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India’s Great Power Politics Managing China’s Rise

India’s Great Power Politics Managing China’s Rise

This book examines India’s foreign and defence policy changes in response to China’s growing economic and military power and increased footprint across the Indo-Pacific. It further explores India’s role in the rivalry between China and the United States. The book looks at the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region in the Indo-Pacific geopolitical landscape and how India is managing China’s rise by combining economic cooperation with a wide set of balancing strategies. The authors in this book critically analyse the various tools of Indian foreign policy including defence posture security alignments and soft power diplomacy among others and discuss the future trajectory of India’s foreign policy and the factors which will determine the balance of power in the region and the potential risks involved. The book provides detailed insights into the multifaceted and complex relationship between India and China and will be of great interest to researchers and students of international relations Asian studies political science and economics. It will also be useful for policymakers journalists and think tanks interested in the India–China relationship. | India’s Great Power Politics Managing China’s Rise

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Power Legitimacy and World Order Changing Contours of Preconditions and Perspectives

Power Legitimacy and World Order Changing Contours of Preconditions and Perspectives

This book reflects on the reasons for the decline of international cooperation in world politics and studies ways to restore legitimacy in the international order. It engages with the concept of legitimacy in international relations theories and practices to examine the discussions around power shifts the decline of liberalism demands for inclusive international architectures and challenges to multilateralism as well as established norms by leaders and nationalisms. It studies the impact of the post-COVID-19 world order on the nature of power in the international system and changes in normative concerns of security. The volume also interrogates political legitimacy through an area studies lens by examining the concept of legitimacy separately in the USA Europe South Asia Southeast Asia Latin America and Africa. An important and timely text featuring contributions from eminent scholars this book will be of use to students and researchers of modern history political science and international relations. It will also be of interest to think tanks and policy-making bodies concerned with international affairs and foreign policy. | Power Legitimacy and World Order Changing Contours of Preconditions and Perspectives

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Realist Paradigm of International Relations Power Systems and Game Theories

Realist Paradigm of International Relations Power Systems and Game Theories

This book explores realist theories—also called power politics approaches formulations of systems theories and game theory in International Relations (IR). The first section of the book focuses on theories of Early Classical Realism—Thucydides Machiavelli and Hobbes and two Asian exponents—Kautilya and Han Fei Tzu. It covers the rise and fall of different schools of imperial geopolitics including those developed during the Cold-War and postmodern periods. It also discusses theories proposed by three stalwarts of Neoclassical Realism— Niebuhr Carr and Morgenthau; the Neorealism of Waltz; Strategic Realism of Schelling; and Offensive Realism of Mearsheimer. The book also examines theoretic formulations of Kaplan Modelski Rosecrance McClelland Holsti and Singer as well as game theory and its relevance and application in international relations. It explores diverse variants of theories of power in international relations through a critical readings of texts and IR literature. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of political science international relations history and law. | Realist Paradigm of International Relations Power Systems and Game Theories

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Populism and Power Farmers’ movement in western India 1980-2014

Populism and Power Farmers’ movement in western India 1980-2014

This book traces the entire trajectory of the farmers’ movement in Western India especially Maharashtra from the 1980s to the present day. It reveals the fundamental contradictions between populism as an ideology and as political power within the democratic state structure. The volume highlights the ideologies of the movement; its emergence in the wake of a perceived agrarian crisis; how it conflates economics and populism; the role of leadership; stages of development from grassroots agitations rooted in civil society to the attempts to create space within structures of democratic politics; the eventual formation of a separate political party and consequent implications. It maps the linkages between populist ideology and mass participation and their contested successes and failures in the domain of electoral politics. Further the author underlines the effectiveness of the movement in addressing class and gender equations in the region. Rich in primary archival sources and informed field studies this book will interest scholars and researchers of agrarian economy rural sociology and politics particularly those concerned with social movements in India. | Populism and Power Farmers’ movement in western India 1980-2014

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Governance of Higher Education in Bihar Influence of Power Centers

Governance of Higher Education in Bihar Influence of Power Centers

This book presents the state-specific dimensions of the governance of higher education in Bihar India based on a real-case perspective. It discusses the policies of the center and state governments and their implications on the state's higher education system. It addresses the issues and challenges faced by the higher education sector from the point of view of multiple stakeholders at center state university and college levels while examining influential power centers. The volume focuses on select universities in the state and looks at how they manage policies schemes and regulations. It deals with key themes such as the role of state and regulatory bodies such as the University Grants Commission; the balance of power; resource scarcity; the inadequacy of top-down governance models; governance failure; and the autonomy of universities. It explores the conflict between the politics and economics of governance and efficiency; the promotion and recruitment of senior office-bearers and teachers; the privatization of colleges; and financing admission and examination systems. Through an in-depth study using empirical unit-level data from the All-India Survey of Higher Education examples and theoretical frameworks the book analyzes the reasons for the underperformance of the governance system of higher education in Bihar. It also offers suggestions and policy recommendations to help improve its planning and management via participative and responsible governance and informed institutional leadership. This book will be of interest to students teachers and researchers of education higher education economics governance and public administration and development studies. It will also be useful to educationists and experts education administrators policymakers bureaucrats and the governing bodies of higher education institutions. | Governance of Higher Education in Bihar Influence of Power Centers

