Examine the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) movement in developed societies and how it is affecting the political participation in developing societies.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 LGBT movement = new social movement of the developed West → quality of life over material demand
Route 2 its real weight for developing societies → how it widens who takes part in politics
Habermas: economic security → rights + autonomy → postmodern deconstruction of masculinity/femininity → recognition under the third generation of human rights (Vasak) → Western methods: lobbying / marches / social media / art → fills state-society gap parties ignored → India: NALSA 2014 (reservation + third gender as first-time voter identity) → Navtej Singh Johar (Section 377 struck down) → participation widens: transgender candidates, closeted sections enter public life
in developing societies NSMs still nascent → closer to conventional protest than Western sophistication → gains uneven
Route 1 Western-born movement opens new political space in the developing world
Route 2 recognition abroad → participation at home, but widening stays uneven
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Politics of Representation and Participation — 12 questions in the Vault.
- Of late, centrist and centre-left political parties have been facing setbacks while centre-right parties have been in ascendency the world over. Comment.
- Critically examine the role of political parties in sustaining and stabilising democracies in the developing societies.
- Discuss the major recent social movements related to the physical rights of women in various countries of the world.
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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