Hindu Nationalism: From Ethnic Identity to Authoritarian Repression

IF 0.3 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1177/23210230221082828

P. Mehta

引用次数: 1

Abstract

This article reflects on the relationship between Hindu nationalism and democracy and how the former emerges from within democracy only to subvert it. The essay outlines important conceptual issues in the relationship between Hindu nationalism and democracy, discusses the relationship between the idea of a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ and ‘Hindu Rajya’, and delves into the complex interplay between Hindu nationalism and caste. This article ultimately argues that Hindu nationalism’s alignment with authoritarianism in a political style does not simply corrode democracy, but it also undermines all values. The objective of this analysis is not to provide a comprehensive explanation of the rise of Hindu nationalism, as much as to reflect on the ways in which its ideology operates at multiple levels.

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印度民族主义:从民族认同到专制镇压

这篇文章反映了印度民族主义和民主之间的关系，以及前者如何从民主内部出现，只是为了颠覆它。本文概述了印度教民族主义和民主之间关系中的重要概念问题，讨论了“印度教罗什特拉”和“印度教罗贾”概念之间的关系，并深入研究了印度教民族主义和种姓之间复杂的相互作用。本文最终认为，印度民族主义在政治风格上与威权主义结盟，不仅会侵蚀民主，还会破坏所有价值观。本分析的目的不是对印度民族主义的兴起提供全面的解释，而是反思其意识形态在多个层面上的运作方式。

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Studies in Indian Politics POLITICAL SCIENCE-

CiteScore

0.70

自引率

20.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： SIP will publish research writings that seek to explain different aspects of Indian politics. The Journal adopts a multi-method approach and will publish articles based on primary data in the qualitative and quantitative traditions, archival research, interpretation of texts and documents, and secondary data. The Journal will cover a wide variety of sub-fields in politics, such as political ideas and thought in India, political institutions and processes, Indian democracy and politics in a comparative perspective particularly with reference to the global South and South Asia, India in world affairs, and public policies. While such a scope will make it accessible to a large number of readers, keeping India at the centre of the focus will make it target-specific.