{"product_id":"grassroots-democracy-and-governance-in-india-understanding-power-sociality-and-trust","title":"GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN INDIA: UNDERSTANDING POWER, SOCIALITY AND TRUST","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"96\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"109\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789819604128\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"139\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amiya Kumar Das\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"174\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"274\"\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eSale Territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e India Only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"839\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"336\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eThis book approaches grassroots governance and democracy from a sociological perspective, focusing on the dynamic interaction between the community and the State. It examines how state, governance, and community interrelate, offering insights into the performative aspects of political actors and citizens during elections in India. By highlighting the need to understand governance dynamics in India’s multi-ethnic society, the book navigates both micro and macro levels of democracy and governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003eOffering detailed explanations of formal and informal governance in everyday life, the book engages with key debates around community engagement in governance. It is an essential read for academics, researchers, activists, planners, and policymakers from fields such as sociology, public policy, social anthropology, development studies, politics, and regional development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003eSociology of Governance and Grassroots Democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1356\"\u003eLocating the State, Power, and Governance in the Social Sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003eSeeing Like a Citizen: People’s Everyday Engagement with the State and Governance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eDocumenting the Body: Entitlements and Paper Citizenship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1587\"\u003eRituals of the State: Enchanting Elections and Enacting Citizenship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eCorporatization of the State in the Neoliberal Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"2373\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1692\"\u003eAmiya Kumar Das\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Coordinator of the Centre for Public Policy and Governance at Tezpur University, Assam. His research interests include Governance and Development, Sociology of Health and Illness. Some of his recent publications include \u003cem data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003eInvestigating Developmentalism: Notions of Development in the Social Sphere\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited, 2019), \u003cem data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003eNeighbourhoods in Urban India: In Between Home and the City\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited, 2021), and \u003cem data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003eIndigeneity, Citizenship and the State: Perspectives from India’s Northeast\u003c\/em\u003e (co-edited, 2021). He is also a collaborator in the Feeding City Lab project at the University of Toronto, focusing on sustainable farming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49985540849968,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9789819604128","price":1167.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/rawat-publications-book-default-title-grassroots-democracy-and-governance-in-india-understanding-power-sociality-and-trust-41387275813168.jpg?v=1775968014","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/grassroots-democracy-and-governance-in-india-understanding-power-sociality-and-trust","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}