Contemporary Indian Politics
GOVT 275
Spring 2015
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01
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| Certificates: International Relations, South Asia Studies |
In this broad survey of contemporary India, we will examine major political, economic and social developments of the past quarter-century. With the defeat of Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress Party in the 1989 general elections, India entered a period of coalition governments and more robust multiparty competition. This era has also been one of increasing urbanization, economic liberalization, international trade, and financial globalization. In light of dramatic domestic and international upheavals, what have been some of the successes and challenges of Indian political institutions? We will consider the causes and consequences of changes in historical and comparative context, paying special attention to distributive justice. Despite rapid economic growth, as well as a burgeoning middle class, poverty and other social divisions and dilemmas stubbornly persist. How have political and economic gains been distributed, and how have ordinary Indian citizens fared? |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT)(GOVT-Comparativ) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jean Drèze & Amartya Sen, AN UNCERTAIN GLORY: INDIA AND ITS CONTRADICTIONS (Princeton University Press, 2013).
Sumit Ganguly & Rahul Mukherji, INDIA SINCE 1980 (Cambridge University Press, 2011). ISBN: 9780521678049
Atul Kohli, POVERTY AMID PLENTY IN THE NEW INDIA (Cambridge University Press, 2012). ISBN: 9780521735179
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Examinations and Assignments:
Oral presentations, midterm examination, end-of-term examination, final research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during pre-registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor considered in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Guha,Sourav Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 9 | JR major: 9 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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