{"product_id":"making-sense-of-indian-democracy-theory-as-practice-9788178246383","title":"Making Sense Of Indian Democracy: Theory as Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Yogendra Yadav\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYogendra Yadav combines the insights of political science with the political sense of an activist. This book invites us to take a fresh look at India's first republic, 1950—2019.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first section provides a historical overview, the second a comparative overview situating Indian political practices next to those in diverse countries. The third focuses on theory and method to look at the specific nature of the Indian state; at polls, predictions, and psephology; and at the virtues and limits of anthropological fieldwork for understanding political praxis. The last section proposes electoral and democratic reforms that seem desirable and feasible if Indian democracy is to persist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndian politics is usually written about by journalists and scholars. Yogendra Yadav is almost singular in the Indian political world. Possessing the apparatus of a university professor, he is also a respected TV commentator, a psephologist, and an original thinker. All these aspects are apparent in this book. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did we end up here? This book responds to a question that troubles every student of Indian democracy today. It does so by\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etracing the history of India’s creolised democracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eplacing its record in comparative perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessing the relevant theoreties and methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esaying what is and what is not to be done.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616523804823,"sku":"9788178246383","price":570.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788178246383.webp?v=1769295017","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/making-sense-of-indian-democracy-theory-as-practice-9788178246383","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}