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Nicolas Martin

@NICOLASEMARTIN

South Asian/Indian Studies. Political and economic anthropology of South Asia (Pakistan and India).

 Zurich, Switzerland
Joined June 2016
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My book is open access!: cambridge.org/core/books/dem…
Democracy against Equality

Democracy against Equality

Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Democracy against Equality

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Great job opening @UZH_ch to be a professor in the cultural history of India. More information: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/cu…
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New (open-access) book by @NICOLASEMARTIN: "Democracy against Equality: Caste, Institutions and Power in Postcolonial Punjab" cambridge.org/core/books/dem…
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🚨 Two PhD positions with me at the University of Zurich! Join my new project “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together”. 4 years · Start: 1 March 2027 Apply by 22 November 2026 Please share widely! :-) jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/tw…

UZH: Two PhD positions SNSF project “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds...

The Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS) at the University of Zurich is the largest centre for research and teaching on Asia in Switzerland. Within the IAOS, the Chair of Modern Chinese...

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Democracy against Equality

Democracy against Equality

Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Democracy against Equality

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On defections and 'leaving' politics - A thread.
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My tribute to Paul Brass, who just passed away. How his scholarship transformed Indian political science hindustantimes.com/opinion/o…
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Hindutva Brigade Disrupts 7 Christmas Events Across India thewire.in/communalism/seven… via @thewire_in
Hindutva Brigade Disrupts 7 Christmas Events Across India

Hindutva Brigade Disrupts 7 Christmas Events Across India

'They want to celebrate the commercial aspect of Christmas but don’t want Christmas to be there,' said John Dayal, former president of the All India Catholic Union.

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5. But none of this means that these decreed reforms are desirable since they risk, among other things and as the farmers point out, allowing far more rapacious players into the game.
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6. Agricultural markets in India, and everywhere, require state infrastructures and support. The question is how the state should extend support, not whether it does so.
'A comprehensive review of a remarkable book' @jaffrelotc
Jaffrelot Christophe (@jaffrelotc) profile pictureJaffrelot Christophe@jaffrelotc14 Dec 2020
Un compte rendu fort complet sur un livre en tous points remarquable : il ne faut décidément pas s’arrêter à la façade de respectabilité dont les pays d’Asie du Sud cherchent à s’entourer sous le regard complaisant des diplomaties occidentales pour en saisir la « vraie réalité ».
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'Savage capitalism and the privatisation of public services in South Asia foster the emergence of criminal actors located in between the political world, business, and civil society. The power of political parties often rests on these criminal actors/bosses.' @JulesNaudet
Jules Naudet (@JulesNaudet) profile pictureJules Naudet@JulesNaudet14 Dec 2020
Le capitalisme sauvage et la privatisation des services publics en Asie du Sud favorisent l’émergence d’acteurs criminels entre monde politique, milieux d’affaires et société civile. Les partis politiques s’appuient sur ces boss pour asseoir leur pouvoir laviedesidees.fr/Mafia-Raj-R…
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The new farm laws do not just affect farmers, they may affect everyone.
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@PSainath_org10 Dec 2020
1/5. The farm laws exclude civil court jurisdiction and bar prosecution of officers of central and state governments, and also “any other person in respect of anything” if done “in good faith.” Hint: Any other person = corporations ruralindiaonline.org/article… #Farmers #FarmerBills
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'With various restrictions in place, the Modi government has viewed the pandemic as a rare opportunity to muscle through a number of “tough” market reforms.' @rkadelhi theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Has Modi finally met his match in India's farmers? | Ravinder Kaur

Has Modi finally met his match in India's farmers? | Ravinder Kaur

The government’s hopes of turning India into the world’s workshop for global corporations are being strongly resisted, says author Ravinder Kaur

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At the same time, however, Shoumitro Chaterjee and Arvind Subramaniam suggest that India is turning it's back on the world in terms of trade...I am not sure how to square that with the desire to make India the new China...
Atmanirbhar Bharat; the return of self-reliant/sufficient India, but presumably with none of the more Keynesian type policies (advocated by for example Amartya Sen and Jean Drèze) that would actually make the domestic market into an engine for growth. youtube.com/watch?v=lViK1Ws2…
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If the government persists with the farm bills, the internal market battered by demonetisation and covid will, if anything, weaken further.
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