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The Second Partition of Palestine Hamas–Fatah Struggle for Power

The Second Partition of Palestine Hamas–Fatah Struggle for Power

This book examines the factors and issues responsible for the intra-Palestinian conflict that has undermined the strength and vitality of the struggle for liberation against the state of Israel. It explores how the ideological incompatibility and competition for political primacy account for the Hamas–Fatah conflict entailing the risk of partition of Palestine even before it takes shape as an independent sovereign entity. It analyzes the developments since the signing of the September 1993 Oslo Accord and discusses themes such as the background of Palestinian politics; the role of Fatah; the rise of Hamas as Fatah’s political rival; the Hamas–Fatah struggle for power; and the role played by the international community including by the US and the European Union. The study deals with the various facets of territorial and political challenges faced by the rival Palestinian actions; the failure of the reconciliation efforts by Egypt and Yemen; the stalled peace process in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the emergence of the Islamic resistance movement and secular nationalist party; and the political and ideological shifts in Palestinian politics. Comprehensive and topical this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of West Asian studies peace and conflict studies politics and international relations foreign policy political studies area studies and strategic and defence studies. | The Second Partition of Palestine Hamas–Fatah Struggle for Power

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India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

This volume explores India’s role in the global governance architecture post–Cold War. It shows how with a rise in India’s capabilities there is an expectation from its external interlocutors that New Delhi ought to play a larger global role. As Indian policymakers redefine their engagements in the global policy matrix the chapters in the volume analyse India’s role as a challenger and a stakeholder in world politics; its uneasy relationship with Western liberal democracies; and its role in shaping new structures of global governance. The volume focuses on a host of critical issues including nuclear policy climate action politics India’s bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council humanitarian interventions trade governance democracy promotion India’s engagement with other emerging powers in platforms such as the BRICS the changing dynamics with its neighbours and maritime governance. A timely reimagining of global politics this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations climate change military and strategic studies economics and South Asian studies. | India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

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Rise of Saffron Power Reflections on Indian Politics

Rise of Saffron Power Reflections on Indian Politics

This volume looks at the impact of the landmark 2014 elections and the consequent Assembly elections which have transformed the ideological discourse of India. It discusses a variety of topical issues in contemporary Indian politics including the Modi wave Aam Aadmi Party and the challenges it is confronting today Hindutva and minorities the decline of the Congress party changes in foreign policy as well as phenomenona like ‘love jihad’ and ghar wapsi. It also draws together political trends from across the country especially key states like Uttar Pradesh Punjab Kerala Tamil Nadu Telangana and Seemandhra West Bengal Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya. The volume will be of great importance to scholars and researchers of Indian politics public policy sociology and social policy. | Rise of Saffron Power Reflections on Indian Politics

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Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy as well as the exploration of race gender politics and conflicts urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia Finland France Iran Italy Morocco India and the USA. It also asks the question whether along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social cultural and political order? This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies media popular culture digital culture sociology digital sociology and anthropology and English literature. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4. 0 license. Funded by the University of Helsinki. | Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

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Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

This book critically examines the role and politics of humour and the performance of power in South Asia. What does humour do and how does it manifest when lived political circumstances experience ruptures or instability? Can humour that emerges in such circumstances be viewed as a specific narrative on the nature of democracy in the region? Drawing upon essays from India Sri Lanka and Bangladesh this volume discusses many crucial historical and contemporary themes including dance-drama performances in northern India; caste and stand-up comedy in India; cartoon narratives of citizens’ anxieties; civic participation through social media memes in Sri Lanka; media politics and humorous public in Bangladesh; the politics of performance in India; and the influence of humour and satire as political commentaries. The volume explores the impact of humour in South Asian folklore ritual performances media and journalism and online technologies. This topical and interdisciplinary book will be essential for scholars and researchers of cultural studies political science sociology and social anthropology media and communication studies theatre and performance studies and South Asian studies. | Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia Anxiety Laughter and Politics in Unstable Times

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Governmentality Power and Counter Conduct in Northeast India’s Manipur and Nagaland

Governmentality Power and Counter Conduct in Northeast India’s Manipur and Nagaland

