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This book demonstrates the close relationship between religion and democracy in India. Religious practice creates ties among citizens that can generate positive and democratic political outcomes. In pursuing this line of inquiry the book questions a dominant strand in some contemporary social scie... More

This book comprises the first nationwide study based on face-to-face interviews with 5000 youth to capture the popular mood of this important demographic segment of contemporary India. It records their perceptions of various issues, ranging from modernity, development, globalization and unemployment... More

This empirically rich volume presents a holistic picture of the electoral process in Indian states and the return of the BJP to power. Drawing on the 2019 elections, it presents ground-level data to understand various aspects of elections: the nature of campaigning, caste, class and identity politic... More

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, COMSNETS 2017, held in Bengaluru, India, in January 2017. The 9 invited and 10 selected best papers have been carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submission... More