Poulomi Chakrabarti

Harvard University
Poulomi Chakrabarti

Poulomi Chakrabarti is a visiting scholar at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University. She studies how social identity – ethnicity, class, and particularly social status – shapes political mobilisation and redistribution. Poulomi holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University and Masters in International Development from MIT. She is currently working on a book on how caste-based status inequality shaped redistributive politics in post-Independent India.

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रक्षात्मक सहयोग : भारतीय मुसलमानों के समाज-सार्थक दृष्टिकोण को समझना

विकास के मुख्यधारा के सिद्धांत अधिक समरूप परिस्थितियों में सार्वजनिक साधनों में योगदान करने की अधिक इच्छा को दर्शाते हैं। दिल्ली की झुग्गियों में किए गए एक अध्ययन के निष्कर्षों को इस लेख में प्रस्तुत किया गया है, जिसमें यह आकलन किया गया है कि हिन्दू और मुसलमान सामुदायिक स्वच्छता की पहलों में योगदान को बढ़ावा देने वाले सामाजिक दबाव पर कैसे प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं। सैद्धांतिक परिकल्पना के विपरीत, यह अध्ययन बताता है कि मुसलमानों में सामाजिक जवाबदेही तंत्र अधिक प्रभावी हैं जो शत्रुतापूर्ण सामाजिक-राजनीतिक वातावरण से निपटने में अल्पसंख्यकों द्वारा अपनाई गई रणनीतियों को दर्शाता है।

21 November 2024
Social Identity
Social Identity

Defensive cooperation: Understanding pro-social attitudes in Indian Muslims

Mainstream theories of development predict greater willingness to contribute to public goods in more homogeneous settings. This article reports findings from a study in Delhi slums to assess how Hindus and Muslims respond to social pressure promoting their contribution to community sanitation initiatives. In contrast to theory, it shows that social accountability mechanisms are more effective among Muslims – reflecting coping strategies by minorities to navigate hostile sociopolitical environments.

14 October 2024
Social Identity
Social Identity
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One Nation, Many Worlds: Varieties of Developmental Regimes in India

The project developed a theory on developmental regimes through a systematic examination of the variation in policy priorities across Indian states. The findings from the project suggest that two factors influence policy outcomes – wealth and demographic presence.

31 March 2017
Trade
Trade
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