 | Politics, Ethics and Emotions in ‘New India’ Subjects: Area Studies; Politics & International Relations; Asian Studies; Asian Politics; Government; Political Behavior and Participation; South Asian Studies; South Asian Politics; Political Leaders; Political Parties; How do emotions mobilize in politics? How do they frame ideologies? Broadly focusing on these questions, this book explains the role emotions play in Indian politics, and the part they played in the aftermath of the 2019 general elections. It traces the consolidation of the Right in India and highlights the reasons for its electoral successes with a focus on the interplay between ethics and emotions such as fear, anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, hatred, betrayal and violence. At the same time, it traces the changing dynamic in the way we think about politics and analyses the failure of liberal democratic institutions to make space for emotions in politics and political motivations. An accessible and essential guide to understanding contemporary India, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially governance and political theory, as well as South Asian studies. Ajay Gudavarthy is Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His previous publications include Politics of Post-Civil Society: Contemporary History of Political Movements in India (2013); Maoism, Democracy and Globalisation: Cross-Currents in Indian Politics (2014) and India after Modi: Populism and the Right (2018). He is currently Associate Member, Institute for Humanities, Simon Fraser University, Canada. He was earlier Visiting Professor, Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Gottingen University, Germany; Visiting Fellow, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen, Scotland; and Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow, SOAS, London, UK. |
