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I am not an expert on colonial history. My perspective is that of the sociology of memory. The theme came to me when I was working on a book about Edgar Reitz's film Heimat and its role in the history of the construction of European memory. I wondered what an Italian Heimat might be like. Such a film would work on many repressed elements of the past. Arthouse cinema in Italy has often struggled against the oblivion to which certain themes have been consigned; however, it has almost never dealt with colonialism. This is not only true of cinema: until the last few years, none of the media dealt with this subject. It is a theme on which public memory as a whole long remained silent. Adapted from the source document.

The reality of Russia confirms the relevance of studying the specifics of the historical form of policy prevalent in the country. In order to analyze the nature of the existing order of power in post-Soviet Russia, different analytical categories are required compared to democracy or authoritarianism. This warrants using approaches and methods which lie at the border between political science and sociology. Such approaches allow for examining politics as a process and a result of not only the elites' doings, but also a group of actors, which is not only not outlined, but, on the contrary, isn't really limited. The author of this article offers an authentic policy typology, starting with its ideal variety, being institutionalized, based on universal trust rather than force and on competition between projects and decisions aimed at common benefit, conducted within an indefinite circle of free citizens. Compared to true policy, the main distinctions of other phenomena is a lack of institutionalization in the case of "under-policy", lacking principles of unrestricted participation and alignment towards common good in the case of "pre-policy", and the use of unlawful violence in the case of "anti-policy". These phenomena can be described using the collective term "quasi-policy". "Under-policy" and "pre-policy" are inherent to people's "natural state", and can be used as a means to adjust public life and the circulation of resources, while "anti-policy" is a perverse form of social order which arises from not knowing any non-violent solutions to various problems. Based on the empirical data, the author shows that "pre-policy", which is becoming ever less effective, is prevalent in Russia, while also considering possible trends for its subsequent transformation. "Pre-policy" is characterized by syncretism of the governmental, economic and legislative domains of public life, being an archaic phenomenon by default. However, the degree of "pre-policy's" archaism varies. In Russia's case it is quite high. In Russia we see a high degree of integration on the social level within situational informal groups (cliques), combined with a low degree of trust on the societal level, which leads to there not being ideologically manifested political differentiation. The tendencies when it comes to the transformation of Russia's "pre-politics" are multidirectional and conflicting: together with amplified "pre-policy" by means of increasing archaism, we can also observe pre-political actors occasionally resorting to certain principles of "under-policy" and "anti-policy", when "pre-policy" is unable to help said actors solve the problems that they face.

