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Professor Rahul Mukherji will argue that India has regressed in the direction of what comparative politics scholars call a "competitive authoritarian" regime. Competitive authoritarian regimes signify an "in-between" situation between democracy and authoritarianism. They are competitive in the sense that the democratic opposition can win elections. On the other hand, they are authoritarian because incumbents have created an uneven playing field that makes it more difficult for the democratic opposition to rise. His presentation will detail how civil society organizations in the non-communal space have been attacked. Is there a relationship between the identity of an organization and the nature of attacks, pointing towards the consolidation of a certain vision of the idea of India?
Professor Rahul Mukherji will argue that India has regressed in the direction of what comparative politics scholars call a "competitive authoritarian" regime. Competitive authoritarian regimes signify an "in-between" situation between democracy and authoritarianism. They are competitive in the sense that the democratic opposition can win elections. On the other hand, they are authoritarian because incumbents have created an uneven playing field that makes it more difficult for the democratic opposition to rise. His presentation will detail how civil society organizations in the non-communal space have been attacked. Is there a relationship between the identity of an organization and the nature of attacks, pointing towards the consolidation of a certain vision of the idea of India?
