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From one participant cohort to another: Surveying inter-generational political incubation in an Indian University

Martelli, Jean-Thomas; Arı, Barış

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Jean-Thomas Martelli

Barış Arı



Abstract

Several recent studies propose that political choices of Indian youth can hardly be distinguished from those of their parents in many respects. Contrary to this well-established understanding, this article shows that when set apart from the spheres of family and work, students in a flagship Indian university – mostly in the social sciences and humanities – gradually transform their political attitudes in light of prolonged exposure to a campus environment. Through combining ethnographic study with the analysis of a survey of political attitudes of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, we show that time spent in situ fosters participation to political activities, increases chances of joining a student organization and make students more likely to identify themselves as politically radical. The class and caste background of students, on the other hand, are not strongly associated with political attitudes, showing the integrative nature of politicization on the JNU campus.

Citation

Martelli, J., & Arı, B. (2018). From one participant cohort to another: Surveying inter-generational political incubation in an Indian University. India Review, 17(3), 263-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2018.1473319

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 8, 2018
Online Publication Date Jun 26, 2018
Publication Date 2018
Deposit Date Oct 15, 2018
Publicly Available Date Dec 26, 2019
Journal India Review
Print ISSN 1473-6489
Electronic ISSN 1557-3036
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 3
Pages 263-300
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2018.1473319
Related Public URLs https://topol.hypotheses.org/

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