Democracy's Reach: Political Representation and Elections in India
The ongoing Young CAS project on Democracy's Reach in India is organizing a series of workshops on Indian politics.
Illustration: Camilla K. Elmar/Centre for Advanced Study (CAS)
This will be the second workshop of the Young CAS project "Democracy's Reach: Political Representation and Elections in India", lead by professor Francesca Refsum Jensenius.
There will be a number of international scholars presenting on the political economy of South Asia and a roundtable on the Indian elections.
For the read-ahead panel, we expect all who join to read the papers in advance (papers will be shared with registered participants), while for the roundtable and third panel there are no preparations required.
Please sign up here if you wish to attend (limited spots).
Program
June 6
| Time |
Event |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch in the cantina in Eilert Sundts house (for invited participants only) |
| 13:00-13:15 |
Welcome and introductions |
| 13:15-14:45 |
First paper session
- Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III) presents "Countering Misinformation Early: A Media Literacy RCT Among Indian Teenagers" (with Priyadarshi Amar, Sumitra Badrinathan and Florian Sichart).
- Abhinav Khemka (University of Barcelona) presents "Manipulating the system: Clientelism and criminality in politics"
|
| 14:45-15:00 |
Coffee break |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Roundtable on Indian election results 2024
- Panelists: Milan Vaishnav, Pavithra Suryanarayan, Ankita Barthwal
|
| 16:30-18:30 |
Social activity (for invited participants only) |
| 19:00- |
Dinner at Gressholmen (for invited participants only) |
June 7
| Time |
Event |
| 09:30-09.45 |
Coffee and welcome |
| 9:45-12:00 |
Second paper session
- Pavithra Suryanarayan (LSE) presents "When Losing the State drives Opposition to Redistribution: An Experiment in India"
- Milan Vaishnav (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) presents “Modi Democrats”? Explaining the Political Behavior of the Indian American Diaspora
- Rehan Jamil (LSE) presents Cash Transfer Programs and Women's Attitudes towards Redistributive Policies in Pakistan
|
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch (for invited participants only) |
| 13:00-15:15 |
Third paper session (presentations and discussants)
- Nirvikar Jassal (LSE) presents "Do Political Gender Quotas Improve Women’s Access to Justice? Evidence from an Indian Lottery" (joint with Pascaline Dupas). Discussant: Emmy Lindstam
- Aliz Toth (LSE) presents "The Value of Legibility: How Land Record Digitization Dampens Infrastructure Investment". Discussant: Diego Maiorano
- Sam Asher (Imperial College) presents "TBD". Discussant: Ananish Chaudhuri
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Wrap-up session
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Published May 6, 2024 3:25 PM
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