Political Theory: An Introduction

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This pioneering political theory textbook is a step towards making students do and evolve an Indian political theory, that is, theory born out of reflection on and engagement with Indian social and political practices. It innovatively embeds Indian cases and contexts in the theoretical discussions and involves students in applying theories to current issues. Without oversimplifying concepts, this textbook uses the conversational, context-specific style of a good teacher and recreates the flavour of the classroom inside its covers. Some of its special features are: An outline for each chapter highlighting its main elements, an introductory section discussing the concept, and rationale of chapter organization, cross-referencing of important terms, points for discussion and a detailed reading list. Features A chapter outline for each chapter, which highlights its main elements An introductory section, discussing the concept and the rationale of chapter organization Cross-referencing of important terms Points for discussion, which ask the student to link the discussion in the text to current issues A detailed reading list Table Of Contents Part I: What Is Political Theory and Why Do We Need It? What Is Political Theory? Rajeev Bhargava Why Do We Need Political Theory? Rajeev Bhargava Part II: Concepts Liberty V. Sriranjani Equality Ashok Acharya Justice Krishna Menon Rights Papiya Sengupta Talukdar Democracy Janaki Srinivasan Citizenship Anupama Roy Power Nivedita Menon Sovereignty Krishna Menon State Swaha Das Civil Society Mohinder Singh Property Mohinder Singh Gender Nivedita Menon Part III: Ideologies Liberalism Ashok Acharya Socialism Sunalini Kumar Nationalism Sunalini Kumar Secularism Rajeev Bhargava Part IV: Political Arguments Affirmative Action Ashok Acharya Freedom of Speech and the Question of Censorship Aarti Sethi