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South Asia
Populism in the era of soundbite politics: A conversation with Journalists and Researchers from Southern and Eastern Africa as well as South and South-East Asia
Populism is a global phenomenon, yet it takes distinct local and regional shapes. Often conceptualized as a discursive style (cf. Laclau 2005), populism has increasingly been analysed through its socio-cultural performative elements (i.e., Ostiguy, Panizza and Moffit 2021)
The political economy of river sand mining in South Asia: A commodity chain approach
South Asia's riverbeds are a primary site of conflict between the need for development and environmental protection.
The moral politics of violent death in Bangladesh
This project wants to understand how rebel groups and societies deal with violent death as a part of civil strife.
Martyrdom and propaganda ontologies in Maoist India
In writings produced by the Naxalite Maoist movement in India, martyrdom features extensively.
Border as “Opportunity”: Informal Cattle Trade across the Bangladesh-India Borders
The project, generally, intends to understand how borderland population put their efforts to adapt to transforming international borders and earn alternative livelihoods.
Dataset on political violence in Bangladesh
This project starts from a new dataset on political violence in Bangladesh. Based on four newspapers (one English, three Bengali) the project aims to map political violence in Bangladesh from 1991 to the present.
Authority Production & Justice Delivery through Conflict Mediation in Rural Bangladesh
Authority is the legitimate power (Weber, 1947) produced in different forms and several circumstances.
Adolescent Autocracies: Pro-government student groups in resurging authoritarian regimes
Students and universities have traditionally been considered bastions of (democratic) resistance.