India Decides 2014
CASI has been running a major survey on social attitudes in India with 68,500 respondents across 24 states and union territories in conjunction with the Lok Foundation (India). In the run up to the Indian national election, scheduled for this spring, a detailed analysis of the survey results will be published throughout the month of March by CASI Director, Professor Devesh Kapur and colleagues, in a series of weekly articles in The Times of India. Further information will be available through CASI's new blog, IndiainTransition.com.
CASI will gradually be releasing the findings from that political opinion survey over the month of March through the blog and a four part series with The Times of India.
This week's article in the series examines voters’ views on caste, criminality, and family connections.
March 23, 2014, All in the Surname
Devesh Kapur, Neelanjan Sircar & Milan Vaishnav
March 16, 2014, Growth is No. 1 Poll Issue for Voters, Survey Shows
Devesh Kapur, Neelanjan Sircar & Milan Vaishnav
March 9, 2014, NDA Makes Gains with Urban, OBC Voters
Devesh Kapur, Neelanjan Sircar & Milan Vaishnav
In addition to these special columns, the CASI-Lok Foundation project has also received media attention from various other outlets including: The Hindu, Livemint, Financial Times, The Indian Express, Business Standard, Mail Online India, and Bloomburg TV.
"India's Economy in the 2014 Election," Malini Bose. Albright Stonebridge Group. March 21, 2014
"Indian Elections: Debunking the Debunked Myths," Praveen Chakravarty. Business Standard. March 20, 2014
"THE BIGGER PICTURE: With Urbanisation a New Breed of Politician is Set to Dominate Indian Governance," Manoj Joshi. Mail Online India. March 20, 2014
"2009 Vote Share May be Reversed in 2014," Rukmini S. & Sowmiya Ashok. The Hindu. March 12, 2014
"NDA to Topple UPA in Lok Sabha Elections, Predicts Another Survey," Liz Mathew. Livemint. March 12, 2014
"Indian Election: Survey Shatters 5 Big Election Myths," Victor Mallet. Financial Times. March 12, 2014
"Economy Tops Voters’ Minds, Caste Takes a Backseat," The Indian Express. March 13, 2014
"NDA Makes Gains as Economy Tops Voters' Minds: Survey," Business Standard. March 13, 2014
"Political Capital: Myth that India's Muslims Vote Differently" (video featuring Milan Vaishnav)
"The Continuing Grip of Caste," Rukmini S. The Hindu. March 16, 2014
India Decides 2014 Events:
Tuesday, March 25 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC
"India Decides 2014: Assessing the Elections and Beyond"
with Devesh Kapur, Milan Vaishnav, George Perkovich, Rajiv Lall, Arvind Subramanian, and Ashley Tellis
Advance Registration Required through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Friday, March 28 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
at the Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania
"India Decides 2014: A Panel on the General Election"
with Neelanjan Sircar, Devesh Kapur, and Milan Vaishnav
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We will be extending our bi-weekly e-newsletter to a weekly distribution throughout the spring to coincide with the India national election.
India's King of Crude Troubled by Oil Investments in Africa
Luke Patey
March 24, 2014
In this issue of India in Transition, Luke Patey, author and Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies, argues that local politics and conflict in Africa is upsetting India's global hunt for oil.
Full Article
CASI Post-Bac Fellowship and Summer Travel Funds: DEADLINE TODAY!
The deadline for both the Sobti Family Fellowship Fund and Travel Funds for Research HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TODAY - Monday, March 24, 2014 (11:59 pm EST).
Sobti Family Fellowship Fund:
This year CASI is pleased to announce the first post-baccalaureate fellowship, The Sobti Family Fellowship Fund, to support a recent Penn graduate to conduct an independent research project in India.
Application Deadline Extended (TODAY): Monday, March 24, 2014 (11:59 p.m. EST)
CASI Summer Travel Funds:
CASI offers Summer Research Travel Funds for current Penn undergraduate and graduate students to conduct independent research in India.
