The Difficulty of Clientelism in Urban India
Simon Chauchard
March 28, 2016
In this issue of India in Transition, Simon Chauchard, Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College, discusses the increasing difficulty of Indian incumbents relying on clientelism as a re-election strategy.
CASI in the News
Vaishak Kumar, C'16, has been named a recipient of Penn's 2016 President’s Engagement Prize. Kumar's project in agriculture extension (being mentored by CASI Director, Devesh Kapur) will utilize cost-efficient technology and novel research to help farmers in India boost their productivity.
Samanth Subramanian, Writer & Journalist, and CASI Spring 2016 Visiting Fellow, published the book review "The End of Karma, by Somini Sengupta" and "The Indian Spy Who Fell for Tibet" in the March 18, 2016 and March 16, 2016 issues of The New York Times, respectively.
Upcoming Events
Friday, April 1, 2016, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"Ambiguities of Sovereignty: Politics of Peace in Northeast India"
CASI Seminar by Sanjib Baruah - Professor of Political Studies, Bard College
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Friday, April 8, 2016, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at CASI
"Narrating India"
CASI Seminar by Samanth Subramanian - Writer & Journalist, CASI Spring 2016 Visiting Fellow
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 4:30-6:00 p.m. at Penn Law
"Every Child in School and Learning Well: The Challenges of Elementary Education in India"
A CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture by Rukmini Banerji - CEO, Pratham Education Foundation, India
CASI Student Programs
Summer Internships and Travel Funds winners will be announced soon!
CASI Student Programs Blog
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