Shirin M. Rai
Indian political scientist (b1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shirin M. Rai FBA (born 1 December 1960),[1] is an interdisciplinary scholar who works across the political science and international relations boundaries. She is known for her research on the intersections between international political economy, globalisation, post-colonial governance, institutions and processes of democratisation and gender regimes. She was a professor of politics and international studies at the University of Warwick,[2] and is the founding director of Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID).
Shirin M. Rai | |
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Born | (1960-12-01) 1 December 1960 (age 63) New Delhi |
Alma mater | Delhi University ; University of Cambridge |
Known for | Gender and Development; Democratization; Political Ceremony and Ritual Studies |
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Institutions | University of Warwick |
In July 2022, she was confirmed as the distinguished research professorship in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.[3] She took up her post at SOAS in September 2022.