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Jurnal Global dan Strategis

ISSN 1907-9729

Vol. 8 / No. 2 / Published : 2014-09

Order : 3, and page :201 - 214

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Original Article :

Middle class, religious rituals, and the future of democracy in india

Author :

  1. June Cahyaningtyas*1
  1. Staf Pengajar di Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran”, Yogyakarta

Abstract :

The  increasing  number  of  the  middle  class  can  be  found  everywhere  in  the world and developing countries in Asia are being at the forefront of this trend. The former type of research used to be deduced through the confirmation that economic  wellbeing  and  democracy  are  positively  correlated.  Yet,  accepting the sweeping account that the rise of the middle class has promoted democracy at  face value may not  be  helpful in explaining why  conflict  persists  globally. Diametrically opposed to the idea of rational economy, primordial difference, which tends to promote identity politics, remains to be the driver for conflict within and between countries. Using the intervening variable of religion, this research  endeavored  to  highlight  how  the  rise  of  the  middle  class  in   India affects  the  democratic  run  of  the  country. This research  found  that  the increasing middle class in India has elevated religiosity through the intrusion of  religious  elements  in  public  realm.  This,  eventually, results  to,  among others, the strengthening of the existing social structure, which was organized around the principle of hierarchy and social discrimination.

Keyword :

middle class, religion, democracy, caste, India,


References :

Mehra, A.,(2000) "Caste Conflict in India", in de Silva, K.M. (ed.), Conflict and Violence in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Kandy : ICES





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