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Anastasia Piliavsky is a social anthropologist specializing in India’s democracy and the role of vernacular values in shaping its social and political life. She is the author of 'Nobody's People: Hierarchy, Hope, and Society Thieves' (Stanford, 2020) and has contributed to various discussions on hierarchical values, patronage, and political representation in India. Her work investigates the implications of vernacular norms and concepts of personhood on the democratic process in India, focusing on the interplay between hierarchy and egalitarianism. In addition to her research, she teaches postgraduate courses on Contemporary India and Research Methods, supervising PhD candidates interested in ethnographically analyzing the politics of representation and responsibility in India’s democratic context. Her research output includes peer-reviewed articles and book chapters that critically explore political concepts, democratic theory, and the social dynamics of representation in India.
King's College London • London, England
Conducts research and teaches in the field of social anthropology with a focus on India.
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