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South Asia Studies

Speaker Series Faculty Coordinators:
S. Nageeb Ali (Assistant Professor, Economics) web site
Steven Parish (Professor, Anthropology) web site

The South Asia Studies Speaker Series brings a diverse group of experts on South Asia to UC-San Diego to discuss their research on the region. The series is interdisciplinary and speakers in the past have been economists, epidemiologists, historians, and political scientists. These seminars are intended for faculty members and graduate students but are open to all interested members of the academic community and the general public.

  • 2009-10 Events
  • 2008-09 Events
  • 2007-08 Events
  • 2006-07 Events
  • 2005-06 Events
  • 2003-04 Events
  • 2009-10 South Asia Studies Events



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    2008-09 South Asia Studies Past Events

    2008-09 Speaker Series Faculty Coordinators:
    S. Nageeb Ali (Assistant Professor, Economics) web site
    Karthik Muralidharan (Assistant Professor, Economics) web site

    Prof. Asim Khwaja, Harvard University:
    "The LEAPS Project: Generating Insights to Inform the Educational Debate in South Asia"
    Monday, November 2, 2009, 1:30 - 3:00 PM
    Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) Administration Building, Room 115

    Prof. Rohini Pande, Harvard University:
    "Voice and Accountability: Experimental Evidence From Indian Elections"
    Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
    Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) Administration Building, Room 115
    To download Prof. Pande's paper, click here.

    Prof. Abhijit Banerjee, MIT:
    "Delivering to the Poor: Improving State Performance in India"
    Monday, May 18, 2009, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
    Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) Administration Building, Room 115
    To download Prof. Banerjee's lecture, click here.
    To download Prof. Banerjee's paper, click here.


    2007-08 South Asia Studies Past Events

    Suneeta Krishnan, from the Research Triangle Institute:
    "Multisectoral Responses to Gender Based Violence in Urban India"
    Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
    Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 107

    Dr. Steven Wilkinson, from the University of Chicago
    "Violence and Votes in India: The 2002 Riots and Elections and After"
    Thursday, May 8, 2008, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
    Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 107



    2006-07 South Asia Studies Past Events

    Indira Rajaraman, from the National Institute of Public Policy and Finance in Delhi:
    "Fiscal Strains in the Indian Federation "
    Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
    Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 108

    Pranab Bardhan, from the University of California, Berkeley:
    "Economics and Politics of Land Reform in India"
    Thursday, March 8, 2007, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
    IR/PS Dean's Conference Room

    Sumit Ganguly , from Indiana University:
    "Structure and Agency in The Transformation of India's Foreign Policy "
    Monday, March 12 , 2007, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
    Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 104

     

    2005-06 South Asia Studies Past Events


    Andrei Lankov, from Australian National University:
    "North Korea in the 1950's: Resistance to Stalinism and Its Collapse "
    Monday, February 6, 2006, 5:00 PM
    IR/PS Dean's Conference Room

    Hugh Patrick:
    "Japan's Economic Future in Historical Perspective"
    Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
    IR/PS Gardner Room

     

    2003-04 South Asia Studies Past Events


    Sanjay Nigan
    Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
    Deutz Room

    David Ludden
    Monday, March 8, 2004, 3:30 PM
    ERC Admin Building, IICAS Seminar Room 115

     


     

     

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