South Asian Politics (Section 55)

The purpose of this section is to facilitate and promote research in the subfield of South Asian politics---the domestic and international politics of the area covered by the current states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and the Maldives.

1. Facilitating panels exploring topics related to South Asian politics

2. Recognizing quality scholarship in the South Asian politics with awards

3. Providing mentorship for younger scholars working on South Asian politics particularly those from non-US institutions, and helping them to present their work before an international audience.

Membership Dues

Student/Targeted International Member	Regular
$0	$20

Founded: 2023

Section Counts

Section Officers

Chair

Alexander Lee, University of Rochester

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Adam Ziegfeld, Temple University

Annual Meeting Division Chair

Amit Ahuja, University of California, Santa Barbara

Secretary

Adam Auerbach, American University-SIS

Treasurer

Adam Auerbach, American University-SIS

Vice Chair

Vineeta Yadav, Pennsylvania State University

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Section Awards

Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. South Asian Politics does not currently have any section awards.

Rajni Kothari Award

This award is for the best article on the politics of South Asia published in the previous calendar year. Deadline: February 1, 2024.

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email Address
Rikhil Bhavnani	University of Wisconsin	bhavnani@wisc.edu
Niloufer Siddiqui	State University of New York at Albany	nasiddiqui@albany.edu
Sushmita Pati	National Law School of India University	sushmita@nls.ac.in

Francine Frankel Award

This award is for the best book on the politics of South Asia published in the previous two years. Deadline: February 1, 2024.

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email	Address
Kanchan Chandra	New York University	kc76@nyu.edu	Department of Politics New York University 19 W Fourth St. #412 New York, NY 10012 United States of America
Assema Sinha	Claremont McKenna College	Aseema.Sinha@ClaremontMcKenna.edu	Department of Government Claremont McKenna College 850 Columbia Ave Claremont, CA 91711 United States of America
Shandana Mohmand	Institute of Development Studies	S.Mohmand@ids.ac.uk	University of Sussex Library Rd Falmer Brighton BN1 9RE United Kingdom