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Movement allies: towards an analytical re-classification of civil rights groups in India.
- Source :
- Oxford Development Studies; Jun2022, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p114-125, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- In this paper, I propose a different classificatory lens to analyse the collective action of civil rights groups in India. To date, this collective action has been variously classified as 'non-party groups,' 'macro initiatives' for grassroots groups, 'action groups or support groups,' as part of an emergent new left citizen's initiatives, but mostly as a 'social movement' or 'human rights movement.' These differences in classification are not due to a considered disagreement; but because this activism is acutely understudied. Examining the history of such groups and the activist interviews I conducted, I argue for a re-classification of civil rights activism as ally activism i.e. they are allies of several, rather than a party to any particular social movement. Ally activism needs to be understood on its own terms to reveal their role in democratic deepening within South Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13600818
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Oxford Development Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156966605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2021.1982885