Politics of alliance in the farmers' march to Parliament in India.

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  • Author(s): Fadaee, Simin
  • Source:
    International Sociology. Jan2022, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p31-49. 19p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      FARMERS; PUBLIC demonstrations; ACTIVISTS; LABOR unions; SOCIOLOGICAL research
    • Abstract:
      On 30 November 2018 tens of thousands of Indian farmers marched to Parliament and demanded a special session to discuss the deepening agrarian crisis. The protest march to Parliament was only the latest in a series of protest marches which had been organized by an umbrella group of over 200 farmers' organizations from all over India. Moreover, for the first time, an alliance of different activist groups, political parties, trade unions and students had cohered to support the farmers and their cause. Despite its political, empirical and theoretical significance, research on the formation of alliances has gained scant attention in sociological research. Based on original research, this article suggests alliance building should be understood with reference to political opportunities, processes of meaning attribution and framing, and as a strategy, which facilitates worthiness, unity, numbers and commitment (WUNC displays, as outlined by Charles Tilly). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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