Dear all,
Below is the tentative schedule of panels that the Politics of South
Asia Specialist Group will be sponsoring during the PSA annual
conference (being held in the city of Bath). I hope to see you in Bath,
11-13 April 2007.
Happy new year,
Lawrence
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
14:00-15:30
Roundtable on recent elections in South Asia
Roundtable chair: Rochana Bajpai (SOAS)
Roundtable participants:
* Katharine Adeney (University of Sheffield). Elections in
Pakistan.
* Andrew Wyatt (University of Bristol): Elections in Tamil Nadu.
* Matthew Nelson (SOAS): Elections in Bangladesh.
THURSDAY 12 APRIL
9:00-10:30
International Politics of South Asia
<http://www.psa-southasia.org/int-politics.htm>
Panel chair: Matthew Nelson (SOAS)
Panel participants:
* Monika Barthwal (Royal Holloway): Taking the Traditional with
the Non-Traditional: Understanding Security in South Asia.
* Dibyesh Anand (University of Bath): The Rise of China and India:
The Significance of Sino-Indian Relations.
* Shabana Fayyaz (University of Birmingham): Situation in
Waziristan: Peace vs. War.
Discussant: Lawrence Saez (London School of Economics)
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
14:00-15:30
Political Economy of Development in Asia*
<http://www.psa-southasia.org/j&k.htm>
Panel chair: Lawrence Saez (London School of Economics)
Panel participants:
* Ipshita Basu (University of Bath): The Politics of
Redistribution and Recognition in Jharkhand, India.
* Lawrence Saez (London School of Economics) and Crystal Chang
(University of California, Berkeley): The Political Economy of Corporate
Structure in transition economies: A comparative analysis of Indian and
Chinese Multinationals.
* Manja Jonas (Mercator School of Management, Duisburg-Essen
University): Direct Investments as an Engine of Technological Change in
Malaysia: The Role of Networked Policy.
Discussant: Rochana Bajpai (SOAS)
(*) Please note that this panel is co-sponsored with the Development
Politics Specialist Group of the PSA
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