Track Code
RC16
Track Chairs
Dr. Shilp Shikha Singh
Dr. Melek Ozlem Ayas Cin
Focuses on the study of democratic processes, with special emphasis on their participatory features. Topics include conceptual and theoretical definitions of pluralism, at specific points in time and through history; structures for the articulation of interests and values, such as group and party systems and social movements; barriers to and opportunities for pluralism within given institutions, such as in business corporations and in the armed forces, as well as in ethnic communities and in religious organisations. Activities: The committee usually meets once a year. New members willing to take an active part in the committee's activities are thoroughly welcome.
Open Panels
- Perspectives on Political Behaviour: The Sociological vs. Economic Approach
- Plural Societies, Shared Futures: Cross-Cultural Learning and Democratic Governance in Asia
Chair: Dr. Melek Ozlem Ayas Cin - Religious Nationalism and the Politics of Majoritarianism in Contemporary Democracies
Chair: Dr. Sumant Kumar - The Crisis of Multilateralism and the Future of Pluralist Societies: Global and Local Perspectives
Chair: Dr. Shilp Shikha Singh
