{"product_id":"supporting-indian-farms-the-smart-way-copy-1","title":"Coalition Politics in India","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"yourdiv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"display_right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"rt_products\" class=\"pad10 overflow\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia is in an era of coalition politics in which state politics plays a major role. This compact book breaks new ground in empirical discoveries about the basis of stable coalitions in Indian states, and also theorises the viability of multi-party coalition governments at the national level in comparative perspective, and examines the dynamics of competition and coalition formation. It consists of two chapters on national-level coalitions and five chapters on states that have had significant experience of coalition politics—West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Maharashtra and Bihar. All chapters are based on extensive data collection and interview-based fieldwork with political actors. The key findings are summarised in the concluding chapter, that is, there is a clear pattern across states to the stability of coalitions at the state level over time, and consists of two central factors—stable  pre-electoral seat-sharing and portfolio-sharing arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. Sridharan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the Academic Director of the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (in New Delhi). He is a political scientist who has researched comparative politics, political economy of development, and international relations. He is the author or editor of 9 books and has published 58 journal articles and chapters in edited volumes. He is the Editor of  India Review, a pan-social science refereed (Routledge, USA) quarterly on India, and is on the Editorial Board of the UK-based journal, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. He did his PhD in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNitin Birmal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Associate Professor of Political Science at Dr. Ambedkar College, Yerawada, Pune. His main area of work is Maharashtra’s political economy. He is also state coordinator for Maharashtra for the Lokniti network. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmiya K. Chaudhuri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a retired Professor of Political Science. Presently engaged as Senior Fellow of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, he is writing a book on contemporary Bangladesh. In addition to 7 books, he has written 40 articles in edited volumes and refereed journals. A regular contributor to and feature writer for Bengali news dailies and magazines, he is associated with many international institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivek Ghotale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Research Assistant at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune. He is currently engaged in research on the politics of the dominant caste in Maharashtra. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK.K. Kailash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis with the Department of Political Science at Hyderabad Central University. His research interests focus on political institutions and governance, elections, coalition politics and processes and issues of federalism in contemporary India. He has published in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEconomic and Political Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeminar\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndia Review\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanada Watch\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsian Survey\u003c\/em\u003e, and has contributed to numerous edited volumes. He is also a regular contributor to the Indian Express. He is currently a co-investigator in a research project, Comparative State Politics and Public Policy in India, being conducted in conjunction with the Lokniti\/Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, and the King’s India Institute, London. This project brings electoral politics back into conversation with the study of public policy, with special emphasis on the framing of social policy within India’s states in the context of economic liberalisation. He is member of the Lokniti network and a honorary fellow at the Centre for Multilevel Federalism, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi. Before coming to Hyderabad Central University, he was at Panjab University, Chandigarh, and at the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. Gopa Kumar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis currently the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Senior Fellow at the University of Kerala. He was formerly University Grants Commission (UGC) Emeritus Fellow, Dean of Social Sciences, and Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. He was also Director-General of the Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala, during 2009-2011. He has been at the University for nearly 16 years as Professor and has 38 years of teaching experience; published 12 books and over 140 research articles; successfully guided 26 PhDs and 45 MPhil students; and served on several national and international professional bodies. As an internationally renowned scholar in political science specialising in comparative politics, international relations and Kerala politics, a noted psephologist and passionate pedagogue, he has won several international and national fellowships and awards including the UGC Research Scientist (1988-89), Indo-French Cultural Exchange Award (Paris, 1990), International Visitors Leadership Award (USA, 1996), Salzburg Award (1998), Fulbright Award (California, 1998), Shasthri Indo-Canadian Award (University of Calgary, 2000, and McGill University, 2006), Fulbright International Educational Cooperation Award (2002-2006), Visiting Professor (University of Calgary, 2001), Visiting Professor (Claremont Graduate University, 2003), Australia-India Council Senior Fellowship (Monash University, 2009), Visiting Research Fellow (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, and Prince of Songkla University, Phuket, Thailand, 2010) and UGC Emeritus Fellow (2011-2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePramod Kumar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Director, Institute for Development and Communication (IDC), Chandigarh. His work focuses on three interrelated themes: the politics of development and governance; politics of conflict management and resolution; and practice of democracy through empirical methodologies and analysis of public policy and peoples’ movements. He is recipient of the Homi Bhabha Award for 1988-1990. He has published a number of books and articles on Dalit identity, communal violence, terrorism in Punjab, and the criminal justice system. He has contributed several research articles on electoral politics in India to edited volumes on Indian politics, such as “The 1998 Elections: Regionalism, Hindutva and State Politics” (1999), “India’s 1999 Elections and 20th Century Politics” (2003) and “India’s 2004 Elections: Grassroots and National Perspectives” (2007), all volumes edited by Paul Wallace and Ramashray Roy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanjay Kumar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Professor and currently Director at the CSDS. He is also Co-Director of Lokniti, a research programme of the CSDS. He has recently published an edited volume:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Youth and Electoral Politics: An Emerging Engagement\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanging Electoral Politics in Delhi: From Caste to Class and Measuring Voting Behaviour in India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with Praveen Rai). His other publications include:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRise of the Plebeians? The Changing Face of Indian Legislative Assemblies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(with Christophe Jaffrelot) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Youth in a Transforming World: Attitudes and Perceptions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with Peter R. de Souza and Sandeep Shastri). He has contributed chapters to several edited volumes, written various research reports, published articles in both international and national research journals, and writes regularly for the popular newspapers. As an expert in survey research, he has directed various national and state-level studies conducted by the CSDS, including the National Election Studies (NES) 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 and various rounds of the bi-annual State of the Nation Survey. While his core area of research is electoral politics, using survey methods as a research tool, he has also been engaged in research on Indian youth, the state of democracy in South Asia, slums of Delhi and issues of electoral violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuhas Palshikar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis with the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune. His main area of interest is democratic politics in India. He has written extensively on India’s party politics. He is currently also the Co-Director of the Lokniti programme of the CSDS, New Delhi, and Chief Editor of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ejournal Studies in Indian Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEditor\/Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational and State Coalitions in India: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheory and Comparison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eE. SRIDHARAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are Multi-party Minority Governments Viable in India? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheory and Comparison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eE. SRIDHARAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompetition and Coalition Formation in the New Party System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eK.K. KAILASH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoalitions in Maharashtra:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Fragmentation or Social Reconfiguration?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSUHAS PALSHIKAR, NITIN BIRMAL and VIVEK GHOTALE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoalition Politics in Bihar: From One-Party Dominance \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eto Bipolarity to Uncertainty?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSANJAY KUMAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoalition Politics in Punjab: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Communal Polarisation to Catchall Parties?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePRAMOD KUMAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChanging Dimensions of Coalition Politics in Kerala: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Puzzle or Pattern?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eG. GOPA KUMAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoalition Politics in West Bengal: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Long-duration Left Front\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAMIYA K. CHAUDHURI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Is there a Pattern to Power-sharing in Coalitions?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eE. SRIDHARAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2014\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9789332701472\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"E. 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