Socialism On The Horizon : Akhilesh Yadav and the Legacy of Samajwad – Madan Yadav (Hardcover)

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A study of Akhilesh Yadav’s political career and leadership, and of how his idea of socialism fits within India’s parliamentary democracy. Madan Yadav examines how the Samajwadi Party leader has tried to reshape socialist politics amid economic change, identity debates, media narratives and shifting voter expectations.

The book places this story in the wider context of the twenty-first-century Global South, touching on governance, social justice, democracy and the role of the opposition. The author is Head of the Department of Political Science at IGNOU’s School of Social Sciences and has taught at Delhi University and Sikkim Central University. Hardcover edition.