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Professor Indrajit Roy

@indrajitroy.bsky.social
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Husband|Dad|Professor @UniOfYork| D.Phil @UniofOxford|Author @CambridgeUP @routledgebooks @OxUniPress |Council@devcomms| Trustee @PolStudiesAssoc| EC @ipsa_aisp

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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thanks to everyone for turning up at the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @ipsa.org roundtable on #AcademicFreedom earlier today in #Oxford with @mayatudor.bsky.social @amnakaleem.bsky.social & others. You were a fantastic audience who left us with lots of questions to think about. #PSA26
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Exciting days ahead in the new year! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social will publish my #Indians in March 2026, so keep a lookout, folks :-) Can't wait!! www.hurstpublishers.com/book/indians/ @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @ipsa.org
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Indians | Hurst Publishers
What can we learn from India’s postcolonial experience of fashioning a democracy despite its extensive poverty, entrenched inequalities and widespread illiteracy?
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Thrilled that @waterstones.bsky.social is offering 25% on my forthcoming @hurstpublishers.bsky.social book #Indians: A political biography. CODE BELOW👇 Pls help share this news far and wide @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @ipsa.org @devcomms.bsky.social
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Watch the recording of an event hosted by @igdc.bsky.social on what aid cuts mean for the world's most vulnerable- featuring @duncangreenlse.bsky.social, Sayed Jalal Shajjan and @indrajitroy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8tw...
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Anne-Marie Houde @annemhoude.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Join us in Newcastle for a workshop on the Global Politics of Hope!
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Call for papers: @annemhoude.bsky.social & I are convening a workshop on "The global politics of hope" for the inaugural @mybisa.bsky.social - ISA workshop later this year. Pl share & consider applying! DEADLINE: 30 May, 2025 More details 👇 www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
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Simon Parker @sparkerworld.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Along with @indrajitroy.bsky.social & Dr Ruth Kelly I talked to the editor of the York Politics Review about the 'politics of hope' in dark times yorkpoliticsreview.co.uk/2025/04/18/t...
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The Politics of Hope: a conversation with three University of York academics
In a conversation with YPR editor Matthew John Nichols about hope in politics, University of York’s Dr Ruth Kelly, Professor Simon Parker and Professor Indrajit Roy discuss hope as an active,…
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Some excellent candidates to choose from for the upcoming Trustee elections :-) HAPPY VOTING!!
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Folks in #Bath: Do join us for a discussion of my book "Audacious Hope" in which I document the ways in which #democracy is being defended in #India with potential lessons for elsewhere. REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social
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Book talk: Audacious Hope by Prof Indrajit Roy
A conversation between Prof Indrajit Roy (University of York), Dr Fran Amery, Vibhor Mathur and Dr Noaman Ali - chaired by Dr Oliver Walton
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CDS Bath @cdsbath.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📢Please join us on Thursday 13th March for a discussion with @indrajitroy.bsky.social on his book "Audacious Hope: An Archive of How Democracy is Being Saved in India" co-hosted with @reacpolrn.bsky.social. Sign up here👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... #cdsat50
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Book talk: Audacious Hope by Prof Indrajit Roy
A conversation between Prof Indrajit Roy (University of York) and Vibhor Mathur - chaired by Dr Mihika Chatterjee.
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🌟 Want to shape the future of Political Studies? PSA seeks new trustees for its Executive Committee, including Honorary Secretary! Build skills, networks, and make an impact. Nominations close 10 March 2025. Learn more & apply:
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PSA Seeks New Trustees for Election to its Executive Committee | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
Are you looking for an opportunity to build your profile, skills, and experience? Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee? Do you want to play a role in enhancing the study of Politics and…
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
📢 PSA Strategic Plan 2025-28 🚀 Discover our vision for Political Studies, progress on key goals, and how we're shaping the future. Share your thoughts and explore more:
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PSA’s Strategic Plan 2025-2028 – and what happens next? | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
The PSA's Trustees are delighted to launch our new Strategic Plan for 2025-28. You will find the full Strategic Plan here. For the PSA Team of trustees and staff, there is an understanding that this…
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Honoured to find #AudaciousHope on the "Books of conscience, books of courage, books of pain" list that has some of my favourite authors in it. scroll.in/article/1077...
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Books of conscience, books of courage, books of pain: Harsh Mander’s 15 favourite books of 2024
Mander’s picks chronicle the worst and best of India.
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Burak Gürel @burakgurel1980.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The article I co-authored with @indrajitroy.bsky.social and Erdem Yörük, titled "Politics of the Poor and Social Protection in Emerging Asia: A Comparative Analysis of China, India, and Turkey" is out in Indian Politics & Policy (Open Access). www.ippjournal.org/politics-of-...
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Politics of the Poor and Social Protection in Emerging Asia: A Comparative Analysis of China, India, and Turkey
Politics of the Poor and Social Protection in Emerging Asia: A Comparative Analysis of China, India, and Turkey Indrajit Roy, Burak Gürel, and Erdem Yörük doi: 10.18278/inpp.4.2.6
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Why did #China, #India and #Turkey expand their social protections during the noughties? My co-authored article on the "politics of the poor" with @burakgurel1980.bsky.social & @erdemyoruk.bsky.social explores this question in this #OpenAccess www.ippjournal.org/politics-of-...
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Politics of the Poor and Social Protection in Emerging Asia: A Comparative Analysis of China, India, and Turkey
Politics of the Poor and Social Protection in Emerging Asia: A Comparative Analysis of China, India, and Turkey Indrajit Roy, Burak Gürel, and Erdem Yörük doi: 10.18278/inpp.4.2.6
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Professor Indrajit Roy @indrajitroy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
In today’s political landscape, #hope is not a passive emotion. It’s an ethical stance; a radical act of defiance; and a refusal to give up imaging the prospect of a better world. Thanks to @mooreska.bsky.social for spotlighting "Hope" for this feature.
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