Democrazia, violenza e movimenti rivoluzionari nel Global South

Democracy, violence and revolutionary movements in the Global South

Abstract

The essay, starting by the J-F. Lyotard’s logic of postmodernity and paradox, claims about the ability of non-occidentals democratic models to ensure institutional order in revolutionary contexts. From a diachronic comparison of Naxality revolutionary movements in India, the article highlights that argue about violence in a democracy is not a logical contradiction, but a realization of the “Institutional tragic optimism”.

Tag: revolutionary movements, India, democracy, violence, Global South