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Participatory democracy in Delhi: How the Aam Aadmi Party's model of governance is addressing unwellness in political institutions (2023)
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Venkat, V. (2023, April). Participatory democracy in Delhi: How the Aam Aadmi Party's model of governance is addressing unwellness in political institutions. Paper presented at Association of Social Anthropologists' Annual Conference 2023, SOAS University of London

This paper uses ethnographic research to study the model of governance established by the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and explores the connections forged by legislative
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Beyond the numbers: Ethnographic insights on women as politicians (2023)
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Venkat, V. (2023). Beyond the numbers: Ethnographic insights on women as politicians

Based on fieldwork in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, Vidya Venkat argues that poll statistics do not fully capture the complexity of women’s participation in electoral contests.