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The Efficiency Trap: India’s State Capacity and Technology in Times of Democratic Backsliding with Yamini Aiyar
April 16, 2025
Yamini Aiyar interrogates the centrality of efficiency as the primary value proposition of "capacity," through the narratives of India's frontline state officers.
Norms and Gender Inequality The Possibility of Change in Pakistan with Sarah Khan
February 12, 2025
Pakistan ranked 145th out of 146 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index in 2024. Can state and international policy efforts effectively improve these conditions? Prof.
Governance & Empire in Afghanistan: Contemporary Lessons from History with Thomas Barfield
January 15, 2025
Why did British, Soviets and Americans find Afghanistan easy to invade but hard to govern? Prof.