Understanding Allyship through the history of Civil Liberties Activism in India
- Date & time
- –
- Speaker
- Ankita PandeyO. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India; Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford
- Host
- Asian Studies Centre (St Antony's)
- Series
- MSAS
- Location
- Pavilion Room, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6JF, United Kingdom
- Organisation
- Oxford
Topics
About this talk
This talk looks at civil liberties groups in Indian politics as a distinct form of collective action. We often think of social movement politics as a bi-partisan conflict between a movement and the state. But in reality, movement politics is an ecosystem. Many other actors are involved, such as allies, legal aid groups, alternative media platforms, working alongside movements. Their role is important, but often overlooked in the history of India's civil society based politics. This talk explores what ally activism tells us about Indian democracy.
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