Events archive
South Asia Seminar
David Lewis (LSE)
15 May 2018 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum
Policy-makers are often seen as being out of touch with the communities they serve. But closing the “gap” between policy makers and people is not straightforward. An experimental initiative in... Read more
South Asia Seminar
Zaad Mahmood (ODID, Presidency University, Kolkata)
8 May 2018 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum
Are political actors still relevant in shaping policy in the interest of domestic socio-economic concerns under conditions of globalization? This book draws attention to the continuing relevance of... Read more
South Asia Seminar
Muhammad Ali Jan (Wolfson)
1 May 2018 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum
Despite the non-recognition of caste identity by the Pakistani state, caste relations are a pervasive feature of everyday life, particularly in small-town and rural Pakistan. Using the case of the... Read more