https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Planning-in-the-Age-of-Political-Populism-Kolkata-s-Tram-Debate.html https://metropolitics.org/Planning-in-the-Age-of-Political-Populism-Kolkata-s-Tram-Debate.html 2025-06-10T05:00:00Z text/html en Tathagata Chatterji India Global South Asia Kolkata mass transit rapid transit transport transport policy public transportation tram clientelism populism streetcar light rail tramway <p>Using the case of Kolkata's tram system, Tathagata Chatterji shows how two distinct political strategies—populism and clientelism—operate in a symbiotic relationship to circumvent formal planning processes in India's third-largest city. <br class='autobr' /> Political populism and clientelism are two distinct political strategies with significant conceptual overlaps. From a theoretical standpoint, political populism is associated with charismatic leaders who mobilise mass support through ideological and rhetorical</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Essays-.html" rel="directory">Essays</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-India-+.html" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Global-South-+.html" rel="tag">Global South</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Asia-+.html" rel="tag">Asia</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Kolkata-+.html" rel="tag">Kolkata</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-mass-transit-+.html" rel="tag">mass transit</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-rapid-transit-+.html" rel="tag">rapid transit</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-transport-+.html" rel="tag">transport</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-transport-policy-+.html" rel="tag">transport policy</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-public-transportation-+.html" rel="tag">public transportation</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-tram-+.html" rel="tag">tram</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-clientelism-+.html" rel="tag">clientelism</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-populism-+.html" rel="tag">populism</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-streetcar-+.html" rel="tag">streetcar</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-light-rail-+.html" rel="tag">light rail</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-tramway-+.html" rel="tag">tramway</a>