This volume examines how protest movement counter-conducts the ways in which the citizens have been governed. It studies the rationale forms technologies techniques practices and impact of two protest movements in Northeast India: the tribal movement led by the Joint Action Committee Against Anti-Tribal Bills (hereafter JACAATB) in Manipur and the anti-corruption movement led by the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) in Nagaland. The study is an ethnographic enquiry into three counter-conduct approaches: First the attempt at disciplining the local state government through the adoption and deployment of certain technologies of citizenship making individuals politically active and capable of self-governance Second the desire for truth through the usage of Right to Information Act and the judicial inquiry against the misconducts of the state governments Third counter-conduct activities through techniques of critique and self-examination to not only resist or evade the state but also usher in new subjectivities and forms of governance An in-depth look at citizenship and state in contemporary Northeast India this volume will be of interest to scholars and students of political science governance public policy Northeast Studies and South Asia studies. | Governmentality Power and Counter Conduct in Northeast India’s Manipur and Nagaland

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Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City

Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City

This book explores how cities are shaped by the lived experiences of inhabitants and examines the ways they develop strategies to cope with daily and unexpected challenges. It argues that migration livelihood and public health challenges result from inadequacies in the hard city—urban assets such as land infrastructure and housing and asserts that these challenges and escalating vulnerabilities are best negotiated using the soft city—social capital and community networks. In so doing the authors criticise a singular knowledge system and argue for a granular nuanced understanding of cities—of the interrelations between people in places everyday urbanisms social relationships cultural practices and histories. The volume presents perspectives from the Global South and the Global North and engages with city-specific cases from Africa India and Europe for a deeper understanding of resilience. Part of the Urban Futures series it will be of great interest to students and researchers of urban studies urban planning urban management architecture urban sociology urban design ecology conservation and urban sustainability. It will also be useful for urbanists architects urban sociologists city and town planners policy makers and those interested in a deeper understanding of the contemporary and future city. | Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City

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How Realist Is India’s National Security Policy?

How Realist Is India’s National Security Policy?

In managing national security how Realist is India in terms of cultivating and using power and especially military power? A conventional view of India is that it has been uncomfortable with realism or ‘power politics’ as a guide to policy. This volume shows that it has been more realist than is generally recognized and that it has increasingly become comfortable with power in the service of its interests. The essays in this volume Examine the different aspects and types of realism in India’s national security policy Include a range of perspectives from academics as well as former military officers and diplomats Focus on India’s military and foreign policy in dealing with China Pakistan the United States Southeast Asia and West Asia. This key volume will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations defence and strategic studies and South Asian studies and to government officials journalists and general readers interested in the external dimensions of India’s national security. | How Realist Is India’s National Security Policy?

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India’s National Security Annual Review 2014

India’s National Security Annual Review 2014

This fourteenth volume of India’s National Security Annual Review intensively analyses India’s national security with respect to the changing internal and external dynamics. In the global environment the situation is characterised by rising tensions between United States and Russia intensified rivalry between United States (US) and China and increasing cooperation between China and Russia. For India which seeks peaceful growth to emerge as a major power this poses severe diplomatic challenges. This volume discusses the complexity of these challenges and the deftness with which India gets the best out of its strategic partnerships with the US and Russia while warding off the transgressions of a mighty adversary like China. It also studies the impact of internal convulsions and external intrusions on India’s security from South Asian nations such as Afghanistan Bangladesh Nepal and Sri Lanka. Examining the field of internal security the essays carry rare insights into the causes of expansion of Naxalite violence in tribal areas and the dynamics of conflict resolution in the Northeast as well as India’s deep concern as a growing power with its economic slowdown in the recent past and energy and cyber security. Bringing together contributions from eminent scholars and diplomats the volume will be indispensable for policymakers government think tanks defence and strategic studies experts as well as students and researchers of international relations foreign policy and political science. | India’s National Security Annual Review 2014

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Indigenous Question Land Appropriation and Development Understanding the Conflict in Jharkhand India

Indigenous Question Land Appropriation and Development Understanding the Conflict in Jharkhand India

This book provides a first-hand account of land conflict and power relations in one of the most resource-rich states in India — Jharkhand. Through the eyes of the state corporate and indigenous actors it reveals how conflict over land in Jharkhand is firmly embedded in the ideological foundations of the key actors in the region. Based on thorough research on the ground and interviews with state corporate and indigenous actors the book explores a host of themes such as: the need and efficacy of state-led modernisation programmes the market as the best regulator and ‘ideas’ of development. The volume highlights how land conflicts in Jharkhand will persist until the ideological differences are recognised and welcomed in hopes of making way for collaborative governance. This work will be a key intervention in the fields of area studies especially South Asian studies public policy politics and development studies. | Indigenous Question Land Appropriation and Development Understanding the Conflict in Jharkhand India

