Obituary Granville Austin: The Social Constitutionalist
| Author | Ashutosh Kumar |
| DOI | 10.1177/2321023014551892 |
| Published date | 01 December 2014 |
| Date | 01 December 2014 |
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Studies in Indian Politics
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Granville Austin:
© 2014 Lokniti, Centre for the
Study of Developing Societies
The Social Constitutionalist
SAGE Publications
Los Angeles, London,
New Delhi, Singapore,
Washington DC
DOI: 10.1177/2321023014551892
http://inp.sagepub.com
Granville Austin (1927–2014) would be remembered by students of India’s politics and Constitution for
having influenced the study of the making and working of India’s Constitution. The last two and half
decades have witnessed a major thrust in the study of India’s political and economic processes as they
have evolved rapidly and have almost managed to reconfigure the nature of India’s political and social
democracy. An important component of many such studies has been to refer to the relevant constitutional
aspects also, be it related to the ongoing contestations relating to what were for long considered the
foundational principles of India’s democracy or to the evolving nature of political–economic structure
and the inherent challenges therein. Such studies, sensitive to the constitutional experiences of a ‘new
...
A
y-Madr
Global Thrasa-Mullah Complex
eat
261
261
Obituary
Studies in Indian Politics
2(2) 261–262
Granville Austin:
© 2014 Lokniti, Centre for the
Study of Developing Societies
The Social Constitutionalist
SAGE Publications
Los Angeles, London,
New Delhi, Singapore,
Washington DC
DOI: 10.1177/2321023014551892
http://inp.sagepub.com
Granville Austin (1927–2014) would be remembered by students of India’s politics and Constitution for
having influenced the study of the making and working of India’s Constitution. The last two and half
decades have witnessed a major thrust in the study of India’s political and economic processes as they
have evolved rapidly and have almost managed to reconfigure the nature of India’s political and social
democracy. An important component of many such studies has been to refer to the relevant constitutional
aspects also, be it related to the ongoing contestations relating to what were for long considered the
foundational principles of India’s democracy or to the evolving nature of political–economic structure
and the inherent challenges therein. Such studies, sensitive to the constitutional experiences of a ‘new
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