POLI 435 Final: POLI435ConferencePresentationNotes

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 435
• Professor: Narendra Subramanian

Document Summary

Summary: model: institutional model (elite incorporation) Contra sociological explanation ( poli. party composition = dir. reflection of pattern of conflict in society > ethnic division: main purpose: explain how internal organizational structure of party (bsp + congress. Party) affect varying success in incorporating elites from sc: main argument. Successful incorporation of elites by poli. parties dep. on internal organizational structure of party: w/ competitive rules. Continually incorporate new elites + keep old ones acquiescent. Promo. coexistence between elites fr. warring in same party: w/ centralized rules. Unstable, vulnerable to defections by old elites. Apply: comparative study of variation in ability of congress party (cp) + bahujan samaj. Party (bsp) to incorporate scheduled caste (sc) elites in india: key terms. Ethnic identity: nominal membership > ascriptive categories (race, lang, caste, religion: inherited > any individual is born with choice of membership in several groups.