CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Pindiga, Ashok Kumar |
|---|---|
| Title | Mapping Anti-Caste Discrimination Policy In Election Manifestos In India |
| Summary | Political parties contest elections and form governments every five years in India. Election manifestos are important documents to analyze the policies proposed and also to understand the ideology of different parties. This study assesses the anti-caste discrimination policies in the election manifestos of national political parties in India (INC, BJP, CPI, CPI(M), NCP, TMC) released for the 2019 and 2014 general elections. The caste system is a central feature of Indian society, and it influences every aspect of society—social, economic, and political. The Constitution of India promulgated to create a society based on universal principles of justice. It bears provisions to uplift the Dalit and the backward castes. This study assesses two main research questions: Do the manifestos propose policies to uplift the Dalits and the backward castes? If so, what are these promises? Do party ideologies play a role in formulating anti-caste discrimination policy in electoral manifestos? And this study has incorporated manual content analysis method to analyze the election manifestos. This study shows that the anti-caste discrimination policies proposed by political parties are less effective in achieving the constitutional goals of abolishing caste and untouchability. This study also shows that these policies on anti-caste discrimination are given different priorities according to party ideologies. Moreover, caste is subsumed to class in explaining inequality. By contrast, all party manifestos focus on developing infrastructure, administrative reforms, and the economy. |
| Supervisor | Matthijs Bogaards |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/pindiga_ashok-kumar.pdf |
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