Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative ActionPost-Mandal, the demand for reservations by various groups has become a consistent feature of Indian politics. Yet, the focus remains on caste, with little attention paid to the under-representation of religious minorities in India. The book takes up the case of relative disadvantage and interogates the multiple and overlapping dimensions of deprivation. Hasan argues that, in view of the comparative evidence avaiable, presently excluded and disadvantaged groups should also qualify for affirmative action. This book will interest students and scholars of Indian politics, sociology, and history. |
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Contents
Reservation Minority Rights and the Making of the Constitution | |
Policies and Institutional Frameworks for Protecting the Disadvantaged | |
Caste Social Backwardness and OBC Reservations Mandal I and | |
Politics of Representation and Underrepresentation | |
Muslim Backwardness and the Elusive Promise of Affirmative Action | |
Social Discrimination and the Reservation Claims of Muslim | |
Conclusion | |
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Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan No preview available - 2009 |
Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hassan No preview available - 2011 |
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affirmative action Andhra Pradesh backward classes basis benefits Bihar caste groups caste system caste-based cent Committee Congress Constitution context court creamy layer criteria Dalit Christians Dalit Muslims debate Delhi deprivation disadvantaged groups discrimination dominant economic educational backwardness educational institutions elections empowerment equality exclusion favour framework government employment government jobs Hasan higher education Hindu Ibid identity implementation important inclusion India inequalities Islam issue Jaffrelot Karnataka legislative legislatures Lok Sabha lower castes Madhya Pradesh majority Mandal Commission mobilization Muslim and Christian Muslim community Muslim OBCs Muslim population OBC category OBC reservations Parliament political representation position preferential treatment programmes proportion proportional representation public employment public institutions regard religion religious minorities Report reservations for OBCs Sachar Committee safeguards SC list SC status Scheduled Castes SCs and STs sections sector Sikhs social disabilities social justice society Tamil Nadu untouchability UPA government upper castes Uttar Pradesh V.P. Singh Zoya Hasan
Bibliographic information
| Title | Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action |
| Author | Zoya Hasan |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0199088667, 9780199088669 |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Political Process / General Religion / Islam / Rituals & Practice Social Science / Minority Studies Social Science / Sociology / General Social Science / Sociology of Religion |
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