18 Citations
The intimate state : female sterilisation, reproductive agency and operable bodies in rural North India
- Economics
- 2016
Iron in the Soul: Two-Child Norm in Population Policies Again
- Economics, Political ScienceIndian Journal of Gender Studies
- 2022
In July 2021, Uttar Pradesh announced a population policy, Draft Uttar Pradesh Population Control, Stabilisation and Welfare Bill, 2021, that was astoundingly thoughtless, even as it was…
Women’s Struggle for a Voice in Local Governance: Challenges for Veiled Women in Haryana, India
- SociologyIndian Journal of Gender Studies
- 2021
This study explores the experiences of women as voters and political representatives at the local level. It includes women’s stories which capture the challenges they faced, their resistance and…
Neo-Malthusianism and Coercive Population Control in China and India
- Economics
- 2020
In the 1960s and 1970s, neo‐Malthusian panic about overpopulation overtook eugenics as the primary motivation behind coercive policies aimed at limiting childbearing. Neo‐Malthusian ideas spread…
Democracy and Demography
- EconomicsThe Journal of Human Resources
- 2019
We investigate whether restricting elected leadership positions to candidates with “desirable” characteristics leads to the society-wide adoption of those characteristics in a democracy with high…
Democracy and Demography: Societal Effects of Fertility Limits on Local Leaders∗
- Economics
- 2016
We investigate whether legally restricting elected leadership positions to candidates with “desirable” characteristics leads to wider adoption of those characteristics by constituents in a low-income…
The Politics of Normative Policy Frames of Development: Implications of Human Rights Framing of Maternal Health for Advancing Reproductive Justice, A Case Study of India
- Political Science
- 2016
THE POLITICS OF NORMATIVE POLICY FRAMES OF DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMING OF MATERNAL HEALTH FOR ADVANCING REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE A CASE STUDY OF INDIA Surma Das Advisor: University…
Political Aspirations in India: Evidence from Fertility Limits on Local Leaders
- EconomicsSSRN Electronic Journal
- 2015
Despite theoretical advances, measurement issues have impeded empirical research on aspirations. We quantify political aspirations in a developing country by estimating individuals' willingness to…