Eroding pluralism: legal mechanisms and the marginalization of religious minorities in India
Vasey, Giustiniano Cesare (A.A. 2024/2025) Eroding pluralism: legal mechanisms and the marginalization of religious minorities in India. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative public law, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Valentina Rita Scotti, pp. 129. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Literature review. Theories of democratic backsliding and ethnic democracy. The law as a tool for democratic erosion: autocratic legalism. The Indian context: secularism and minority rights under BJP rule. India’s unique trajectory. Constitutional secularism in India: origins and evolution. Hindu nationalism, the Sangh family and the rise of the BJP. Legal mechanisms of exclusion under BJP rule. The judiciary’s role in Modi’s majoritarian India. Methodology. Approaching India’s erosion of pluralism. Theoretical and conceptual framework. Research design. Data sources. Case studies and rationale. Limitations. Legal mechanisms in practice: case studies of religious marginalization in contemporary India. The abrogation of article 370 and the disenfranchisement of Jammu and Kashmir. The 2019 citizenship amendment act: a non-secular citizenship. The national registry of citizens: exclusion through bureaucracy in assam.
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Bibliografia: pp. 111-121.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Comparative public law |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Scotti, Valentina Rita |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Griglio, Elena |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Autumn |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2026 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2026 14:12 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/45369 |
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