How India's Ruling Party Erodes Democracy

IF 4.3 1区 社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE
A. Varshney
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Abstract:India's democratic backsliding began with the rise to power of Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 elections. Five years later, the party won an even bigger parliamentary majority. The BJP now runs not only the central government, but also all but ten of the 28 states, whether on its own or allied with other parties. Though India has not regressed democratically by the criteria of electoral contestation and participation, it has failed to ensure that the rights of Muslims and other minorities are respected. It has also impaired freedom of expression and freedom of association. Electoral democracy is thus coming into conflict with the broader notion of democracy, electoral as well as nonelectoral, that India's 1950 Constitution enshrines.
印度执政党如何侵蚀民主
摘要:印度的民主倒退始于纳伦德拉·莫迪(Narendra Modi)及其领导的印度人民党(Bharatiya Janata Party)在2014年的选举中上台。五年后,该党赢得了更大的议会多数席位。人民党现在不仅控制着中央政府,还控制着28个邦中除10个邦外的所有邦,无论是独立执政还是与其他政党结盟。尽管从选举竞争和参与的标准来看,印度在民主方面没有退步,但它未能确保穆斯林和其他少数民族的权利得到尊重。它还损害了言论自由和结社自由。因此,选举民主与印度1950年宪法所规定的更广泛的民主概念(包括选举和非选举)发生了冲突。
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Journal of Democracy
Journal of Democracy POLITICAL SCIENCE-
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6.30
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6.50%
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期刊介绍: Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Its articles have been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and widely reprinted in many languages. Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements in scores of countries around the world. Each issue features a unique blend of scholarly analysis, reports from democratic activists, updates on news and elections, and reviews of important recent books.
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