Foot‐march

Large‐scale mobilization for a public cause or a tool for fanning political ambition

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ID12705167
AuthorsAstha Agarwalla (0000-0001-6249-5289, Economics and Public Policy Area Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management Ahmedabad India, corresponding author), Ishu Gupta (0000-0001-5223-3154, Public Systems Group Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Ahmedabad India), Ankur Sarin (0000-0002-7085-0778, Public Systems Group Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Ahmedabad India)
Year2019
Volume20
Issue2
Publication date2019-03-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1472-3891 • E-ISSN: 1479-1854
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pa.1895
OpenAlexW2920969952
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

We present the case of an awareness campaign, strategically crafted by a local student political leader, based on a national level policy for urban poor and marginalized, in the city of Ahmedabad in India. The campaign, designed in the form of a foot‐march, was aimed at mobilizing the urban poor, but with a clear ambition of gaining visibility for political mileage. This study reinforces that the mediation role taken up by local leaders transcends the traditional policymaking, in democracies with blurred boundaries between the state and citizens. Further, in local governance structures, with weak participatory spaces for the poor, foot‐marches have the potential to become an extended invited participatory space

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