Can anyone clarify the post-colonial theory of state? The material I have come across includes various analyses of the post-colonial states themselves from multiple perspectives like the modernisation paradigm, systems approach, dependency theories, etc heavily. In my understanding the focus should remain on the post-colonial theorists like Spivak, Homi Bhabha, Said. So my question is do we talk about the post-colonial state, or the post-colonial thinkers’ views on the concept of state?
@Caesar Thanks for responding.
@Tarun197 For IFP three things are needed: historical background, current happenings and scholarly analysis of both. For an overview you may go with David Malone or Rajiv Sikri. I personally prefer IGNOU readings. For the scholarly bits, the Oxford Handbook has essays by area experts but it is very dense. You can skim read it to pick up views of experts. Editorials and discussions suffice for the current. For the new books like “the India Way” just read reviews online to get a gist of arguments being made, no need to read them.