International audience ; Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, das Dopingproblem mittels der pragmatischen Soziologie zu untersuchen. Indem die Positionen der unterschiedlichen Protagonisten symmetrisch untersucht und ernst genommen werden, will dieser Ansatz die Bedeutung der politischen und moralischen Grundsätze der Akteure darlegen. Der Gegenstand des Artikels ist die Festina-Affäre bei der Tour de France 1998. Das Korpus, das auf fünf Büchern basiert (veröffentlicht von den Hauptakteuren), wurde mit dem Programm Prospéro untersucht. Wir untersuchten vor allem die von den Protagonisten benutzten Überzeugungsprozeduren, die ?Größen" auf die sie sich berufen, um ihre Konzeptionen von Gerechtigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit zu verteidigen, ebenso wie ihre politischen Positionen zur Zukunft des Radsports. Die ?Figur" des Berichts in der ersten Person, durch die sich der Sprecher als Zeuge präsentiert, der Fakten in Form von Geständnissen erzählt, erscheint als die wirksamste rhetorische Strategie. Wir haben 5 ?Größen" unterschieden, auf die sich die Protagonisten berufen, wenn sie auf Doping im Radsport zu sprechen kommen. Diese Pluralität erlaubt es Spannungen des Konflikts und die Gegensätze in ihren politischen Vorschlägen, um aus der Krise herauszukommen, zu verstehen. ; The aim of this paper is to study doping bringing-in pragmatic sociology. By avoiding costing blames, in studying the positions of different protagonists, this sociology attaches great importance to the political and moral foundations which guide social actors. We are studying doping in the Tour de France 1998 ; Five books, written by the principal actors concerned in this affair, lead us to build a corpus, analyzed by the software "Prospéro". We are working on the process used by the protagonists to persuade people, on the plurality of "greatnesses" they refer in their conception of what it is legitimate and what it is not, and the political points of view concerning the future of cycling. Among different rhetorical strategies, to use the first person singular in introducing oneself as a confessed witness, seems very effective. We have made out five "greatnesses" used by the protagonists to justify their points of view ; this plurality allows us to understand tension and opposition in their political suggestions to emerge from this crisis. ; El objeto de este artículo es estudiar el doping a través de los aportes de la sociología pragmática. Estudiando de manera simétrica las diferentes posiciones de los protagonistas considerándolos de manera seria, esta aproximación se propone rendir cuenta de la importancia que tienen los fundamentos políticos y morales que guían a estos actores. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el affaire Festina en el tour de Francia del año 1998 del corpus construido a partir de los cinco libros, es estudiado mediante el soft Prospero. Estudiamos los procesos realizados por los protagonistas que tratan de convencer, las dimensiones a las cuales se refieren por defender sus concepciones de legitimidad y de ilegitimidad, como también sus puntos de vistas políticos y el futuro del ciclismo. La figura del discurso en primera personal en la cual el locutor se presenta como un testigo relata los hechos sobre una forma de confesión, esto aparece como la más eficaz estrategia de retórica. Hemos distinguido cinco dimensiones en que los protagonistas se refieren al doping en el ciclismo. Esta pluralidad permite entender las tensiones del conflicto como también las oposiciones y sus proposiciones políticas que le permiten salir de la crisis. ; Le but de cet article est d'étudier la question du dopage en mobilisant les apports de la sociologie pragmatique. En étudiant symétriquement les positions des différents protagonistes et en les prenant au sérieux, cette approche se propose de rendre compte de l'importance des fondements politiques et moraux qui guident les acteurs. L'affaire Festina du Tour de France 1998 constitue l'objet de l'article ; le corpus, construit à partir de cinq livres (publiés par les principaux acteurs) fut analysé avec le logiciel Prospéro. Nous avons notamment étudié les procédés mobilisés par les protagonistes pour convaincre, les « grandeurs » auxquelles ils se réfèrent pour défendre leurs conceptions du légitime et de l'illégitime, ainsi que leurs points de vue politiques sur l'avenir du cyclisme. La « figure » du récit à la première personne, par laquelle le locuteur se présente comme un témoin relatant des faits sous la forme d'une confession, apparaît comme la plus efficace des stratégies rhétoriques. Nous avons distingué cinq « grandeurs » auxquelles les protagonistes se réfèrent quand ils évoquent le dopage dans le cyclisme. Cette pluralité permet de comprendre les tensions du conflit ainsi que les oppositions dans leurs propositions politiques pour sortir de la crise. ; Lo scopo di quest'articolo è di studiare il problema del doping utilizzando gli apporti della sociologia pragmatica. Studiando simmetricamente le posizioni dei differenti protagonisti e prendendoli sul serio, questo approccio si propone di evidenziare l'importanza dei fondamenti politici e morali che guidano i protagonisti. L'affaire Festina del Tour de France 1998 costituisce l'oggetto di quest'articolo ; il corpus, costituito partendo dai cinque libri (pubblicati dai principali protagonisti) fu analizzato con il programma Prospéro. In particolare abbiamo studiato le procedure utilizzate dai protagonisti per convincere, le "grandezze" alle quali si sono riferiti per difendere le loro concezioni del lecito e dell'illecito, così come i loro punti di vista politici sull'avvenire del ciclismo. La "figura" della recita alla prima persona, per la quale il locutore si presenta come un testimone che relaziona dei fatti sotto forma d'una confessione, appare come la più efficace delle strategie retoriche. Abbiamo distinto cinque "grandezze", alle quali i protagonisti si riferiscono quando evocano il doping nel ciclismo. Questa pluralità permette di comprendere le tensioni del conflitto così come le opposizioni nelle loro proposte politiche per uscire dalla crisi.

