Prof. Ashok Acharya
Professor

Political Theory—Contemporary & Comparative, Political Thought—Western & Indian, Ethics and Governance, Indian politics and institutions.

Work Experience

Present: Professor, Department of Political Science, Social Sciences Bldg., University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
2012-2013: Rice Visiting Professor, Yale University, New Haven, USA. Teaching & Research
2005-2012: Associate Professor, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. Teaching & Research Read More

Publications

2022: ‘Conclusion’ in Gerard McCann, Nita Mishra, and Pádraig Carmody (eds.), COVID-19 the Global South and the Pandemic’s Development Impact, Bristol University Press.
2019: ‘Constitutionalizing rights negotiating difference: the Indian experiment’ in Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Nupur Ray (eds.), Discourse on Rights in India: Debates and Dilemmas, Routledge.
2015: ‘The Grounds for and Limits of Affirmative Action Policy in India’ in Subhas Kashyap (ed.), Constitutional Development and Governance in India, PHISPC project: Pearson. Read More

Henry Hart Rice Visiting Professor in Global Justice and South Asian Studies, MacMillan Center, Yale University (2012 - 2013).
Birmingham-India Social Science Fellowship, University of Birmingham (Spring 2012).
Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship (1994 - 2000). Read More

2022: Keynote at the International Conference on Rethinking Contemporary Global Concerns: Universal Basic Income, Universal Citizenship and Global Justice, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi.
2019: ‘Rekindling the Bandung Spirit: Transnational Justice and the Global South,’ Inaugural Lecture, Annual Convention Go South 2019, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
2015: ‘Affirmative Action and the Politics of Disadvantage in the Global South,’ Invitational Symposium on Global Justice, Ghent University, Belgium. Read More