Application Deadline Extended (TODAY): Monday, March 24, 2014 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Read our student blog to learn more about CASI students in the field: www.casistudentprograms.com
CASI Student Programs Web site: http://casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprograms (watch 2012 Travel Fund Winner Utpal Sandesara’s webinar)
If you have any questions regarding the CASI Travel Funds, please contact Aparna Wilder, Student Programs and Outreach Manager apwilder@sas.upenn.edu
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CASI would like to congratulate the 16 Penn students who will be participating in the 2014 CASI Summer Internship Program in India!
Funds for the CASI internships are made possible through the support of Penn’s Office of the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives in conjunction with Penn Abroad and Penn’s International Internship Program (IIP) and through the generous support of CASI donors.
The 2014 internship class includes 15 undergraduates studying in three of Penn’s undergraduate schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, and Wharton School; and one graduate student from the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Sofia Bernier, C’15, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, Leap Skills Academy, Yamuna Nagar, Harayana
William Cao, C’17, Biological Basis of Behavior, Economics, Leap Skills Academy, Yamuna Nagar, Harayana
Daniela Castillo de Luna, C’15, Urban Studies, Architecture, Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Jane Chen, C W’16, Biochemistry, Operations and Information Management (OPIM), Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai, TN
Zach Chen, C W’16, Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management: Biology, Finance, Statistics, Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai, TN
Carrie Childs, V’16, Penn Veterinary School, Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Leah Davidson, W’16, Finance and Management, IMFR Rural Channels and Services, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nikhil Devnani, W’16, Finance and Accounting, IMFR Rural Channels and Services, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Caroline Kee, C’15, Heath and Societies, Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (Chirag), Sitla, Uttarakhand
Sarah Kho, W’16, Finance, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce (DICCI), Pune, Maharashtra
Kristi Littleton, C’15, Biology, Leap Skills Academy, Yamuna Nagar, Harayana
Aardra Rajendran, SEAS’16, Bioengineering, Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (Chirag), Sitla, Uttarakhand
Abhinay Ramachandran, SEAS’16, Bioengineering, Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai, TN
Mary Stachofsky, C’15, Economics, Visual Studies, Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (Chirag), Sitla, Uttarakhand
Eileen Wang, C'16, Health and Societies, Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (Chirag), Sitla, Uttarakhand
Shreya Zaveri, W’16, Operations and Information Management (OPIM), Management, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce (DICCI), Pune, Maharashtra
Be sure to follow the 2014 Internship Class on the CASI Student blog: www.casistudentprograms.com
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 2:30-5:00 p.m. at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC
"India Decides 2014: Assessing the Elections and Beyond"
Carnegie Endowment for International Peacepanel with DEVESH KAPUR, MILAN VAISHNAV, GEORGE PERKOVICH, RAJIV LALL, ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN, and ASHLEY TELLIS
Advance Registration Required through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Friday, March 28, 2014, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
"India Decides 2014: A Panel on the General Election"
CASI panel with NEELANJAN SIRCAR (CASI Visiting Dissertation Research Fellow), DEVESH KAPUR (Director, CASI, and Madan Lal Sobti Professor for the Study of Contemporary India), and MILAN VAISHNAV (Associate, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
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Thusday, April 10, 2014, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
"Independent Judiciary and Rent Seeking: Evidence from the Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution"
CASI seminar by SHRUTI RAJAGOPALAN (Assistant Professor of Economics, State University of New York, Purchase College)
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Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania
"Chakshudana (Opening the Eyes)"
Conversations on South Asian Art Celebrating Michael W. Meister, W. Norman Brown Professor of South Asia Studies (Member, CASI Faculty Advisory Committee)
A CASI Co-Sponsored Event at the University of Pennsylvania
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Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
"Property in South Asia: History, Law, and Politics"
Bringing together historians, political scientists, and scholars of religion and law, in this two-day conference will look at five key "moments" in the conceptualization of land control and the evolution of ideas and practices related to the disposition of land-based wealth in the South Asian subcontinent from the eras of early modern to the early post-colonial.
A CASI Co-Sponsored Event at the University of Pennsylvania
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