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Politics and the people in India: modern and historical perspectives

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India’s fast growing economic and socio-political importance on the world stage has led to speculation and shifting expectations about how it can and will shape the global order.

This Collection is primarily concerned with showcasing research that surveys Indian politics, both domestically and on the global stage, and the ways in which the world’s largest democracy functions. Historical and contemporary perspectives are welcomed on societal, socio-economic and political phenomena and issues that have occupied - and continue to challenge - the Indian state and society since the passing of the Indian Independence Act in 1947.

Research is particularly invited from those engaged in the following fields: South Asian and Asian studies, political science, development studies, sociology, gender studies, international relations, comparative politics and political theory.

Scholarship that does not connect to these broad objectives will be judged out of scope of the Collection and will instead be considered for the journal’s general section.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

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The Collection will publish original research Articles, Reviews and Comments (full details on content types can be found here). Papers will be published in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications as soon as they are accepted and then collected together and promoted on the Collection homepage. All Guest Edited Collections are associated with a call for papers and are managed by one or more of our Editorial Board Members and the journal's Editors.

This Collection welcomes submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications more generally. See our editorial process page for more details.

All submissions are subject to the same peer review process and editorial standards as regular Humanities & Social Sciences Communications Articles, including the journal’s policy on competing interests. The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions, which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests. See our journal policies and submission guidelines for more details.

This Collection is not supported by sponsorship.