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South Asian Politics Annual Workshop: Researching the politics of South Asia 70 years after independence
Researching the politics of South Asia 70 years after independence
10.30-17.00, Monday, 17 July 2017
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London: Room 246, 2nd floor, Senate House (South Block), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU)
The workshop, sponsored by the Politics of South Asia Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association, will be an opportunity to discuss a range of topics currently being researched by group members and reflect on the state of politics in the region 70 years after independence. It will feature the following speakers:
- Gurharpal Singh (SOAS), ‘Partition, ethnic conflicts and the nature of democracy in South Asia’
- Katharine Adeney (Nottingham), ‘India’s democracy. In danger 70 years on?’
- Rashmi Singh (Cambridge), ‘Party work and organisation: ‘satta’ and ‘sangathan’ in the BJP’
- Indrajit Roy (Oxford), ‘Agonistic citizens: Reflections on the political subjectivities of circular migrants in an unequal India’
- Nikita Sud (Oxford), ‘Unfixed land: Studying India’s state and politics from the ground up’
- Adnan Naseemullah (Kings), ‘Patronage, Sub-Contracted Governance and Limits to Electoral Coordination’ (with Pradeep Chhibber)
- Mustafa Ahmed Khan (SOAS), ‘Power, Authority and Negotiation: A look at the Land Acquisition Regime in Pakistan’
- Andrew Wyatt (Bristol), ‘Political Service and the Use of Money’
Lunch will be provided. Anyone interested in attending should email James Chiriyankandath by 8 July.