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Agrarian Sustainability, Economic Justice, and Social Equity: A Policy Discourse Analysis of the Farmers’ Protest in India

Authors
Mahesh Admankar1, *
1Assistant Professor of Economics, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, 502 345, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author. Email: mahesh.admankar@woxsen.edu.in
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Mahesh Admankar
Available Online 23 October 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-876-9_24How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Participatory democracy; Agriculture sustainability discourse; constitutional resistance of farmers
Abstract

This paper examines the 2020–2021 Indian farmers’ protest as a powerful articulation of discursive resistance to neoliberal agricultural reforms. Anchored in Critical Discourse Analysis and informed by the Social Construction of Target Populations framework, the study interrogates how farmers contested dominant narratives of modernization and state legitimacy by invoking values of ecological justice, rural dignity, economic inclusion and participatory democracy. Drawing on secondary sources, the paper explores how the protest reimagined sustainability not merely as an environmental concern but as a deeply political and cultural imperative. The analysis reveals how farmers were discursively repositioned from subsidy-dependent actors to custodians of constitutional values and ecological futures, reshaping public opinion and contributing to the repeal of the farm laws. The paper concludes with policy insights for embedding equity, inclusion, and economic resilience in agrarian governance.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Science and Technology for Tomorrow (SciTech 2024)
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Atlantis Advances in Applied Sciences
Publication Date
23 October 2025
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978-94-6463-876-9
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3091-4442
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