Core Research Theme

Reinventing Citizenship

Few ideas have been subjected to as much contestation as citizenship. Rapid transformations across our world compel us to examine its changing meanings and manifestations. How might we reinvent citizenship in our rapidly changing world?

Research Sub-Themes / Clusters:
Citizenship and inequality ↓ Citizenship and its discontents ↓ Ethnocratic citizenship ↓ Migrants and citizens ↓ Politics and society in the world’s largest democracy ↓ Reclaiming citizenship for democratic renewal ↓ Sociology of citizenship ↓ Subaltern citizenship ↓ Urban citizenship ↓
Sub-Theme Cluster

Citizenship and inequality

Examines healthcare disparities, vulnerabilities, and state accountability during COVID-19.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Citizenship and inequality

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Citizenship and inequality".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Citizenship and its discontents

Collectively examines the crises experienced by citizens and normative practices of citizenship.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Citizenship and its discontents

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Citizenship and its discontents".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Ethnocratic citizenship

Explores contentions around political belonging, majoritarianism, and controversial amendments to citizenship laws in South Asia.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Ethnocratic citizenship

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Ethnocratic citizenship".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Migrants and citizens

Investigates circular labour migration, social distancing between the state and migrants, and portable citizenship.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Migrants and citizens

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Migrants and citizens".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Politics and society in the world’s largest democracy

Examines electoral dynamics, democratic backsliding, and party politics in contemporary India.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Politics and society in the world’s largest democracy

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Politics and society in the world’s largest democracy".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Reclaiming citizenship for democratic renewal

Explores real and practical ways in which individuals and collectives build solidarities to overcome divisions sowed by authoritarian rulers.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Reclaiming citizenship for democratic renewal

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Reclaiming citizenship for democratic renewal".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Sociology of citizenship

Focuses on the concrete, empirical ways in which people make meaning of citizenship and imagine membership in political communities.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Sociology of citizenship

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Sociology of citizenship".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Subaltern citizenship

Focuses on claim-making, agonistic subjectivities, and subaltern imaginations in rural India.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Subaltern citizenship

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Subaltern citizenship".

Sub-Theme Cluster

Urban citizenship

Doctoral and ethnographic research examining spatial belonging, informal settlements, and city governance.

Direct Sub-Theme Archive →

Projects in Urban citizenship

Projects for this cluster will appear here once tagged with "Urban citizenship".