International audience ; Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, das Dopingproblem mittels der pragmatischen Soziologie zu untersuchen. Indem die Positionen der unterschiedlichen Protagonisten symmetrisch untersucht und ernst genommen werden, will dieser Ansatz die Bedeutung der politischen und moralischen Grundsätze der Akteure darlegen. Der Gegenstand des Artikels ist die Festina-Affäre bei der Tour de France 1998. Das Korpus, das auf fünf Büchern basiert (veröffentlicht von den Hauptakteuren), wurde mit dem Programm Prospéro untersucht. Wir untersuchten vor allem die von den Protagonisten benutzten Überzeugungsprozeduren, die ?Größen" auf die sie sich berufen, um ihre Konzeptionen von Gerechtigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit zu verteidigen, ebenso wie ihre politischen Positionen zur Zukunft des Radsports. Die ?Figur" des Berichts in der ersten Person, durch die sich der Sprecher als Zeuge präsentiert, der Fakten in Form von Geständnissen erzählt, erscheint als die wirksamste rhetorische Strategie. Wir haben 5 ?Größen" unterschieden, auf die sich die Protagonisten berufen, wenn sie auf Doping im Radsport zu sprechen kommen. Diese Pluralität erlaubt es Spannungen des Konflikts und die Gegensätze in ihren politischen Vorschlägen, um aus der Krise herauszukommen, zu verstehen. ; The aim of this paper is to study doping bringing-in pragmatic sociology. By avoiding costing blames, in studying the positions of different protagonists, this sociology attaches great importance to the political and moral foundations which guide social actors. We are studying doping in the Tour de France 1998 ; Five books, written by the principal actors concerned in this affair, lead us to build a corpus, analyzed by the software "Prospéro". We are working on the process used by the protagonists to persuade people, on the plurality of "greatnesses" they refer in their conception of what it is legitimate and what it is not, and the political points of view concerning the future of cycling. Among different rhetorical strategies, to use the first person singular in introducing oneself as a confessed witness, seems very effective. We have made out five "greatnesses" used by the protagonists to justify their points of view ; this plurality allows us to understand tension and opposition in their political suggestions to emerge from this crisis. ; El objeto de este artículo es estudiar el doping a través de los aportes de la sociología pragmática. Estudiando de manera simétrica las diferentes posiciones de los protagonistas considerándolos de manera seria, esta aproximación se propone rendir cuenta de la importancia que tienen los fundamentos políticos y morales que guían a estos actores. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el affaire Festina en el tour de Francia del año 1998 del corpus construido a partir de los cinco libros, es estudiado mediante el soft Prospero. Estudiamos los procesos realizados por los protagonistas que tratan de convencer, las dimensiones a las cuales se refieren por defender sus concepciones de legitimidad y de ilegitimidad, como también sus puntos de vistas políticos y el futuro del ciclismo. La figura del discurso en primera personal en la cual el locutor se presenta como un testigo relata los hechos sobre una forma de confesión, esto aparece como la más eficaz estrategia de retórica. Hemos distinguido cinco dimensiones en que los protagonistas se refieren al doping en el ciclismo. Esta pluralidad permite entender las tensiones del conflicto como también las oposiciones y sus proposiciones políticas que le permiten salir de la crisis. ; Le but de cet article est d'étudier la question du dopage en mobilisant les apports de la sociologie pragmatique. En étudiant symétriquement les positions des différents protagonistes et en les prenant au sérieux, cette approche se propose de rendre compte de l'importance des fondements politiques et moraux qui guident les acteurs. L'affaire Festina du Tour de France 1998 constitue l'objet de l'article ; le corpus, construit à partir de cinq livres (publiés par les principaux acteurs) fut analysé avec le logiciel Prospéro. Nous avons notamment étudié les procédés mobilisés par les protagonistes pour convaincre, les « grandeurs » auxquelles ils se réfèrent pour défendre leurs conceptions du légitime et de l'illégitime, ainsi que leurs points de vue politiques sur l'avenir du cyclisme. La « figure » du récit à la première personne, par laquelle le locuteur se présente comme un témoin relatant des faits sous la forme d'une confession, apparaît comme la plus efficace des stratégies rhétoriques. Nous avons distingué cinq « grandeurs » auxquelles les protagonistes se réfèrent quand ils évoquent le dopage dans le cyclisme. Cette pluralité permet de comprendre les tensions du conflit ainsi que les oppositions dans leurs propositions politiques pour sortir de la crise. ; Lo scopo di quest'articolo è di studiare il problema del doping utilizzando gli apporti della sociologia pragmatica. Studiando simmetricamente le posizioni dei differenti protagonisti e prendendoli sul serio, questo approccio si propone di evidenziare l'importanza dei fondamenti politici e morali che guidano i protagonisti. L'affaire Festina del Tour de France 1998 costituisce l'oggetto di quest'articolo ; il corpus, costituito partendo dai cinque libri (pubblicati dai principali protagonisti) fu analizzato con il programma Prospéro. In particolare abbiamo studiato le procedure utilizzate dai protagonisti per convincere, le "grandezze" alle quali si sono riferiti per difendere le loro concezioni del lecito e dell'illecito, così come i loro punti di vista politici sull'avvenire del ciclismo. La "figura" della recita alla prima persona, per la quale il locutore si presenta come un testimone che relaziona dei fatti sotto forma d'una confessione, appare come la più efficace delle strategie retoriche. Abbiamo distinto cinque "grandezze", alle quali i protagonisti si riferiscono quando evocano il doping nel ciclismo. Questa pluralità permette di comprendere le tensioni del conflitto così come le opposizioni nelle loro proposte politiche per uscire dalla crisi.

"Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies Reveals how segments of Europe's urban population are adopting "exit" or "partial exit" strategies in respect to the nation state Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values "--

This paper aims to contribute to the theoretical and epistemological discussions about journalist's social responsibility. Focused on the case of the ethical discourse of French journalists, it shows that this discourse is becoming more and more influent on the professional sphere, but also that journalists don't really have the means to concretize their moral and civic intentions. Critical sociology provides many interpretations of this paradoxical observation. But to go beyond criticism and make the speeches become actions, it's also important to show the precious contributions of "public journalism" and a pragmatic approach (inspired by Palo Alto School) of the interactions between the journalists and their complex environment within the media system.

This chapter suggests a critical sociological approach in terms of which we can closely examine the use of 'new' technologies by journalists in Africa. It argues that to understand the impact of 'new' technologies on journalism practice in Africa, 'new' technologies must be seen as continuous with and embedded in existing social, cultural, political and economic networks in which journalism practice is entrenched. We therefore need to examine the multidimensional factors – in everyday work practices and wider social contexts – which structure and constrain the deployment of 'new' technologies by journalists. This approach finds root in social constructivist approaches to technology and the sociology of journalism which respectively provide enduring insights into the impact of 'new' technologies on society and the working practices of journalists.

A review essay on one of many books by Craig Calhoun. References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications and Thesis Eleven Co-op Ltd, copyright 2006.]

This book seeks to build bridges between neuroscience and social science empirical researchers and theorists working around the world, integrating perspectives from both fields, separating real from spurious divides between them and delineating new challenges for future investigation. Since its inception in the early 2000s, multilevel social neuroscience has dramatically reshaped our understanding of the affective and cultural dimensions of neurocognition. Thanks to its explanatory pluralism, this field has moved beyond long standing dichotomies and reductionisms, offering a neurobiological perspective on topics classically monopolized by non-scientific traditions, such as consciousness, subjectivity, and intersubjectivity. Moreover, it has forged new paths for dialogue with disciplines which directly address societal dynamics, such as economics, law, education, public policy making and sociology. At the same time, beyond internal changes in the field of neuroscience, new problems emerge in the dialogue with other disciplines. Neuroscience and Social Science - The Missing Link puts together contributions by experts interested in the convergences, divergences, and controversies across these fields. The volume presents empirical studies on the interplay between relevant levels of inquiry (neural, psychological, social), chapters rooted in specific scholarly traditions (neuroscience, sociology, philosophy of science, public policy making), as well as proposals of new theoretical foundations to enhance the rapprochement in question. By putting neuroscientists and social scientists face to face, the book promotes new reflections on this much needed marriage while opening opportunities for social neuroscience to plunge from the laboratory into the core of social life. This transdisciplinary approach makes Neuroscience and Social Science - The Missing Link an important resource for students, teachers, and researchers interested in the social dimension of human mind working in different fields, such as social neuroscience, social sciences, cognitive science, psychology, behavioral science, linguistics, and philosophy.

