Outputs (3)

Winning big: The political logic of winning elections with large margins in India (2022)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R., & Saez, L. (2022). Winning big: The political logic of winning elections with large margins in India. India Review, 21(1), 21-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2021.2018200

Politicians winning elections with large margins of victory, beyond what is necessary to win electoral contests,what we term “winning big”, is a common, yet under-studied phenomenon across the world. Political economy models suggest that winning big... Read More about Winning big: The political logic of winning elections with large margins in India.

Mechanisms of democratic authoritarianism: de-centring the executive in South Asia and beyond (2022)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R., & Kureshi, Y. (2022). Mechanisms of democratic authoritarianism: de-centring the executive in South Asia and beyond. Democratization, 29(8), 1375-1396. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2022.2062324

How do we theorize the unexpected global trend of democratic regression? Building upon recent literature on backsliding, we offer a new conceptualization of the notion of democratic authoritarianism, denoting the use of democratic-looking institution... Read More about Mechanisms of democratic authoritarianism: de-centring the executive in South Asia and beyond.

Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India (2022)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R. (2022). Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 20(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2022.2031046

Embracing religious belief and societal norms, in addition to state laws and policies, covenantal pluralism has the potential to address key limitations of existing approaches to dealing with religious diversity. Nevertheless, it also shares some of... Read More about Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India.