Unfolding Comparative Perspectives In Contemporary Times Emerging Trends And Challenges - A Way Forward [Hardcover]

About The Book:The book is an innovative in nature and reflects varied comparative perspectives, emergedout of the deliberations nurtured by academic contestations and ponderingsin the form of dialogue among students and deliberations whispered between students and Professor. The methodology has been adopted in writing the book is participatory and dialogical approach and critical conscientisation. The book delvesinto the comprehensive understanding of comparative politics and wide-ranging perspectives. Theauthors of the book have reflected upon several global and national perspectivesand trends to the discipline of Comparative politics, Political Science and disciplines in the realm of social sciences. The book has explored the relations between India and other countries and delved into much needed research domains such as cultural diversities, institutions, judicial systems, political cultures, evolution of relations between countries, political economy of India, Education, constitutionalism, federalism, electoral competition, debating development and public policies and bilaterial relations and so on. This book attempts to bring out incredible talents of young minds of the country. About The Author:Dr. Jagannatham Begari is an Associate Professor at the Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Vadodara, India. He has pursued his M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. His interdisciplinary research interests include democracy theories, social justice theories, the Indian Constitution, Subaltern theories, modern Indian thinkers, movements, the political economy of India, and Human Rights. He has authored two books: Interrogating Democracy and Human Rights: Telangana People's Movement (Rawat Publications, 2014) and Mapping Human Rights and Subalterns in Modern India (Kalpaz Publications/Gyan Books, 2016) and edited the book entitled “B.R. Ambedkar and Social Transformation: Revisiting the Philosophy and Reclaiming Justice” (Routledge Publications, London, 2021). Dr. Jagannatham has published articles in reputed journals like Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Journal of Political Science, GNLU Journal of Law, Development and Politics, The Liberal Studies Journal and Journal of Society and Politics, and has contributed chapters in edited books published by Oxford University Press and Springer Nature. He has completed an ICSSR Major Research Project. Dr. Jagan has visited Australia, Germany, USA, and the UK, and participated and presented as a delegate and Resource Person at the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science at Brisbane, Australia. He has delivered invited lectures at Western Sydney University, Sydney, the University of Adelaide, and in many Universities and Colleges in India. He served as Coordinator of the Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies. He also has served as a member of several academic statutory bodies at the Central University of Gujarat and other Institutions. Contents: Acknowledgments 9Preface 11Contributors 131. Understanding Comparative Perspectives: Introduction, Trends, Challenges and Possibilities 172. Federalism in Practice: A comparative Study of India and Germany 413. Political Culture and Democratic Stability: A comparative Study of India and Japan 574. Interrogating India – USA Relations: A Comparative Study of the Cold War and Post - Cold War Era 755. Emergency Powers and Constitutionalism: A Comparison of India and Sri Lanka 896. Political Economy of India: Historical Evolution, and Contemporary Transformations 1037. Cultural Diplomacy as Soft Power: India Versus South Korea 1218. Emerging Democracies in the Global South: A Comparative Analysis of Brazil and South Africa 1379. India–France Bilateral Relations: Strategy, Security and Trade Cooperation 15910. Debating Development and Public Policies: A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia. …