Please answer the following questions: 1. In the course, we have focused on understanding the state. How do the authors Akhil Gupta and James Scott challenge the dominant notions of state? Explain with the help of examples from the articles. & 2. Analyze why Arresting Citizenship by Lerman and Weaver invites us to critique the conception of democracy and citizenship. What is the everyday experience of custodial citizens and why is that an issue of concern for U.S. democracy? Is there a link between custodial citizens and immigrants? Each question is to be answered with the help of at least two theorists.
