Aseema Sinha (Ph.D., Cornell, 2000) teaches in the areas of comparative political economy, comparative social movements, globalization, and South Asia. Her first book, "The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India: A Divided Leviathan," (Indiana University Press 2005) received the Joseph Elder award for the Best Book in the Indian Social Sciences. Her research focuses on the linkages between politics and economics; business-government relations; comparative federalism; and globalization, with a focus on international sources of change in developing countries. She is also interested in India-China comparisons, including federalism and how it influences economic reform trajectories in both countries; in this context, she has contributed to the debate on market-preserving federalism. Her current research focuses on the impact of globalization processes, specifically participation in the WTO, on India's political institutions and practices. She is in the process of completing a second book, "When David Meets Goliath: How Global Trade Rules Shape Domestic Politics in India." She has been a fellow at the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame in 2001, and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars in Washington DC in 2004-2005.
