A revolution in social and legal change: The Kerala-Model resistance against pesticide overuse through organic farming

Sreejith, S. G. (2016) A revolution in social and legal change: The Kerala-Model resistance against pesticide overuse through organic farming. San Joaquin agricultural law review., 26. pp. 53-82.

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Abstract

It is a celebrated dogma of socio-legal studies that social change and legal change cannot be isolated phenomena in social production. The dogma is too deep-seated that the epistemology of socio-legal studies became awfully singular apropos of the modalities of change, establishing the credo that the only mode of social change is legal change. This article challenges the said dogma by building a case against the singular modality of social change-the case of the organic farming revolution and the social changes caused by that revolution in the Southern Indian state of Kerala. The case study questions the conventionality that legal change is a prerequisite for social change and establishes that social change can happen in ways other than through legal change. It asserts that neither law is the sole causal agent for social change nor does law undergo a major transformation alongside social change. Finally, the article builds a new theory of social revolution and change that not only restructures our understanding of social change but also prompts us to reflect on the role of law in causing social transformations

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Kerala Model | Organic Farming | Legal change
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2022 04:35
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2022 04:35
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2661

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