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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We will host a South Asia APSA pre-conference at Harvard on Sept 2. If you would like to present a paper, serve as a discussant, or only attend the workshop or happy hour, please submit your info by March 15 (extended deadline): forms.gle/ZDau8Jm86kJt... Feel free to circulate widely!

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Rithika Kumar @rithikakumar.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined online and in person for this edition of Texas Comparative circle. Hope to see you next year!

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Rithika Kumar @rithikakumar.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Wrote a short article for @voxdev.bsky.social using results from my primary data collection. This article is based on a forthcoming @thejop.bsky.social piece where I argue that male migration is an under-examined pathway for female political engagement. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Left Behind or Left Ahead? Implications of Male Migration on Female Political Engagement

How does the temporary absence of men from the household due to migration affect female political engagement? While studies on gender and politics have establis

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Rithika Kumar @rithikakumar.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Excited to share that this paper is now forthcoming at the Journal of Politics. It has been a looooooong journey (5 years in the making)! Too many people to thank but most importantly my advisors, three anonymous reviewers and the people of Bihar - forever indebted to their generosity. #gendersky

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Rithika Kumar @rithikakumar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📣📣Excited to share a new working paper with @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social and Apurva Bamezai. We develop and validate a phone-based measure to assess the magnitude of 'proxy' female politicians in gender-reserved villages in India. Full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are excited to host @dramyhliu.bsky.social for our Hudspeth Lecture Series! She will be speaking on the "The Missing Asians of Asian Americans" on Friday, January 31 at 12 pm in Duncan Hall 1064.

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Rithika Kumar @rithikakumar.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I’m new here & thought I'd share a snippet of my work! In this working paper I use a face-to-face survey exp, an original survey and a panel to show that the male migration disrupts the household status quo by creating the routine absence of men leading to the feminization of political engagement.

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