Rethinking Sinocentrism: What Historical Asian Interconnections Tell Us About the Future
Manjeet S. Pardesi
November 11, 2024
In this issue of India in Transition, Manjeet S. Pardesi (Victoria University of Wellington) argues that Asia’s past points toward an inter-regional, pluralist, and multiplex world order instead of a Sinocentric or a core-periphery world order.
CASI in the News
CASI Fall 2024 Visiting Scholar Hilal Ahmed (Associate Professor, CSDS) had his book, A Brief History of the Present: Muslims in New India (Penguin-Random House, 2024) reviewed in "Review Of 'A Brief History Of The Present: Muslims In New India' By Hilal Ahmed" (Haider Ali & Mohammad Asif, Outlook, November 9, 2024) and "Spot the Difference" (Deeptanil Ray, The Telegraph, November 8, 2024).
Devesh Kapur (CASI Director, 2006-18; Senior Fellow, 2018-23), Milan Vaishnav (CEIP; CASI Non-Resident Visiting Fellow), and Sumitra Badrinathan (American University; CASI Sobti Fellow, 2020-21) took part in an October 31, 2024 CEIP webinar, "Deciphering the Indian American Vote." The webinar covered their co-authored October 28, 2024 CEIP Report, "Indian Americans at the Ballot Box: Results From the 2024 Indian American Attitudes Survey."
Video of Bankrolling Empire Book Symposium Available
On October 24, 2024, Sudev Sheth (Senior Lecturer, History, The Lauder Institute) presented his new book, Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India (CUP, 2024) at a symposium at Penn, along with discussants Divya Cherian (Princeton University), Michael S. Dodson (Indiana University), and Gautam Nair (Harvard Kennedy School; 2019-20 CASI Visiting Dissertation Fellow) and moderator Lisa Mitchell (Penn). The event was held in partnership with the Lauder Institute, South Asia Center, South Asia Studies Department. [Full Video]
Upcoming Events
2024-25 CASI Seminar Series
November 14, 2024, 12 noon at CASI
"A People's Court? Insurgent Lawyering and Social Movements in India in the 1980s"
CASI / South Asia Center / South Asia Studies Dept / History Dept Seminar with Rohit De (Yale)
November 21, 2024, 12 noon at CASI
"Politics of Muslim Representation: Ideas and Trajectories"
CASI / South Asia Center / Political Science Dept Seminar with CASI Fall 2024 Visiting Scholar Hilal Ahmed (CSDS)
South Asia Center Lecture in partnership with CASI, Political Science Dept, and South Asia Studies Dept
November 12, 2024, 4:30pm at PCPSE (Room 203)
"Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024: Minority Choices and Future Directions"
Dr. A.R.M. Imtiyaz (Affiliated Faculty Member, South Asia Center)
UPIASI Webinar
November 18, 2024, 8:00am EST / 6:30pm IST (Virtual)
"Key Takeaways from US Presidential Elections 2024"
[Register]
with John Lapinski (Penn) and Prashant Jha (Hindustan Times; CASI 2015 Visiting Fellow)
CASI Student Programs
Summer 2025 Internship Applications will open this Friday, November 15!
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 3-5:00pm at CASI
Student Programs Open House! Come learn all about the Summer Internship Program, Sobti Family Doctoral Fellowship, and Summer Research Funds! Light refreshments will be served.
Read all about Summer Interns and Summer Research Grant recipients' experiences on the CASI Student Programs Blog!
Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact Juni Bahuguna (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) at junib@sas.upenn.edu
Our Campus & Regional Partners
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 5:30–7:00pm (Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library, 6th floor)
"The Paradox of Hunger Strikes"
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A Wolf Humanities Center event featuring Nayan Shah (University of Southern California)
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 6:00–8:00pm (4017 Walnut Street)
From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf (Film Screening)
A CARGC / Cinema & Media Studies event. For more details, see the event page at Public Trust
MPA in International Impact Evaluation
PDRI-DevLab is collaborating with Penn Fels Institute of Government on a one-year MPA in International Impact Evaluation program. Read more
Campus Location
CASI's office is located close to the heart of Penn's campus at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics at 133 South 36th Street (Suite 230) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215.
