Essays about: "indian politics"

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1. 1. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

3. 2. Authority Patterns Over Time : a comparison of asymmetric relationships on a local level in India between the 1960s, 1980s and 2010s

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matilda Arvids; [2021]
   Keywords : authority patterns; asymmetric relations; India;

   Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how authority patterns have changed over time in the Indian districts Guntur and Krishna, by focusing on authority patterns as social relationships. Previous research on authority patterns often focuses on authority patterns as regime types, describing whether a regime is democratic or autocratic. READ MORE

4. 3. Criminal Politicians and Deforestation: Causal Evidence from India

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Edvin Johannesson; Sandra Ågren; [2021]
   Keywords : Criminal Politicians; Deforestation; India; Regression Discontinuity;

   Abstract : This paper examines linkages between the criminalization of politics and deforestation on the local level in India, with the ambition of contributing to the emerging corruption-environment nexus in development research. We combine satellite data on forest cover with state assembly election outcomes and criminal records of candidates into a panel of Indian constituencies spanning from 2004 to 2014. READ MORE

5. 4. Women’s participation in local politics : A comparative study of four Indian districts

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Louise Glimbert; [2020]
   Keywords : Political participation; Panchayati Raj; Gram Sabha; Andhra Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh; Jhansi; Fatehpur; Anantapur; Guntur.;

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6. 5. Transboundary Water Cooperation between Bangladesh and India in the Ganges River Basin: Exploring a Benefit-sharing Approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sajid Karim; [2020]
   Keywords : Bangladesh-India Water Management; Benefit-sharing; Ganges River Basin; Sustainable Development; Transboundary Water Cooperation; Water Resource Management;

   Abstract : Bangladesh and India share 54 transboundary rivers. Despite that, the transboundary water management between these two countries is heavily concentrated on the Ganges river basin, in which, mode of cooperation is still based on physical sharing of water. READ MORE