Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Biography

Christophe Jaffrelot is the Avantha Chair Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at King's College London and the Research Lead for Global Institutes. He teaches South Asian politics and history at Sciences Po, Paris, and was a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He served as the Director of the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI) from 2000 to 2008. Christophe has an extensive academic background, holding a diploma from Sciences Po (1985), an M.A. in history from the University of Paris I-Sorbonne (1986), and a Ph.D. in political science from Sciences Po (1991). He has been with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) since 1991 and became a Director of Research in 2002. His areas of research include the politics of religion, identity, and class in India and Pakistan, as well as political economy and social issues related to India's agriculture and demands of peasants. Currently, he is involved in multiple collective research projects focusing on various aspects of South Asian politics. Jaffrelot is also active in media, providing commentary on Indian and Pakistani politics in France, the UK, and North America, and writes a regular column for the Indian Express.

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