'A voice for the last and least': Thirumavalavan and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi in the Lok Sabha
'A voice for the last and least': Thirumavalavan and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi in the Lok Sabha
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“为最后和最不重要的人发声”：Thirumavalavan 和 Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 在人民院
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10.1080/09584935.2019.1566299
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发表时间：
2019
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1.4
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Gorringe H
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Gorringe H
2009年至2014年，泰米尔纳德邦最大的达利特党领袖Thirumavalavan在德里担任议员。本文通过与解放黑豹党(Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi，VCK或解放豹党)的研究，提出了多层联邦制度中关于代表权和民主的一些关键问题。尽管他们是一个小党，但他们在国家政治方面的经验为我们提供了对印度政党制度运作的洞察。这篇论文考虑了他们受到联盟伙伴和政治游戏规则的制约程度。然后，委员会审议了代表权问题，并询问VCK在Thirumavalavan的奇丹巴拉姆选区取得了什么成就，以及他们可以在多大程度上通过正式和破坏性的手段在国家一级提出问题。最后，本文反思了小党立足于中央的利弊，并总结了VCK的经验教训，以期对我们理解印度政治有所裨益。
Between 2009 and 2014, Thirumavalavan, the leader of the largest Dalit party in Tamil Nadu, served as an MP in Delhi. This paper draws on research with the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK or Liberation Panther Party) to raise a number of key questions about representation and democracy in a multi-level federal system. Although they are a minor party, their experience of national politics offers insights into the workings of party systems in India. The paper considers the extent to which they are constrained by alliance partners and political rules-of-the-game. It then considers the question of representation, and asks what the VCK managed to achieve in Thirumavalavan’s constituency of Chidambaram and the extent to which they could raise issues at the national level both through formal and disruptive means. Finally, the paper reflects on the advantages and disadvantages for a small party of having a foothold in the Centre and draws out the lessons of the VCK’s experience for our understanding of Indian politics.