State And Society

India has been a post-truth society for years (and maybe the West has too)

Only by privileging an English-speaking, Western position can we say that 'post-truth' emerged in 2016.

Ranjit Goswami, The Conversation
· Jan 25, 2017 · 08:30 pm
An obscure text sheds light on the idea of the 'public' in 19th-century Calcutta

On the shelves of a public library in West Bengal is lurking a most unusual text.

The Public Domain Review
· Nov 02, 2016 · 09:30 pm
Are poor societies stuck with dictators?

The director of the Electoral Integrity Project revisits the issue using new data from African elections.

Pippa Noris, The Conversation
· Apr 12, 2016 · 09:30 pm

In Mizoram, the line between ancient code of selfless service and vigilante justice wears thin

This is particularly visible in civil society groups' often violent enforcement of prohibition, even after the state partly lifted it earlier this year after 18 years.

Maitreyee Handique
· Apr 08, 2015 · 11:00 am