Centre for South Asian Studies

Centre for South Asian Studies

Research

Research 

CSAS Edinburgh has a vibrant research community with members involved in a broad range of projects covering different aspects of South Asia. For further details please follow the links provided below. 

(Banner photograph by Eshita Prasanna)

Publications

The South Asianist journal

A graduate student led-journal, with open access and blind peer review. The journal publishes two issues per year.

Resources for Academic Writing and Publishing

How do I write and publish a research article? What kind of proposals do academic editors and grant committees look for? How might strong publications and knowledge exchanges shape my academic trajectory?

Resources: Archives and Manuscripts

Refer to the collections at the University of Edinburgh

Research projects content

Books

Research at Edinburgh

Explore the ongoing research activity and collaborations of our members
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Routledge & Edinburgh South Asian Studies series

This new series presents research monographs and high-quality edited volumes as well as textbooks on topics concerning the Indian subcontinent. In accordance with the academic traditions of Edinburgh, an emphasis is placed upon the social in South Asian history, politics, sociology and anthropology, based upon thick description of empirical realities, generalised to provide original and broadly applicable conclusions.

COVID-19 and the South Asian State: A cross-national and cross-regional comparison

Our British Academy-GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) project seeks to analyse and understand how ‘the state’ in South Asia has addressed labour rights and health provision of workers during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.