The Teacher, the Activist, and the Maulvi: Emancipatory visions and insurgent citizenship among Gujjars in Himachal Pradesh
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x18000471
Abstract: Abstract Exploring the intersection of state, religion, and ethnicity, this article considers the opportunities for individual and collective advancement available to Muslim Gujjars in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Following the lives of three prominent… read more here.
Keywords: himachal pradesh; activist maulvi; emancipatory; insurgent citizenship ... See more keywords
Insurgent Citizenship and Sustained Resistance of a Local Taxi Association
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DOI: 10.18778/1733-8077.14.4.11
Abstract: A growing body of literature on urban and grassroots social movements is replete with case studies of citizens mobilizing against infrastructural development projects. These mobilizations, known as insurgent citizenship—the participation in alternative channels of political… read more here.
Keywords: citizenship; resistance; taxi association; insurgent citizenship ... See more keywords