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Global Ethics Weekly: Citizenship, Social Media, & the Indian Election, with Kavitha Rajagopalan
Global Ethics Weekly: Citizenship, Social Media, & the Indian Election, with Kavitha Rajagopalan
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Senior Fellow Kavitha Rajagopalan discusses the ongoing Indian election through the complicated lens of citizenship and explains the vast power of political organizing and social media in the "world's largest democracy." What's at stake if Prime Minister Narendra Modi (the frontrunner) wins reelection? How have he and the BJP been able to push Hindu nationalism? What does voter disenfranchisement look like in India?
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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