Modern living is heavily dependenton mining activities. Having a secure and stable supply
of mineral resources has proven to be a key for societies, especially during periods of war. A …

This introduction to the themed special feature on development-induced displacement in
Asia discusses the scope and major drivers of development-induced displacement and …

This paper analyses the socio-legal and political spaces within which coal is mined in India
and asks if it is possible to raise the 'moral question'when the state attributes an iconic status …

India has a history of contested land ownership over forests. The contest is between
government that has held legal rights and forest-dwelling communities whose traditional …

This article identifies the two dominant discourses that attempt to explain
socioenvironmental change from bauxite mining in Eastern India and compares them to …

This paper studies the impact of property rights legislation on the political participation of
Scheduled Tribes (STs)-an indigenous community of India. The legislation recognised forest …

This article combines concepts from political sociology with evidence from newspaper
reports, insurgent and state documents, and ethnographic studies in order to understand the …

Climate change is recognized as an international security challenge by the majority of
countries in the world. It has become central to many of their foreign policy agendas too …

This book looks at the contested relationship between Adivasis or the indigenous peoples,
migrants and the state in India. It delves into the nature and dynamics of competition and …

This paper investigates if devolution of political power in conflict-affected areas can reduce
violence. Political decentralisation has been widely recognised to improve access to local …