• ISBN13: 9788126938353
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: January 23, 2024
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: INR 1195.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 500 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): History & Theory

An Anthology of Socio-Political Issues: Some Insights on Critical Thinking is a direct extension of the founding philosophy of the Association for Discussion on Society and Politics (ADSP). The Association emerged in 2020 in response to the disruptions caused by the pandemic, championed by the students of Berhampore College and neighbouring institutions. Their mission was to restore the flow of academic discourse by offering a plethora of webinars and online lectures, democratising access to theoretical knowledge. The book is an anthology of varied socio-political themes, authored by established academics and budding scholars. It delves into subjects such as postmodernism and religious fundamentalism, the impact of globalisation on state dynamics, the politics of language in George Orwell's literary classics 1984 and Animal Farm, the exposure of developmental violence through alternative media in West Bengal, the historical significance of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the tumultuous trajectory of the Sino-Indian relationship. The chapters provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary socio-political issues, analysed through multidisciplinary lenses and elucidated with meticulous case studies and close theoretical readings. Aligned with ADSP's core philosophy, this text is a primer for the social sciences and engenders further critical curiosity in its readers.

Prof. Ritobrata Roy is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Berhampore College. She had previously worked as a lecturer in Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College and as a Casual Research Staff in Australian Catholic University. Following her M.A. and M.Phil degrees from Calcutta University, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has published several papers in reputed national and international journals exploring her research interests of Political Theory, Public Policy and Development Communication. Dr. Ashis Nandi is an accomplished scholar with almost four decades of teaching experience. Currently, he holds the position of Head of the Department in Political Science at Berhampore College. He has served as the Head of undergraduate exams at Kalyani University and as a member of the Board of Studies at the University of Gour Banga. A passionate and dedicated teacher, his erstwhile students are currently engaged as faculties in notable universities across the world. His papers have been published extensively in numerous national and international journals on topics like Political Thought and Theory and International Relations.

• Acknowledgements.................................................... vi
• Foreword................................................................... vii
• Apurba Mukhopadhyay
• Note on Contributors................................................ x
• Introduction............................................................... 1
• Ritobrata Roy and Ashis Nandi
• 1. Postmodernism vs. Religious Fundamentalism........... 14
• Pradip Basu
• 2. Indian Media Ecology in the Age of ‘Superhighway’:
• An Analysis................................................................ 28
• Rajesh Das
• 3. Ethnicity: A Theoretical Underpinning...................... 44
• Asis Mistry
• 4. Religion, Secularisation and Communalisation in
• Politics: An Overview in Indian Perspective............... 63
• Trisha Mukherjee and Subir Bandyopadhyay
• 5. Changing Nature of Caste and Electoral Politics in
• West Bengal: An Analysis.......................................... 74
• Nilimpa Ghosh
• 6. Globalisation and the Transformation of the State
• System........................................................................ 87
• Oindrila Dattagupta
• iv Contents
• 7. Analysing Public Opinion.......................................... 105
• Sayoni Choudhuri Patra
• 8. Politics: A Concept of Exclusivity and Ambiguity..... 118
• Shohini Chakraborty
• 9. Politics, Education and the Beneficiaries.................... 129
• Madhumita Chakraborty
• 10. State, Power and Politics: Gramsci, Pareto, Mosca,
• Michel, C.W. Mills..................................................... 145
• Sreerupa Saha
• 11. ‘Newness’ About the New Social Movements: An
• Ongoing Debate in India........................................... 158
• Aparna Roy
• 12. Role of Political Language in George Orwell’s
• Dystopias: An Examination of Nineteen Eighty-Four
• and Animal Farm....................................................... 169
• Snigdha Nagar
• 13. Alternative Media and a Critique of the Violent
• Development Mode: A Study of Select Bengali Little
• Magazines in the Context of Singur and Nandigram
• Incidents (2006-2009)................................................ 181
• Ritobrata Roy
• 14. Post-Marxism: A Paradigm of Emancipation Beyond,
• not Against Marxism................................................. 201
• Nirjhar Mukherjee
• 15. The Constructivist Roots of India’s Policy of Non-
• Alignment.................................................................. 219
• Dorothy Deb
• 16. Caste Fragmentation and Hierarchy among the
• Individuals of Lower Strata of the Hindu Society in
• Colonial India............................................................ 233
• Vaishali
• Contents v
• 17. Concept of Nationhood and the Nationalist Politics
• of Gender: Reflection through the Print Culture in
• Colonial Bengal.......................................................... 246
• Neelashree Das Gupta
• 18. Decrypting the Vicissitudes of Sino-Indian Bilateral
• Relations: Changing Geopolitical Dynamics and the
• Indo-Pacific Odyssey.................................................. 260
• Abhigyan Guha
• 19. Land Reform and Land Acquisition in West Bengal:
• A Review
• Partha Shaw
• 20. Educational Efficiency and Fertility Choice in India:
• A District Level Analysis
• Naibedya Prasun Pal
• Index