Please join us for a talk by Professor Mukulika Banerjee of the London School of Economics and Political Science, exploring the relationship between democracy, citizenship and everyday life in an Indian village.
Why Democracy Needs Cultivation: Lessons from an Indian Village
Drawing on more than twenty years of ethnographic research in a single rural location in India, this talk offers an anthropological theorisation of democracy. It explores how the practices of farming and village life provide insights into why democracy requires ongoing cultivation, as well as the risks of overlooking this knowledge in contemporary politics.
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