Prof. Dr. Sumit Ganguly

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsForeign Policy and International Systems
Keywordsethnic conflict, political mobilization, international security, nuclear politics

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityStanford
InstitutionStanford University
InstituteHoover Institution
Homepagehttps://www.hoover.org/profiles/sumit-ganguly

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rahul MukherjiAbteilung Politische Wissenschaft, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2018

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Ganguly is an international authority on the contemporary politics of South Asia. He has pioneered an approach that is conceptually innovative and historically well informed. This approach has been used to explore the causes of wars, secessionist movements and counter insurgency operations. In Germany, Professor Ganguly focuses on Indo-German relations giving lectures and workshops at various universities.