Governmentality: Power and Counter Conduct in Northeast India's Manipur and Nagaland

This volume explores the strategies used by protest movements in Northeast India to challenge the government. It examines the tribal movement led by JACAATB in Manipur and the anti-corruption movement led by ACAAUT in Nagaland, focusing on three counter-conduct approaches: disciplining the local state government, seeking truth through the Right to Information Act, and critique and self-examination to resist or evade the state.

Format: Hardback
Length: 162 pages
Publication date: 11 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the intricate dynamics of protest movements that challenge the established modes of governance. It explores the underlying rationale, diverse forms, cutting-edge technologies, innovative techniques, and profound impact of two prominent protest movements in Northeast India: the tribal movement spearheaded by the Joint Action Committee Against Anti-Tribal Bills (JACAATB) in Manipur, and the anti-corruption movement led by the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) in Nagaland. Through an ethnographic lens, the study investigates three distinct counter-conduct approaches. Firstly, it examines the attempt to discipline the local state government by adopting and deploying specific technologies of citizenship, empowering individuals to become politically active and capable of self-governance. Secondly, it explores the pursuit of truth through the utilization of the Right to Information Act and judicial inquiries into the misconduct of state governments, seeking to expose corruption and uphold accountability. Thirdly, the volume highlights counter-conduct activities that involve techniques of critique and self-examination, aiming not only to resist or evade the state but also to usher in new subjectivities and forms of governance.

A deep dive into citizenship and state in contemporary Northeast India, this volume holds immense interest for scholars and students of political science, governance, public policy, Northeast Studies, and South Asia studies.

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032219547