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Department of Political Science
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University of California
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Amit Ahuja, Assistant Professor
Comparative Politics, Identity, Politics of Economic Development, South Asia
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Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2008

photo of Amit AhujaAmit Ahuja's work focuses on the democratic participation and mobilization of marginalized groups.  Specifically, it explores the pattern of mobilization of Dalits (former untouchables) across different states in India.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate
PS 106 SAGovernment and Politics of South Asia
PS 106 PDPolitics of Economic Development
Graduate
PS 594 PDPolitics of Economic Development

Selected Recent Publications:
"Antecedent Nationhood, Subsequent Statehood: Explaining the Relative Success of Indian Federalism" (with Ashutosh Varshney).  In Sustainable Peace: Power and Democracy After Civil War, ed. Phillip G. Roeder and Donald Rothchild (Cornell University Press, 2005).



 

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