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142222 VO Minority politics in India from the 1990s: Legacy and change of colonial governance (2024W)
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Language: English
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- N Wednesday 02.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 09.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 16.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 23.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 30.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 06.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 13.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 20.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 27.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 04.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 11.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 08.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 15.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 22.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
- Wednesday 29.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum 5 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-34
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
There will be a written exam on 12 February 2025, 10:30-12:00. If necessary, there will be a second date for the exam (to be announced towards the end of the semester).The exam consists of 5 short questions (5 points each) and one essay (15 points).You need to register for the exam via u:space.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
You can reach a max. of 40 points at the exam. Positive grades from 21 points.
>= 35 points (1)
>= 30 points (2)
>= 25 points (3)
>= 21 points (4)
< 21 Punkte (5)
>= 35 points (1)
>= 30 points (2)
>= 25 points (3)
>= 21 points (4)
< 21 Punkte (5)
Examination topics
The lectures.
Reading list
Baruah, S. 2013. “Politics of Territoriality: Indigeneity, Itinerancy and Rights in North-East India,” in Smadja, J. (ed), Territorial Changes and Territorial Restructurings in the Himalayas. New-Delhi: Adroit Publishers and Paris: Centre for Himalayan Studies, pp. 69–83.
Beteille, A. 1998. “Distributive Justice and Institutional Well-Being,” in Gurpreet, M. (ed.), Democracy, Difference and Social Justice. Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 463-88.
Bhartiya, N. 2015. “Politics of Religious Minorities.” The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 923-926.
Galanter, M. 1991. Competing Equalilies: Law and the Backward Classes in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Tawa Lama-Rewal, S. (ed). 2005. Electoral Reservations Political Representation and Social Change in India. A Comparative Perspective. New Delhi: Manohar.
Turin, M. 2018. “Situating language, recognising multilingualism: linguistic identities and mother tongue attachment in Northeast India and the region”, in Vandenhelsken, M.; Barkataki-Ruscheweyh, M.; and Karlsson, B. G., Geographies of Difference. Explorations in Northeast Indian Studies. Oxon, New York: Routledge, pp. 253-271
Beteille, A. 1998. “Distributive Justice and Institutional Well-Being,” in Gurpreet, M. (ed.), Democracy, Difference and Social Justice. Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 463-88.
Bhartiya, N. 2015. “Politics of Religious Minorities.” The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 923-926.
Galanter, M. 1991. Competing Equalilies: Law and the Backward Classes in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Tawa Lama-Rewal, S. (ed). 2005. Electoral Reservations Political Representation and Social Change in India. A Comparative Perspective. New Delhi: Manohar.
Turin, M. 2018. “Situating language, recognising multilingualism: linguistic identities and mother tongue attachment in Northeast India and the region”, in Vandenhelsken, M.; Barkataki-Ruscheweyh, M.; and Karlsson, B. G., Geographies of Difference. Explorations in Northeast Indian Studies. Oxon, New York: Routledge, pp. 253-271
Association in the course directory
IMAK2 VO, EC 2/2
Last modified: Mo 29.07.2024 11:05
This lecture will present the history of this system from colonial times to the present day, as well as its various effects, public acceptance, and debates in India over reservations. It will focus on the reservation system (quotas in political and educational institutions), as well as Indian state policies and politics concerning linguistic and religious minorities.
The course will familiarise students with the concept of minorities, the Indian reservation system, and the situation of minorities in India.