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Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Volume 26, Issue 2 (2024) Emerging Themes and Perspectives in the Social Sciences

Articles

Volume 26, Issue 2 (Special Issue) -- Full Contents

Statement from the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences and Board of Directors

Introduction to the Special Issue

Guest Editor's Note
Rajiv Thakur

Mission and Editorial Policy

The Decline of Republican Democracy and Rise of the Techno-authoritarian State: Reading Dystopian Novels in Hindi Literature
Manindra Nath Thakur

Spaces of Progress and the Challenge of “Mindfulness” in a Postcolonial World
M. Satish Kumar

Displacement, Social Justice, and the Right to the City: A Review and Critical Reflections in the 21st Century
Tara Fitzgerald and Brij Maharaj

Economic Development in Legacy Cities: Current and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
Neil Reid, Sujata Shetty, and Jane Adade

The Adaptation Wedge: Capacity-Building Scenarios for India’s Cities
Jagan Shah

Notes on the Future Possibilities of Engaged Anthropological Research: Why Decolonizing Anthropology Needs Black Diasporic Feminist Theory and Methodologies
Meryleen Mena

Author Biographical Notes

Guest Editor

Rajiv Thakur, Ph.D., Missouri State University, West Plains

Co-Editor

Nirupama Devaraj, Ph.D., Valparaiso University

Copy Editor

Stephanie R. S. Stringham

Publishing Advisor

Jonathan Bull, Valparaiso University