Economic and political weekly(June 2,,june22) published two papers on kerala left and other discussions. One by krishnaji on kerala CPIm and its present transformation & Devika's paper on Depoliticisation and Recent Conflicts over Politics in Kerala. I feel Devika's article is a must read in this list
Anivar Fears of Contagion? Depoliticisation and Recent Conflicts over Politics in Kerala J DEVIKA http://www.epw.org.in/epw/uploads/articles/10755.pdf This paper suggests that the recent and ongoing debate within the left in Kerala between the proponents of decentralisation and the critics reflects the widened political space achieved by oppositional civil social movements and has made it difficult to view the broader context of the decline of politics itself. It also argues that the threat of depoliticisation and the attendant growth of public cynicism about all forms of politics are the more ominous phenomena we need to combat in a highly literate, steadily urbanising and media-saturated society like Kerala. 23-06-2007 [SPECIAL ARTICLES] Issue : VOL 42 No. 25 June 23 - June 29, 2007 -- Anivar Aravind moving Republic Peringavu.P.O Thrissur-18 Kerala http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/about --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