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Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

One of the main themes running through Gandhi’s life and work was the battle against evil. This book offers a fascinating reconstruction of Gandhi and the doctrine of Ahimsa or non-violence. Gandhi’s moral perfectionism is contrasted with other forms of perfectionism but the book stresses that Gandhi also offered a doctrine of the second best. Following Gandhi the author argues that outward violence with compassion is intrinsically not as good as non-violence with compassion but it is a second best that is sometimes a necessary evil in an imperfect world. The book provides an illuminating analysis of coercion non-co-operation civil disobedience and necessary evil comparing Gandhi’s ideas with that of some of the leading western moral legal and political philosophers. Further some of his important ideas are shown to have relevance for the working of the Indian Constitution. This book will be essential for scholars and researchers in moral legal and political philosophy Gandhi studies political science and South Asian studies. | Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

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Ocean as Method Thinking with the Maritime

Ocean as Method Thinking with the Maritime

Ocean as Method presents a new way of thinking about the humanities and the social sciences. It explores maritime connections in social and humanistic research and puts forward an alternative to national histories and area studies. As global warming and rising sea levels ring alarm bells across the world the chapters in the volume argue that it is time to think through oceans to realign discourses which better understand our future. The volume: • Engages with the paradigms of oceanic narratives to identify connections between continents through trade migration and economic processes thinking beyond the artificial distinctions between the Pacific Atlantic and Indian Oceans; • Discusses oceanic travel accounts by Muslim travellers to counter the idea that the colonial era was marked by European travel to Asia and Africa without a counterflow of “native travel”; •Examines the connections between South Africa South Asia and South East Asia through histories of Indian indenture and the slave trade and engages with the idea of the ocean and enforced movement; •Compares and connects recent scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities centring the ocean to break away from inherited paradigms which have shaped world history so far. As a unique transdisciplinary collaboration this volume will be of much interest to scholars and researchers of history especially oceanic history historiography critical theory literature geography and Global South studies. | Ocean as Method Thinking with the Maritime

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The Languages of Religion Exploring the Politics of the Sacred

The Languages of Religion Exploring the Politics of the Sacred

This book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion. Through an investigation of the diverse forms of religious language available — oral traditions sacred texts evangelical prose and national rhetoric used by ‘faith-insiders’ such as missionaries priests or religious leaders who play the communicator’s role between the sacred and the secular — the chapters in the volume reveal the dependence of religion upon language demonstrating how religion draws strength from a past that is embedded in narratives infusing the ‘sacred’ language with political power. The book combines broad theoretical and normative reflections in contexts of original detailed and closely examined empirical case studies. Drawing upon resources across disciplines the book will be of interest to scholars of religion and religious studies linguistics politics cultural studies history sociology and social anthropology. | The Languages of Religion Exploring the Politics of the Sacred

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Communicating with the World Interaction between Chinese and International Media

Communicating with the World Interaction between Chinese and International Media

This book analyses the creation and dissemination of discourse in China while examining how its media and the people interact and communicate with the rest of the world. It explores the interplay between language meanings social practices culture and politics in the processes of discourse generation. The book critically studies intercultural communication and Chinese discourse models at the national institutional and individual levels and the different modes of interaction between China and the world. With the help of several case studies the book analyses reports from the People’s Daily interpersonal meaning in promotional videos and advertisements in China rhetoric in the editorials of China Daily and the representation by international media like The Associated Press and The New York Times to explore differences between Chinese and the Western media reporting the same event. It also looks at the complex models through which the Chinese people—both as individuals and as a collective—communicate with and gain an understanding of the rest of the world. Rich in empirical case studies this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of Chinese Studies communication studies media and cultural studies international relations and political communication. | Communicating with the World Interaction between Chinese and International Media

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Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the intricate security situation prevailing in Balochistan. It explores and establishes correlations between the internal structural vulnerabilities and fault lines of the Pakistani state with the external influences exerted on the region. Employing a rigorous examination of both primary and secondary data the volume critically examines the multifaceted nature of organised violence in Balochistan. In addition to separatist movements the presence of religious militancy and cross-border terrorism is thoroughly examined. The book delves into the external involvement of regional and global powers in the intricate tapestry of violence within Balochistan thereby shedding light on the emerging geopolitical landscape and the corresponding power dynamics in the region. It also analyses how the implementation of largescale developmental initiatives particularly facilitated by China under the auspices of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has elevated the geostrategic significance of Balochistan while simultaneously entangling it in the vortex of regional power politics. This volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers specializing in geopolitics International Relations and South Asian studies. | Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

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