South Asian Studies PhD

**Centre for South Asian Studies**<br/><br/>Founded in 1988, the Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) is the central academic unit in Scotland dedicated to the study of South Asia. <br/><br/>With 25 full-time associated staff in Edinburgh, honorary fellows, and more staff affiliated across Scotland and northern Britain, the Centre is also one of the four leading Centres for South Asian Studies in the UK. <br/><br/>We host a vibrant series of seminars, a cohort of PhD scholars and a range of researchers meaning that there is a culture of academic discussion and exchange.<br/><br/>We offer a range of courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The CSAS community at the University of Edinburgh is a vibrant collective of staff and students, promoting wide-ranging scholarly engagements through regularly organised seminars, workshops and student-led events.<br/><br/>The Centre brings together South Asian expertise from across the University to create a lively environment supporting the interdisciplinary study of the subcontinent as a whole. Fields include:<br/><br/><br/>* Social Anthropology<br/><br/><br/>* Art<br/><br/><br/>* Engineering<br/><br/><br/>* Geosciences<br/><br/><br/>* History<br/><br/><br/>* Literatures, Languages and Cultures<br/><br/><br/>* Law<br/><br/><br/>* Politics and International Relations<br/><br/><br/>* Religious Studies<br/><br/><br/>* Sociology<br/><br/><br/>* Veterinary Studies<br/><br/><br/>* Medicine<br/><br/><br/>It has an established reputation for research excellence. <br/><br/>**Who this programme is for**<br/><br/>We welcome applications from scholars wishing to study any aspect of society, culture or politics in South Asia. <br/><br/>Cross-disciplinary areas where students are particularly welcome include:<br/><br/><br/>* the historical and contemporary study of religion (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism) and South Asian societies<br/><br/><br/>* gender, kinship, family and population<br/><br/><br/>* political violence<br/><br/><br/>* political economy of development<br/><br/><br/>* health and wellbeing<br/><br/><br/>* work and labour<br/><br/><br/>* nationalism and caste<br/><br/><br/>* the media<br/><br/><br/>* the South Asian diaspora<br/><br/><br/>* contemporary politics and identity<br/><br/><br/>* territorial politics (federalism, regionalism)<br/><br/><br/>* India as a global emerging power<br/>