Centre Directors

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Mukulika Banerjee

Inaugural Director 2015-2020

Email: M.Banerjee@lse.ac.uk

Mukulika’s current research interests are on the cultural meanings of democracy. Her most recent publication is Why India Votes? (2014) in which she explores the reasons behind India's rising trends of voter participation. She is currently completing a manuscript based on 15 years of engagement with a village in India to explain the sources of democratic thinking in Indian social life. Read more about her research and interests here.