist Movement- Rakesh M Krishnan 11. Understanding Maoism in India with Socio-Economic Discriminations and Rebel Capabilities- Debosree Banerjee 12. Participation of Youth in Left-Wing Extremism: Case Study of Chhattisgarh-Nayakara Veerasha 13.Maoist Conflict in India: A Critique of State Response-Anshuman Behera

About the author

Anshuman Behera is an Associate Professor at NIAS, Bengaluru. His research interests are in the areas of conflict studies, political violence, political theory and development and conflict. His latest books are: Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century: Ideas and Relevance and Varying Dimensions of India's National Security: Emerging Perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Anshuman (Assistant Professor Behera
• Assisted by: Anshuman Behera (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032610924
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261092-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, India, Social discrimination & inequality, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Social discrimination and social justice, maoist;insurgency;conflict;state;people