Identity and Identification in India
Jenkins, Laura Dudley
ISBN 10: 0415296803 ISBN 13: 9780415296809
Published by Routledge, 2002
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Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies on government jobs, legislative seats and university admissions for disadvantaged groups, like affirmative action policies elsewhere, are based on the premise that recognizing group distinctions in society is necessary to subvert these distinctions. Yet the official identification of eligible groups has unintended side-effects on identity politics. Bridging theories which emphasize the fluidity of identities and those which highlight the utility of group-based mobilizations and policies, this book exposes didactic enforcement of categorizations, while recognizing the social and political gains facilitated by group-based strategies.
About the Author: Laura Dudley Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati, USA.
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Title: Identity and Identification in India
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: HRD
Condition: New