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     Aseema Sinha


Title: Associate Professor
Website: http://users.polisci.wisc.edu/sinha
Office: 312 North Hall
Office Hours: Mondays Noon - 1:00 & Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00
Phone: 608.262.5638
Has Voicemail: Yes
E-Mail: asinha@polisci.wisc.edu
Keywords: Development, Emerging Powers, Federalism, Globalization, India-China Comparisons, International Institutions, South Asia


Aseema Sinha (Ph.D., Cornell, 2000) teaches in the areas of comparative political economy, comparative social movements, globalization, and South Asia.  Her book, The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India: A Divided Leviathan (Indiana University Press 2005) received the Joseph Elder Award for the Best Book in the Indian Social Sciences. Her research has focused on the political economy of development, business-government relations, comparative federalism, and International Organizations. She is also interested in India-China comparisons. Her current research explores the impact of globalization, specifically participation in the WTO, on India's political institutions and practices. She is in the process of completing a book, "When David Meets Goliath: How Global Trade Rules Shape Domestic Politics."
 
 

Current Courses taught for Fall 2009-2010

663 - South Asia & the Global System: Economy, Security & Culture

Instructors: Aseema Sinha      Field: Comparative Politics
Course Info: http://polisci.wisc.edu/uploads/documents/coursesdocs/PS 663-09 Syllabus.doc

840 - Comparative Political Economy

Instructors: Aseema Sinha      Field: Comparative Politics
Course Info: http://polisci.wisc.edu/uploads/documents/coursesdocs/PS 840 Syllabus.doc