Representing India

Abstract

This volume is part of a multi-country study exploring issues of inclusion, accommodation and cohesion in the way in which public institutions are constituted and managed in multi-ethnic societies. The framework of the project assumes that ethnic difference not merely shapes the identity of a state, but also structures the opportunities of access to institutions and the allocation of resources. The project explores the relationship between various types of diversity and representative opportunities in the governance of the public sector. The focus in on three institutions in particular: national legislatures, cabinets and the bureaucracy.