Victory for Democracy, Triumph of People Power: Anna Hazare's Non-Violent Anti-Corruption Movement

Abstract

This case helps in understanding how a mass movement built around a strong social cause can bend even the most supercilious administration to its will. Anna Hazare - a well respected Gandhian from India had been at the forefront of a nation-wide movement representing public resentment over the malaise of corruption. Hazare demanded that the government amend the Anti-Corruption Bill placed on the table of Parliament. Initially, the government in particular and political parties in general resisted the demands saying that law making was the prerogative of people's representatives in Parliament and that members of civil society could not dictate terms in a democratic set-up.....

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Issues

The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:

• Discuss how social issues like corruption have become issues of major concern
  
• Understand how mass movements with widespread support and sympathy from a large section of the population can put pressure on government and get them to bend
  
• Understand the anatomy of a mass movement and the role of a strong leader with a mission in firing the imagination of the population, especially the youth
  
• Discuss the role played by media and social networks in making the movement successful
  
• Understand the qualities of a good leader
  

Keywords

civil society movement ,Anti-Corruption,mass movement,social networks,good leader ,Hazare,corruption,standing committee,Public Policy, Corruption, Lokpal, Jan Lokpal, Mass movement, Democracy, Non-violent, Anna Hazare, Social media, Television, Print media, Parliament, Lok Ayukta, Fast, Civil movement, Corruption Perceptions Index, Mass leader, Right To Information Act, Media Management

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