Prof. Dr. Rahul Mukherji

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Rahul Mukherji is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany. His research interests include democratic recession, welfare and environmental politics and India's foreign economic policies and globalization. Prior to arriving in Heidelberg, Mukherji taught at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Hunter College, New York and the University of Vermont, Burlington, United States. Mukherji edits 'Indian Politics and Policy' and serves on the board of journals as 'India Review', 'Pacific Affairs and Governance'. He co-edits the Oxford Institutions and Development in South Asia book series. His books include 'Globalization and Deregulation: Ideas, Interests and Institutional Change in India', (Oxford University Press, 2014). Mukherji holds a Ph.D in Political Science from Columbia University.