Encountering State Archives
By Udeepta Chakravarty, 7/8/2023. Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, India During my trip, I visited the National Archives, Bihar state archives, and [...]
A Prolegomena
By Udeepta Chakravarty, 6/25/2023. The Bihar movement (1974-1975) and the Emergency (1975-1977) have been studied substantially. This period was a turning point in Indian politics [...]
Best Reads: Society and Politics
COVID-19's effects on the world will be studied for decades to come, but a substantive body of literature which helps us understand the pandemic's transformation of global society and politics has already emerged.
Meet our SGEP Fellows: Xuefei Ren
Dr. Xuefei Ren, an associate professor of Sociology and Global Urban Studies at Michigan State University presented her work titled “China’s Dr. Fauci: Medical [...]
Meet our SGEP Fellows: Cheuk Ka-Kin
Dr. Cheuk Ka-Kin recently joined as a lecturer (assistant professor) in anthropology in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Previously he [...]
Conversations on the Frontline: The Politics of Negotiating Pandemic Preparedness
James Love, Director of Knowledge Ecology International, speaks with Manjari Mahajan on how global health institutions can work to settle issues such as intellectual property rights and global technological capacity gaps
Best Reads: China and the Pandemic
This first part of Pandemic Discourses' Best Reads List covers the development of the COVID-19 Pandemic during its early days in China. These specific readings were selected out of many great candidates due to their unique perspectives on the effects of the pandemic on a human as well as societal level.
UN Interview with Prof. Ying Chen
Prof. Ying Chen, Assistant Professor of Economics at The New School of Social Research and the member of India China Institute's Faculty Advisory Committee was [...]
Interview: How the Lockdown is Remaking Shanghai Neighborhoods
Dr. SUN Zhe discusses how lockdowns in Shanghai have reshaped neighborhoods and communities, forcing previously atomized residents to participate in community affairs and work to address challenges such as food shortages.