"The article first describes how the principle of non-discrimination of homosexuals is anchored in EU legislation and influences concrete policies of the European Union. The second section gives an analysis of the extent to which citizens of 26 EU Member States and Turkey support the idea of nondiscrimination of homosexuals. The descriptive findings show that the idea of non-discrimination is not supported by the majority of the European citizens, and that there are substantial differences be-tween the countries. A sense that homosexuality is justifiable is particularly low in recently-acceded country groups, and is almost nonexistent in Turkey. In the third section, we explain these differences by referring, among other factors, to the level of modernization of a country, the value orientation of the respondent, the level of edu-cation and the religious orientation of the respondent. The results show, that a high level of modernization, the interviewee's level of education, and post-materialist val-ues have the strongest impact on non-discrimination attitudes. One may therefore conclude that support for non-discrimination toward homosexuals will increase if new member states go through a period of modernization similar to that of th old member states." [author's abstract]

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Sociology of Governance and the Grassroots Democracy -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Sociology of Governance: Power or Regulation -- 1.3 Sociologically Locating the Study of Governance -- 1.4 The Porous State and the Society: Between the Centralized Consent and the Localized Perceptions -- 1.5 The Social Field and the Study -- 1.6 Locating the Area -- 1.7 Napam -- 2 Locating the State, Power and Governance in the Social Sphere -- 2.1 Governance: Etymology and Concept -- 2.2 Forms of Governance -- 2.3 Formal and Informal Governance -- 2.4 Governance and Social Structure -- 2.5 Governance and Embeddedness -- 2.6 Power, Sociality and Trust -- 2.7 Understanding Sociality -- 2.8 State and Society: A Porous Link -- 2.9 Governmentality and Governance -- 2.10 Structure, Agency and Governance -- 2.11 Knowledge, Governance and Failure -- 2.12 From Government to Governance -- 2.13 Governance Without Government -- 2.14 Culture Governance -- 2.15 Discourses on Good Governance, Development and Civil Society -- 3 Seeing Like a Citizen: People's Everyday Engagement with the State and Governance -- 3.1 Society, State and Governance -- 3.1.1 Precolonial Period -- 3.1.2 The Colonial Period -- 3.1.3 The Present-Day Assam and Governance -- 3.1.4 Social Life of the Village -- 3.1.5 Village-Level Governance and Development -- 3.1.6 Education -- 3.1.7 Problems Affecting Education -- 3.1.8 Maintenance of Primary Education by Panchayat -- 3.1.9 Health: Facility, Perception and Participation -- 3.1.10 Availability of Medicine -- 3.1.11 Suggesting the Better Governance -- 3.1.12 Employment -- 3.1.13 Answer to Unemployment -- 3.1.14 Dispute Settlement -- 3.1.15 Need of the Village -- 3.1.16 Rural Development Programmes -- 3.1.17 Experiencing the Government Office.

"The book explores the complex, multi-directional connections of the "mobility/security nexus" in the re-ordering of states, empires, and markets in historical perspective. Contributing to a vivid academic debate, the book offers in-depth studies on how mobility and security interplay in the emergence of order beyond the modern state. While mobilities studies, migration studies and critical security studies have focused on particular aspects of this relationship, such as the construction of mobility as a political threat or the role of infrastructure and security, we still lack comprehensive conceptual frameworks to grasp the mobility/security nexus and its role in social, political, and economic orders. With authors drawn from sociology, International Relations, and various historical disciplines, this transdisciplinary volume historicizes the mobility-security nexus for the first time. In answering calls for more studies that are both empirical and have historical depth, the book presents substantial case studies on the nexus, ranging from the late Middle Ages right up to the present-day, with examples from the British Empire, the Russian Empire, the Habsburg Empire, Papua New Guinea, Rome in the 1980s or the European Union today. By doing so, the volume conceptualizes the mobility/security nexus from a new, innovative perspective and, further, highlights it as a prominent driving force for society and state development in history. This book will be of much interest to researchers and students of critical security studies, mobility studies, sociology, history and political science"--

