Adam Auerbach
@adam_m_auerbach
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Associate Professor @Yale | Cities, Local Governance, Political Economy, India, South Asia
New Haven, CT
Joined September 2019
A reminder to all interested advanced PhD students that applications for the 2026 Modern South Asia Workshop are due this Monday, December 8th!
The 2026 Yale Modern South Asia Workshop is now accepting submissions! The deadline to submit is December 8, 2025. Learn more and apply via the link below: https://t.co/ugjlYAZeGi
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The 2026 Yale Modern South Asia Workshop is now accepting submissions! The deadline to submit is December 8, 2025. Learn more and apply via the link below: https://t.co/ugjlYAZeGi
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So grateful for a terrific artwork that captures @OrnitShani and my argument. Out this month @penguinrandom.
Illustrated by Siddhesh Gautam (@siddheshgautam) & designed by me (Shadab Khan), the jacket of โAssembling Indiaโs Constitutionโ (@itihaasnaama and @OrnitShani) layers history with design. Pantone blue grounds it with calm authority; bold serif type adds permanence.
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Our new report #RebootDevelopment sets out an economic vision that decouples prosperity from degradation and places nature at the heart of development https://t.co/fUiXCD3lDH
worldbank.org
Find out about how policymakers can connect the dots across land, air, and water sectors to drive strong, sustainable economic growth at the national-level and unlock major global benefits.
When well-managed, nature can create jobs, drive economic growth, and build resilience. Learn about promising examples and solutions taking place around the world in the new @WorldBank report: https://t.co/zJiJlkQnqb
#RebootDevelopment
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Here is a short think piece that offers a frame for asking: how might advocacy campaigns take stock of when they are getting traction? ... The kind of traction that can last and change the way governments make decisions.... (in four languages)...
๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ : ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ? When those in power appear to listen to citizen voices, how can advocates and policy reformers make sense of their responses? What counts as
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The Inlaks-King's India Institute visiting PhD fellowship scheme is open again for applications (deadline August 31st). Two 3 month fellowships at King's for students in a PhD programme in Hums and Social Sciences at an Indian university @KingsIndiaInst
https://t.co/TdKXLNHQ5o
inlaksfoundation.org
This opportunity, like The Inlaks Research & Travel Grant, enables scholars currently enrolled in PhD programmes at Indian universities to undertake a short-term visit to the Kingโs India Institute,...
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My new article with @trounstine shows hundreds of city governments had organized employees by the 1930s-1950s. Despite different legal contexts before 1960, the timing & location of early public-sector organization had more in common with private-sector organization than is often
#OpenAccess from @StudiesAPD - The Growth of Public-Sector Unions in Early Twentieth-Century America - https://t.co/Rd4QpiC9YU - @SarahAnzia & @Trounstine
#FirstView
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Since I've often posted about this project on Twitter, I wanted to share that my job market paper is now forthcoming at the Journal of Politics! This paper has been a labor of love and the source of much joy (and frustration). Excited that it found a home!
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Very honored that our book Migrants and Machine Politics is the co-winner of the 2025 Francine Frankel Prize. Many thanks to the award committee. And many congratulations to @sandiptodg for his fabulous book! ๐๐๐๐ @PrincetonUPress @tariqthachil
A privilege to be on the Francine Frankel Prize Committee this year. Engaging with the remarkable books on South Asian Politics was truly rewarding. Many congrats to the co-winners @sandiptodg, @adam_m_auerbach & @tariqthachil for this well-deserved honor! ๐
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My review of the book โMigrants and machine politics: How Indiaโs urban poor seek representation and responsivenessโ authored by @adam_m_auerbach & @tariqthachil gets published in the Journal of Urban Affairs. https://t.co/anFrtrQXuF
@JUAurban
@tandfonline
@PrincetonUPress
tandfonline.com
Published in Journal of Urban Affairs (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History by @OrnitShani and @itihaasnaama is out later this year with @CambridgeUP (cover below) and @PenguinIndia
https://t.co/wBMcK8ltE8
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๐ The Urban Expansion & the Periphery Framing Paper is live! Preemptive urban planning helps cities harness the benefits of growth. Led by @plamsonhall, this research cluster explores the policies and strategies that can guide sustainable, productive urban expansion. More ๐
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New #BookReview by Ran Mei: Circular Ecologies: Environmentalism and Waste Politics in Urban China by Amy Zhang https://t.co/KQ5Lgxo1t9
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Last week the Mortara Center and Professors @DianaSueKim and @PauliinaPatana, with the help of @EuropaSaxa, hosted the Politics of Social Stratification: Global Perspectives, a workshop aimed at examining the politics of social stratification, inequality, and identity.
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What will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm?
africanistperspective.com
Some thoughts in response to questions I get from students and young professionals
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Congratulations to Ammara Maqsood, Chris Moffat, @fizzahsajjad and their contributors! Their #OpenAccess book Lahore in Motion published today. Read and download free at: https://t.co/CayNvlLQde
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Not trying to gloat, but we do have one of the best and most supportive academic environments in the country. Please consider applying or asking your students to apply for a #PhD in interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences @AhdUniv
The call for applications to the PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences @AhdUniv @ahmedabad is now open. Candidates working in any of the research areas listed below are encouraged to apply.
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Really honored that our ๐ Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness ๐ (@PrincetonUPress) won the 2025 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize from @AASAsianStudies. @tariqthachil @SAISHopkins
Congratulations to CASI Director @tariqthachil & @adam_m_auerbach on winning the 2025 Association for Asian Studies' Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize for their book "Migrants and Machine Politics" (@PrincetonUPress, 2023)!
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I'm recruiting a PhD student in political economy & comparative political behavior at @AhdUniv (elections, political parties, federalism, welfare, or climate) We believe in interdisciplinary work & offer great training in models of political economy & applied stats. Pls apply!
The call for applications to the PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences @AhdUniv @ahmedabad is now open. Candidates working in any of the research areas listed below are encouraged to apply.
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