Louise Tillin

Apr 26, 2024 | promarket.org | Louise Tillin

Louise Tillin explores the sources of populism in India, its recent developments, and what this means for the country’s 2024 general election, which begins April 19 and ends June 1. This article is part of a series seeking to understand the different ways in which failures of the political economy and capitalism are fomenting populist movements around the world within the context of the year of elections. We will publish a new article every week, which you can find here.

Apr 8, 2024 | casi.sas.upenn.edu | Louise Tillin |Rohan Venkat

Rohan: Tell us about the broader questions that have animated your research over the years. Louise: There are two main themes that have run through my work. The first is thinking about the territorial structures of the Indian state, and the second is thinking about the nature of social policy welfare, and particularly the politics of welfare.

Apr 7, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Louise Tillin

As India’s new dominant party system coalesced after 2014, the country entered a phase of centralisation. India has always had federalism with a strong centre, but from the late 1980s to the mid-2010s, political and economic regionalism and national coalition governments encompassing national and regional parties produced an appearance of deepening federalisation.

Sep 16, 2023 | scroll.in | Louise Tillin

The government’s announcement that former president Ram Nath Kovind will lead a committee to make proposals about taking forward “one nation, one election” reforms has put the question of simultaneous polls to state assemblies and the Lok Sabha back on the table ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Apr 26, 2023 | kcl.ac.uk | Louise Tillin

The first-ever survey on electoral perceptions around health in India shows that health, though not a top priority, does influence voting decisions. A long-held belief among scholars and observers of Indian elections has been that voters in India do not view health as an important electoral issue. New research from King’s India Institute and partners suggests this assumption is incorrect and health does influence voting decisions, particularly at the state level.