Manuscript Number : GISRRJ20330

Political Inclusion Through Representation - A Study of Political Quotas for Scheduled Castes in India

Authors(1) :-Snigdha Shuchi

The paper is an attempt to understand the impact of political quotas for Scheduled Castes in India. The overarching theme is derived from the complex debate of social identity of leaders from marginalized groups and the substantive functions performed by them. The paper traces the history of political quotas for Scheduled Castes to colonial rule and the consequent Constituent Assembly debates. It looks at the inherent prejudices of Constitutional makers which has rendered the elected Scheduled caste leadership as ineffective leaders. It further reflects on how the institutional design of quotas circumspect the assertive character of Scheduled Castes politicians.

Authors and Affiliations

Snigdha Shuchi
M.Phil, CSSEIP, JNU, India

Political Representation, Quotas, Recognition, Redistribution, Participation. For the sake of convenience, i have divided this paper into four parts: 1. Introduction, 2. Objectives, Review of literature and Research methodology, 3. Political Negotiations on Political Quotas for Scheduled Castes, 4. Impact of Political Quotas and 5.Conclusion.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 2 | March-April 2020
Date of Publication : 2020-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 39-52
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ20330
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

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Snigdha Shuchi , "Political Inclusion Through Representation - A Study of Political Quotas for Scheduled Castes in India", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp.39-52, March-April.2020
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