Borderland Citizenship

Sharma, Sarbani and Saraf, Aditi (2020) Borderland Citizenship. PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review.

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Abstract

The borderland zones of Kashmir and Assam have never bought into the liberal idea of Indian citizenship. In both regions, long histories of marginalization, colonialism, and extractivist economies made inhabitants distrustful of promises of equality and integration within a national fold. Enduring forms of resistance to the Indian state’s coercive authority, that long preceded the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, reveal that the very notion of citizenship has been disputed here at the core. Rather, ideas of community and belonging are anchored in indigeneity, land rights and access to resources at these ecologically fragile frontiers.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Sharma, Sarbani and Saraf, Aditi
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Boderland, Citizenship, Kashmir, Assam, CAA
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5543
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