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PSIR Optional at ForumIAS by Amit Pratap Singh
Topic: Politics of Representation and Participation
9 August 2026
Discuss the role of social movements in strengthening the democratic processes in developing societies.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 developing democracy often procedural, limited to voting → movements as the chief non-party channel carrying democracy beyond the ballotRoute 2 define…
9 August 2026
Comment on the decline of political parties and examine whether new social movements shall be alternative strategy for establishing link between government and society.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 parties aggregate interests, central to representative democracy → but link between government and society weakeningRoute 2 representative democracy in worldwide decline…
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