Mapping Social Exclusion in India - Caste, Religion and Borderlands

Mapping Social Exclusion in India assesses the problem of defining exclusion, the need for its contextualization and establishes a relationship between social exclusion, deprivation and discrimination. It studies the distinctive character of Indian society and system marked with the existence of exclusionary practices and structures on the basis of caste. The usage of the concept of exclusion is more inclusive than any other competing concepts of discrimination or deprivation, though these concepts are interchangeably used to denote it. It is, therefore, important to conceptualize exclusion and, in the process, come across different shades of its interpretations.

The social phenomenon of exclusion that mars societies globally is studied by various scholars who put together their diverse research, studies, perceptions and ideas and, most importantly, their years of expertise to focus on a central theme of social exclusion in Indian society. This cohesive volume highlights the causal link between discrimination and exploitation. The contributors study the role of the state as an interventionist force and look into the mobilization strategy as a reaction to exclusion. They take a critical look at the reservation policy and argue that state intervention creates certain new forms of exclusion. Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction

Part I: Social Exclusion in India: Theoretical Perspectives and Issues
1. Inequality, Poverty and Social Exclusion in India
2. Social Exclusion, Globalisation and Marginalised Groups
3. Situating Social Exclusion in the Context of Caste: A Case of Dalits in India
4. Reservation Policy in India: Exclusion in Inclusion
5. Coping with Exclusions the Non-Political Way

Part II: Empirical Studies: Caste and Religious Exclusions
6. Egalitarian Religion and Caste-Based Exclusion in Rural Punjab
7. Rajput, Local Deities and Discrimination: Tracing Caste Formation in Jammu
8. Excluded and Marginalised: Patterns of Deprivation of the Scavengers
9. Looking Beyond Generalities: Caste, Social Exclusion and Deras in Punjab
1. Caste and Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance

Part III: Case Studies: Borderlands and Social Exclusion
11. No Mans Land?: Exclusion in the Borderbelt of Punjab
12. Farmers at the Borderbelt of Punjab: Fencing and Forced Deprivation
13. Barbed Wire Fencing and Exclusion of Border Communities
Conclusion
Contributors
Index

Review - The Book Review, Sep14

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Author/Editor Details
Edited by: Paramjit S. Judge, Professor, Department of Sociology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India