Dynamics of Caste and Law: Dalits, Oppression and Constitutional Democracy in In

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The caste system is central to understanding the politics of inequality and discrimination in India and elsewhere. This book explains how caste and law have mutually evolved in India's democratic order, providing new insights into why caste oppression may persist despite India's constitutional promises of equal opportunities.

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Dynamics of Caste and Law breaks new ground in understanding how caste and law relate in India's democratic order. Caste has become a visible phenomenon often associated with discrimination, inequality and politics in India and globally. India's constitutional democracy has had a remarkable goal of creating equality in a context of caste. Despite constitutional promises with equal opportunities for the lower castes and outlawing of untouchability at the time of independence, recurring atrocities and inadequate implementation of law have called for rethinking and legal change. This book sheds new light on why caste oppression persists by using new theoretical perspectives as well as Bhimrao Ambedkar's concepts of the caste system. Focusing on struggles among India's Dalits, the castes formerly known as untouchables, the book draws on a rich material and explains, among other things, mechanisms of oppression and how powerful actors may gain influence in institutions of law and state.

Author Biography

Dag-Erik Berg is Associate Professor of Political Science at Molde University College. His research takes an interdisciplinary approach to study hegemony, governance and constitutional democracy in global perspective. Recent publications by him have examined the intersection of post-foundational political theory, social exclusion and law relating to India's Dalits.

Table of Contents

List of abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Foundations of caste and constitutional democracy: Ambedkar, equality and law; 2. Law beyond untouchability: from temple entry to atrocity and legal change; 3. The Karamchedu killings and the struggle to uncover untouchability; 4. Casteism and the Tsundur atrocity; 5. Goals of law, goals of order: institutional conversion after atrocities; 6: Modernity of caste: higher education, inequality and caste struggles for reservation; 7. Conclusions on caste and law; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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The book explains how questions of caste and law involve persistent challenges concerning inequality and democracy in India's postcolonial state.

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The book explains how questions of caste and law involve persistent challenges concerning inequality and democracy in India's postcolonial state.

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The caste system is central to understanding the politics of inequality and discrimination in India and elsewhere. This book explains how caste and law have mutually evolved in India's democratic order, providing new insights into why caste oppression may persist despite India's constitutional promises of equal opportunities.

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The caste system is central to understanding the politics of inequality and discrimination in India and elsewhere. This book explains how caste and law have mutually evolved in India's democratic order, providing new insights into why caste oppression may persist despite India's constitutional promises of equal opportunities.

Details ISBN1108489877 Author Dag-Erik Berg Pages 260 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series South Asia in the Social Sciences Year 2020 ISBN-10 1108489877 ISBN-13 9781108489874 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-02-27 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Dalits, Oppression and Constitutional Democracy in India Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Affiliation Hogskolen i Molde, Norway DEWEY 342.54087 Short Title Dynamics of Caste and Law Language English Series Number 11 UK Release Date 2020-02-27 AU Release Date 2020-02-27 NZ Release Date 2020-02-27 Alternative 9781108779616 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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