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 :
- June Cahyaningtyas*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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