What becomes of men the U.S. locks up and kicks out? From 2009 to 2020, the U.S. deported more than five million people—over 90 percent of them men. In Banished Men, Abigail Andrews and her students tell 186 of their stories. How, they ask, does expulsion shape men's lives and sense of themselves? The book uncovers a harrowing carceral system that weaves together policing, prison, detention, removal, and border militarization to undermine migrants as men. Guards and gangs beat them down, till they feel like cockroaches, pigs, or dogs. Many lose ties with family. They do not go "home." Instead, they end up in limbo: stripped of their very humanity. Against the odds, they fight for new ways to belong. At once devastating and humane, Banished Men offers a clear-eyed critique of the violence of deportation.
"Banished Men is beautifully written, bringing deported men to life in all their misery and hopes. It is a timely contribution to immigration and Latinx sociology literatures, as well as an intervention in how to do collective social-justice-oriented research." — NANCY PLANKEY-VIDELA, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of Latino/a and Mexican American Studies at Texas A&M University
"Banished Men asks what becomes of men—their emotions, relationships, family ties, economic opportunities, and very sense of self—as they are forced to live through U.S. detention, imprisonment, and deportation. This powerful book delves into how banishment upends men's lives and shapes their humanity." — JENNIFER RANDLES, author of Essential Dads

"This handbook presents an authoritative account of the development of movements, thoughts, and policies of OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in India. Despite the adoption of egalitarian principles in the Indian Constitution, caste inequalities, discrimination, and exclusionary practices against people from backward classes and other lower castes continue to haunt them in contemporary India. A comprehensive work on the politics of identity and plurality of experiences of OBCs in India, this handbook, - Features in-depth research by eminent scholars on the OBC social and political thought, OBC movements, and OBC development and policymaking; - Discusses the life, ideologies, and pioneering contributions by Gautam Buddha, Sant Kabir, Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Shahu Maharaj, Narayana Guru, B.R. Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia, and E V Ramasamy Periyar, and leading social reform movements; - Examines OBC issues with case studies from various Indian states to look at issues of pre- and post- Mandal India; backward caste movements; and, reclamation of the Bahujan legacy; - Critiques public policies and programmes for the development of OBCs in India; - Reviews the status of Muslim OBCs in India and of the invisibilised nomadic communities; - Reviews the impact of globalization on the economically backward lower castes and the impact of development initiatives for the excluded people. First of its kind, this handbook will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of exclusion and discrimination studies, diversity and inclusion studies, Global South Studies, affirmative action, sociology, Indian political history, Dalit Studies, political sociology, public policy, development studies, and political studies"--

"This handbook presents an authoritative account of the development of movements, thoughts, and policies of OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in India. Despite the adoption of egalitarian principles in the Indian Constitution, caste inequalities, discrimination, and exclusionary practices against people from backward classes and other lower castes continue to haunt them in contemporary India. A comprehensive work on the politics of identity and plurality of experiences of OBCs in India, this handbook, - Features in-depth research by eminent scholars on the OBC social and political thought, OBC movements, and OBC development and policymaking; - Discusses the life, ideologies, and pioneering contributions by Gautam Buddha, Sant Kabir, Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Shahu Maharaj, Narayana Guru, B.R. Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia, and E V Ramasamy Periyar, and leading social reform movements; - Examines OBC issues with case studies from various Indian states to look at issues of pre- and post- Mandal India; backward caste movements; and, reclamation of the Bahujan legacy; - Critiques public policies and programmes for the development of OBCs in India; - Reviews the status of Muslim OBCs in India and of the invisibilised nomadic communities; - Reviews the impact of globalization on the economically backward lower castes and the impact of development initiatives for the excluded people. First of its kind, this handbook will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of exclusion and discrimination studies, diversity and inclusion studies, Global South Studies, affirmative action, sociology, Indian political history, Dalit Studies, political sociology, public policy, development studies, and political studies"--